When you said that Percy Jackson is a fantasy series I literally had to pause in shock and realization. Idk, it’s not like I considered it reality or anything, but because it’s set in New York and has so many things based in reality I guess I just kinda... let the fantasy parts blend into the realism and my 11 yr old self just loved it lol
@@Ray-td4tq Percy is your favourite character? He is often classified as the worst Weasley, (not that I hate him) becouse he turned his back to his family and acted rude and power-hungry, but he made it up to them later on the books.
@@yomommasofatthanoshadtosna3479 Percy Weasley is still my favorite character (along with Regulus Black). Can you imagine being the 3rd sibling out of six and being ostracized by your older siblings for being 'too young for them' and having different interests? Then he gets the news of having another sibling and he's ecstatic! they arent that far apart, maybe he'll have a friend to play with! But no, its twins, and they want nothing to do with him. Then he gets another sibling,but they're a bit far in age to have any common interests and Ron doesn't look up to him either so he is yet again alone. Ginny comes along, but she is the only girl and spends all her time with Ron (being closest in age) or Molly (being the only other female).
Percy is lonely, he has books sure, but no friends and no one to talk to. He sees the stress that his Mum goes through and says "Alright, i'll follow the rules and be the best of them. I'll never cause trouble." And he does. But this gets him mocked by his siblings more than he already is. We see the twins pranks on Percy and know that Fred and George can be cruel, who says that they didn't start this way before Hogwarts? They love messing with his belongings and I bet you that they have made Percy cry on occasion.
So Percy goes to Hogwarts. He gets sorted into Gryffindor. The Hat's last choice for him really. He's ambitious like a Slytherin, intelligent like a Ravenclaw and hardworking like a Hufflepuff. But brave? Sure, everyone can be brave but it is not his defining trait. But Percy begs and gets sorted, he had hoped that this would garner his family's acceptance but he only gets mocked and jeered at for not being like the other Gryffindors. He once again has hopes for friends, but having interacted with basically no one his entire childhood has left him socially awkward and rude. He can't gather what is hurtful/inappropriate and what isn't and is once again lonely.
He becomes Prefect and is immensely proud. He blathers on and on about it because he never gets any attention. He doesn't have a dangerous job (Bill and Charlie). He didn't get detention every week for getting it on with the girls in empty classrooms after curfew (Bill), He didn't get screamed at every week for sneaking one dangerous animal or another into the house because 'isn't he adorable?' (Charlie), He wasn't in trouble 24/7 (Twins), He didn't put his life in the line every single year with Harry Potter (Ron), nor was he doted on for being the youngest and only girl (Ginny). No, he never does anything to warrant attention. Ever. When his siblings laugh at him and call him names it hurts. They don't even care. When Fred and George change his Prefect badge to say 'Pinhead' it's like a punch to the gut. In a family with so few possessions, this was something important to him, it was something that gave him recognition in his invisible life and they ruined it. He probably spent all night looking for the counter spell.
Percy had always wanted to work at the ministry. He had looked up to his Father, who worked so hard, so much overtime, just to keep them all fed. When he grew though, he heard people laughing at his father, mocking him for his work and fascination with muggles. He learned his Father was not respected in the ministry and vowed to never become such, and to help his family any way possible. When he learned that his Father could've made more money literally anywhere else, that they hadn't needed to live closer than paycheck to paycheck, that his father had put his hobby over his family's needs......well he became resentful and I am fully on his side here. What was Arthur thinking?
So he continues to be ridiculed, by his family (Bighead boy, the dragon dung, perfect prefect prat Percy, being called git and prick), at his work (Weatherby etc) and finally by his father, who insinuates that Percy couldn't get such a high position by himself and that he's being used. He could've kept it to himself or told him his suspicions a few weeks later, not when he just came home at 19 years of age, the undersecretary for the minister! That is a very high and prestigious job, Arthur should have been proud for a few weeks first.
Everything just boils over for Percy.
He is right for the most part. His father did put his hobby before his family's needs; his family did on some level always dislike him, hurt him and outright hate him (locking him in a pyramid with curses is dangerous. Could have hurt or killed him by the lecture Bill gave the twins); Arthur's immediate assumption that Percy was being used (while not completely unfounded) was downright nasty; Percy had worked hard to get that position, being used to spy or not, he had earned it through hard work.
