Egyptian or Greek? a round of applause for Rick

OK, so my brother is "making" me read these books by the author Rick Riordan and if you are into fantasy books and cute little love stories I highly recommend these. One series is about a brother and sister and how they have the blood of the pharaohs and how the Egyptian gods can take host in their body.Gods like Horus or Isis (sounds weird but when you read it its actually super interesting) The coolest part of this Egyptian series is that because they have the blood of Pharaohs in them they have Magic, like strait up they say a word or think of an image and it happens, their are of course restrictions but you'll have to read the books to know them. If you know nothing about Egyptian gods that's OK because Rick explains it all to you, he is good at that.

now the other series is like a continuation of the Percy Jackson series so if you liked those these ones are a MUST read. to be honest I just started these ones but the rules are all still the same, something earth shattering is going to happen only this time Percy isn't there, now its up to Jason, Leo and Piper I know you don't know them but hey I like 'em so far, especially Leo. These kids don't have the blood of the Pharaohs they are actual descendants of gods, like Zeus and Athena. To find out how read the books, if you can't tell i think that you reading the books is ALWAYS going to be more entertaining then me telling you about them. Even though i haven't gotten to far into this series I still can't stop thinking about it, good thing i have an awesome job that lets me read at work.

so about now you must be thinking "OK now why did you tell us this?" the answer is that i felt like it. so there... no the real answer is because it was cool to see how one author can use the same general idea and writing style and still have characters that are SO different and so pronounced that you can't help but pick your favorites.and I like sharing things like this with all y'all. so for example:

Percy- head strong guy who is only brave when he has to be, also kinda a cheese ball when it comes to love
Leo- and ADHD kid who is a super freaky genius who has more to him then you realize
Sadie- a very sassy and demanding girl but so loyal that you always want her to back you up
Annabeth-Also super smart but shy and a little more serious about things
Carter- smart, likes to stay behind the scenes, just a regular nerd guy with kick but magical powers


The list really goes on and on, but what I like even more about these books is they way he portraysthe gods the Egyptian gods are all kinda powerhungry and act like normal human beings while the Greek gods sit up in their little tower known as Olympus and leave the demi gods to fend for them selves though they have been known to communicate through visions every so often etc. Every time i read these books i am totally transported into the story and into the characters, their mind set, and ever so often when it gets intense i forget to breathe while i read a paragraph or to. Just so you know that does tend to cause the hiccups.

So basically Rick made it into my top five authors list which is hard because I've had a top five with only 3 spots actually filled the list goes like this
1. Tamora Peirce
2. Shannon Hale
3. J.K. Rowling
4. Rick Riordan
5. TBA--for those of you who don't know what that is it stands for To Be Announced or whoever else i feel  like mentioning that day. ;)

My questions for you is 1. when was the last time you read a book? 2. who do you think would win in a battle the Egyptians or Greek gods? 3. who are your top five authors. well Happy reading to you!!