Percy is twelve, dyslexic, has ADHD, and has just been told the reason he never fit anywhere is that his father is Poseidon.
The trick is making Greek mythology feel present tense without softening it. The gods are petty, the quests are errands with lethal consequences, and Percy narrates the whole thing in a sardonic voice that carries the series.
Read April 2022. I went through all five in about six weeks.