Harry was a danger to the family (through no fault of his own). Through association with harry: Ron got bitten by a dragon, knocked out, nearly got expelled for flying a car, got knocked around by the whomping willow, broke his wand, vomited slugs, brewed an illegal potion, nearly got eaten by actromantulae, nearly got obliviated, almost got trapped in the chamber, got his leg broken by a dog, broke into the department of mysteries, got attacked by brains, dueled with death eaters, nearly died, dueled with more death eater when they broke into the school (might've happened regardless though), consumed love potion, got poisoned, went on the run for a year (don't make me list everything that happened) and fought in a war (would have happened anyway but deserves a mention).
And don't even get me started on the rest of the siblings (Bill's scars, George's ear, Ginny's possession)
Percy is very right about all that and while some of that might have happened anyway he was right, he may have been wrong about many other things (Voldemort's return, sending that nasty letter, sending back the weasley jumper, saying some cruel things...) but I don't blame him. He grew up in a war till the age of five, he didn't want to jump back into one, and while denial was not the way to go, he apologized in the end.
(I still headcanon Perceiver. I mean come on, Percy and Oliver shared a dorm for 7 years! I swear that they are the only ones who can handle each other's obsessive tendencies. Their arguments must've been legendary. They had to have been friends or romantically involved but I digress)
@@Ray-td4tq as i said in the comment, I do not hate Percy Weasley, because i know all the things you listed. Life was not that easy for him, he acted selfishly, but on the end, he made it up to everyone.
Rick Riorden is amaze balls. His Magnus Chase series is grate for representation it has: A female muslin character who where a hijab, A gender fluid character anda def/ mute character. The hijab was a gift from Odin and is a bad ass tool, and if that’s not enough their is a talking sward who is the funniest character.
Still form all his 3 series I did kind of enjoyed Magnus Chase the least? Maybe the story wasn't for me, the sword was great, Alex was the best, BUT I did feel like he romanticized some stuff? Especially with Sam and her arranged marriage which was just fine by everbody, only because it so happend, that she liked the guy back but like... Just because I like cooking doesn't mean that it's fine to force me to become a cook (And not allowing me any other possibilities) . Idk, still liked the series over all
@@elena0351 there is a difference between forced and arranged marriage. both sides have to be consenting in order for it to be an arranged marriage. im so tired of seeing western folk mixing up forced and arranged marriage like at least do your research
Kimberly Desantis Me too! I did read Harry Potter at age 13, and completely fell in love with the series. But it wasn’t until I read Percy Jackson at 17, and again at age 18 just before graduating HS! From there I just needed more books to read. I wouldn’t be the reader I am today if it weren’t for Percy Jackson!
Ah same!! PJO made me start reading since the age of 10 whereas I read Harry Potter when I was 16 lol. These books hold such a nostalgia factor for me I really wouldn't be here without them
Lol I have such an uncommon answer but the land of stories is what did it for me when I was 9 but Harry Potter did fuel that flame that kept me going. (Have yet to read the Percy Jackson series)
It’s going to be a Disney plus series too!!! I’m so excited for it!! And Rick Riodan will be involved and it’s already confirmed for 5 seasons 1 for each book!
I just started getting into percy jackson I Watched the movies first (huge mistake on my part) but by itself the movies are OK... They are not That bad but when you read the books... The books are so so much better in my opinion.. I now pretend the movies don't exist...I am still pretty new so I don't know much.. I really wish the series is better
@@riz823 I think the movies kind of work on their own, heard it a few times from people who didn't read the books first, but for me (Who did start with the books) the beginning by itself was a catastrophy already xD
Hi Emma! I think that another book series you could do in this video format is the Chronicles of Narnia series! I've been excited to see this since you posted about it on your Instagram stories!
I've been following your channel for months and literally didn't realise you don't read fantasy 🤣 that's all I read! I guess it's your personality that keeps me loyal 🥰
This was AWESOME! I'm so happy you liked them! Book two is actually my favorite even though so many people say it's the worst. I think it's because I love Tyson so much 💙
Haley Hentze I thought it was really fast paced and funny. 😊 I did read the series for the first time this year though, and I wasn’t sure how I felt about the first book. So maybe I liked the second book more, since I knew how the world worked haha. And Tyson 😍
thePMreader totally understandable 😊 I was in love with the series from page 1 of the Lightning Thief, and if I hadn’t read this series when I did(9 years ago when I was 17) I wouldn’t even be the reader I am today! I’ve definitely grown as a reader through the years, but these books are me comfort reads. I love them so much!
