The Blurb on the Back Cover

The 'Blurb' on the Back Cover-

Q1. Did you choose this book based on how the blurb made it sound exciting or appealing in some way?

The blurb did catch my attention when I picked it up. The Blurb asked me 3 very interesting questions. They are:

-> Why are monsters attacking him from all sides?

-> Since when was he fluent in ancient Greek?

-> How come the father he's never known suddenly needs his help?

These questions were swirling around in my head as soon as I read thems. I thought that they were very good questions the author has put out to the reader (s).

Q2. What parts of the blurb grabbed your attention? Any particular words or phrases? Offer specific examples.

This line caught my eye - Sometimes, an ordinary kid is the only thing you need... This line was a real attention grabber. The line was written in bold red on the bottom of the blurb, I think the author did this because he wanted to make the reader (s) see that line.

Q3. Think back to your first impressions about the book - what was your initial response? Once you'd finished the book, did you feel the blurb gave a fair account of the overall experience?

My first impression about the book was - this is just another ordinary book, but no it was actually a good book. The blurb pretty much covered the story, except the blurb did not give it away, It just immediately got you on the edge of your seat.

Q4. What other aspects (visual / symbolic / colour / design / dimensions etc) of the back cover appealed to you?

The back cover had the same colours as the front, purple and gold. The blurb writing itself varied in font colour and size, the author did this to make the different coloured/sized/font look more eye-catching. The author might have wanted the word, words or phrases more important by making it look different.

Q5. Now, pretend that the publisher has decided the existing blurb isn't good enough and it needs to be totally re-written. You've been asked to come up with a different, better, more engaging blurb. Write what you think should appear on the book's back cover.

Percy Jackson is just an ordinary kid who thinks that he has an ordinary life, but this is not true. When Percy realises that he is not just your ordinary neighbourhood kid, he finds himself arriving at Half-Blood Hill, a camp for demi-gods. 

When Percy arrives he sees the sky changing from blue to dark grey and also sees the seas raging. Before Percy knew he was offered a vital quest, a quest in which if you do not succeed there will be a WW3. His quest is to find Zeus's master bolt and return it to him.

Percy is pushed to his limits as he fights monsters and Gods with Grover the satyr and Annabeth the daughter of Athena the God of Wisdom. 

The main thing Percy has on his mind is Zeus, God of the Sky, thinks Percy has stolen the master bolt and making Zues angry is the worst of ideas...