For your next 24 hour Readathon, you could read: Anne of Green Gables (maybe just the first 4 books?), a selection of Agatha Christie’s, Queen of Babble (adult Meg Cabot trilogy- a bit of romance, kinda an American Bridget Jones), wrinkle in Time trilogy, School for Good and Evil trilogy, other Rick Riordan series, or a good duology. Love these!!
@@kelviannaepperson3677 haha thats amazing it'll take me five years to even begin as I havent even read the books yet :(( Im trying to start reading again but i need motivationnnnnn
@@spiderbakeryx I need motivation now to read more with that one I read everyday and I could barely put it down I usually go like a chapter a day now it's like a page and I get sleepy I gotta get through that I always stop myself
@@kelviannaepperson3677 i havent read a full book in years :( Im suppose to have started it and didnt even get 5 pages in I love the films idw im so lazy!!!
29:37 The story is Kronos ate his kids so they couldn’t become the ‘king’ or whatever. But instead of eating Zeus his wife fed him a rock. Then ,when Zeus was older, Zeus made Kronos throw up and all the kids ,since they’re immortal, came out in one peice but older. Then they cut him up into millions of pieces and threw him in Tartarus
I think that crossover also probably comes from the fact that much of Roman mythology was heavily based on Greek mythology, just with Latin names instead of Greek (i.e., Zeus = Jupiter, Athena = Minerva, etc.). Plus, any classics teacher is going to be amped about teaching kids about Greco-Roman mythology at any chance they get
@@maggie7908 Yeah I know that Roman mythology borrowed much of Greek, but that's why it seems so odd to teach the Greek version in a Latin class! It's not like you can't get basically the exact same stories just with the Roman names 😂
I think they´re tied together.. like the roman mythology is kind of based on the greek mythology. So starting with the greek mythology would be chronologically right. I think...
i was looking forward to this SO much and it was so fun im so glad you loved them!! Heroes of olympus is super fun too and combines roman and greek mythology!!
I had so much fun doing this along with you! Although I did have to wake up at 2am to do it... Although those early morning hours ended up being my best reading because my family wasn't running around being loud and disruptive lol. Maybe I just need to start reading before the sun comes up XD
About the Latin class teaching the Greek myths. They actually do that, when I was in Latin (I was only taking it because I needed a foreign language credit and I already knew some latin and knew the Roman myths) my teacher always used the Greek names, which irked me a lot
I know I’m late, but I want to tell you about my experiences: I learned Latin in school for 5 years and we learned about the Latin gods as week as about the Greek gods, because they’re basically the same with just different names, so we compared them and also spent a few days each year learning about the Greek gods in Latin classes! I hope that helped🤗
Haven’t watched the video yet, but I am SO EXCITED!! Edit: watched the video. Definitely recommend Heroes of Olympus! (Though they are quite a bit longer so you might want to chop up how much of the series you read, or give yourself more than 24 hours to read them) If you are looking for any other books to read in 24 hours (though please look after yourself), you could read The ‘Scarlet and Ivy’ series by Sophie Cleverly. There’s 6 books in the series, and they are about as long as the Percy Jackson books, maybe slightly longer. Some are slightly longer than others. Loved the video! Hope you got to relax a bit after enduring that.
I think the Book Gods are telling me to read Percy Jackson since this is the second video I've watched this week about this series. I just started Kingdom Keepers so I'm going to read that first. I do own them so maybe this will be the year.
Percy Jackson was the series that made me love reading overall, its a gem and i cant stress how worthy of a read it is because its so amazing lol,,kingdom keepers sound cool too so I'll probably read it soon
I'm supposed to be reading right now... but this is much more important! LOOOOVEEEE your 24 hr readathon videos! It always hardcore motivates me to try to do more of them.
I wish I could read Percy Jackson too! But I'm reading the twilight series! I'm currently on New Moon! I want to do a readathon but I'm such a slow reader.
@@DrinkingByMyShelf OMG thanks for your advice also I saw that you'll be having a giveaway? Whoaaa I'll be joining! I hoped the who win it will surely enjoy it!
lol! When Argie (argy? Aregie?) tried to get up and you stopped him!! I swear I never let my boyfriend go anywhere. YOU WILL CUDDLE ME! Love this video and love you!
When you said you've not watched Jason and the Argonauts since 1993, my first thought was " I weren't even born then" then I had an existential crisis that there was life before me 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Emma: I think I’ll read the ENTIRE PERCY JACKSON SERIES IN 24 HOURS! Me: okay so I want to read this series now... I’ll most likely finish in a year or so...
These videos are so much fun to watch! I really appreciate your suffering through the 24 hours for our entertainment haha. And it's so funny to me that some people read like 5 books a year and you just read them in one single day (or even 10, 13 books in a day!!!)
Well done, you're getting to be a pro at these now!! The short naps helped me on night shifts, when I managed to get them! Although they were on stinky old sofas with men snoring on other surrounding sofas 😂 Happy anniversary to you & RG! I'm well impressed he stays up too. I'm looking forward to reading series like this with my kids when they're old enough xx
Suggestions for the next series: Howl's Castle series by Diana Wynne Jones or the Enchanted Forest series by Patricia C. Wrede. None will be as big of a challenge as this though - they are max 4 books each
Yay I am glad you loved it from the first chapter! Hercules disney is SO GREAT even if it is not the most accurate mythology :D I am glad you're having all the fun with the humour and also the friendships and the modernising of the greek myths. The second book is green so it matches your vegetable garden and I find that VERY satisfying. Love the workout with reading - what multitasking! I agree that it is nice when friends just remain friends but then there are also us friends to lovers people who need their moments :3 I BATTLE THE CHEERLEADING SQUAD. You read the chapter title and suddenly I remembered the whole scene and it has been YEARS since I read this series because I was like 12 :P
I had to pause this video to go and watch the clip from Jason and the Argonauts. It’s one of those films that would randomly be on TV on like a Sunday and I loved it! You’re right, it probably has been 20 years since it was last on TV
The Last Olympian was my favourite in the series and I have to admit I am so excited for you to start reading it :D We love Grover and snacking :P I have never read the heroes of olympians but I should at some point. Congratulations on managing to read all of these in 24 hours. Amazing, as always.
"I can't do a forward roll anymore" me: you cant do a forward roll thats ea- wait can i still do a forward roll... The answer is yes but it took me a hot minute to remember how and I almost fell into a wardrobe, hate that you made me have to do this experiment and realise how long its been since ive done one
Watching this has tempted me to do a weekend readathon of these books as I've only read the first two and that was a few years ago! I'd do a 24 hour readathon but I don't know if I'd be able to cope with the lack of sleep haha 😂
I just subscribed because of your humor lol. This video is very entertaining. I have a suggestion on which series you could read next or in the future: The 5th Wave Series. The 5th wave was a really good series which I read and it took me about two months so I would love to see you try to do it in 24 hours. It has 3 books and the first one has about 400-500 pages I think and the last two have like 300 pages. I hope you see this!
You're just like me - no fantasy for me! Well done for giving them a shot though! I don't think I could haha. Haha aww your dog looked so sleepy and cozy at home. You and Argie are so freaking cute. Couple goals. Come on Corona..... this was supposed to be my year to start dating again! Gahhh. I want to see all the lovely British boys now that I'm in Milton Keynes!! Happy anniversary to you two!!
FINALLY! Emma I just LOVE when you post these Readathons, don't care about which book. Just watching you having a cozy day, reading a lot, (having fun with your sister when she is with you), and etc. LOVE IT!
I just discovered your channel this week and I think your content is great. I have watched all of your 24 hours reading challenge and love them. I look forward to seeing more of them. You could try reading as many of the Jacqueline Wilson books as you can in 24 hours.
@@DrinkingByMyShelf Oh, look! I finished the video with one minute to spare. An extra minute to sleep doesn't sound as great as an extra hour. These are always so fun to watch.
This is the first video of yours I’ve come across, and I’m a massive Percy Jackson fan! Like Tattoo having kinda fan😂 anyway getting sidetracked, you are literally like the most adorable person I’ve ever come across😭🤩
"Did Disney get it wrong?" Hercules isn't accurate at all. I'm banned from watching it cause I shouted at the TV. He did 12 tasks and they were brutal. The love interests named 'Meg' either. Nor was his trainer named Phil.
5:30 Actually you often have to learn Greek mythology in Latin classes in schools cause Latin classes are often just an umbrella term for 'ancient culture' :)
Might be too long of a series but you could try the Tales of the City series. It's kind of the same size as the Seties of Unfortunate Events. It's so funny I love it and as you like funny books I think you'd enjoy it too! 😊
Enjoy your pizza the way emma enjoys her pizza.
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When you said that Percy Jackson is a fantasy series I literally had to pause in shock and realization. Idk, it’s not like I considered it reality or anything, but because it’s set in New York and has so many things based in reality I guess I just kinda... let the fantasy parts blend into the realism and my 11 yr old self just loved it lol
Same here!
@Henry Jimenez me to, I live really close to the sound and I used to try and make my parents drive us to the sound in Suffolk.
@Henry Jimenez same me to it was interesting when I realized it took place in NY
@Henry Jimenez same it was one of the reasons I loved it so much, I was always like "wow I know that place!", or "I go there all the time!"
That’s why I love them so much!!! You can pretty easily finish one of the books in a day, they’re a pretty quick read
"who names their kid percy?"
Percy Weasley: ...........
Oof
Hes my favorite Harry Potter Character!!!!!! But to his credit, his full name *is* Percival Ignatius Weasley.
@@Ray-td4tq Percy is your favourite character? He is often classified as the worst Weasley, (not that I hate him) becouse he turned his back to his family and acted rude and power-hungry, but he made it up to them later on the books.
@@yomommasofatthanoshadtosna3479 Percy Weasley is still my favorite character (along with Regulus Black). Can you imagine being the 3rd sibling out of six and being ostracized by your older siblings for being 'too young for them' and having different interests? Then he gets the news of having another sibling and he's ecstatic! they arent that far apart, maybe he'll have a friend to play with! But no, its twins, and they want nothing to do with him. Then he gets another sibling,but they're a bit far in age to have any common interests and Ron doesn't look up to him either so he is yet again alone. Ginny comes along, but she is the only girl and spends all her time with Ron (being closest in age) or Molly (being the only other female).
Percy is lonely, he has books sure, but no friends and no one to talk to. He sees the stress that his Mum goes through and says "Alright, i'll follow the rules and be the best of them. I'll never cause trouble." And he does. But this gets him mocked by his siblings more than he already is. We see the twins pranks on Percy and know that Fred and George can be cruel, who says that they didn't start this way before Hogwarts? They love messing with his belongings and I bet you that they have made Percy cry on occasion.
So Percy goes to Hogwarts. He gets sorted into Gryffindor. The Hat's last choice for him really. He's ambitious like a Slytherin, intelligent like a Ravenclaw and hardworking like a Hufflepuff. But brave? Sure, everyone can be brave but it is not his defining trait. But Percy begs and gets sorted, he had hoped that this would garner his family's acceptance but he only gets mocked and jeered at for not being like the other Gryffindors. He once again has hopes for friends, but having interacted with basically no one his entire childhood has left him socially awkward and rude. He can't gather what is hurtful/inappropriate and what isn't and is once again lonely.
He becomes Prefect and is immensely proud. He blathers on and on about it because he never gets any attention. He doesn't have a dangerous job (Bill and Charlie). He didn't get detention every week for getting it on with the girls in empty classrooms after curfew (Bill), He didn't get screamed at every week for sneaking one dangerous animal or another into the house because 'isn't he adorable?' (Charlie), He wasn't in trouble 24/7 (Twins), He didn't put his life in the line every single year with Harry Potter (Ron), nor was he doted on for being the youngest and only girl (Ginny).
No, he never does anything to warrant attention.
Ever.
When his siblings laugh at him and call him names it hurts. They don't even care. When Fred and George change his Prefect badge to say 'Pinhead' it's like a punch to the gut. In a family with so few possessions, this was something important to him, it was something that gave him recognition in his invisible life and they ruined it. He probably spent all night looking for the counter spell.
Percy had always wanted to work at the ministry. He had looked up to his Father, who worked so hard, so much overtime, just to keep them all fed. When he grew though, he heard people laughing at his father, mocking him for his work and fascination with muggles. He learned his Father was not respected in the ministry and vowed to never become such, and to help his family any way possible. When he learned that his Father could've made more money literally anywhere else, that they hadn't needed to live closer than paycheck to paycheck, that his father had put his hobby over his family's needs......well he became resentful and I am fully on his side here. What was Arthur thinking?
So he continues to be ridiculed, by his family (Bighead boy, the dragon dung, perfect prefect prat Percy, being called git and prick), at his work (Weatherby etc) and finally by his father, who insinuates that Percy couldn't get such a high position by himself and that he's being used. He could've kept it to himself or told him his suspicions a few weeks later, not when he just came home at 19 years of age, the undersecretary for the minister! That is a very high and prestigious job, Arthur should have been proud for a few weeks first.
Everything just boils over for Percy.
He is right for the most part. His father did put his hobby before his family's needs; his family did on some level always dislike him, hurt him and outright hate him (locking him in a pyramid with curses is dangerous. Could have hurt or killed him by the lecture Bill gave the twins); Arthur's immediate assumption that Percy was being used (while not completely unfounded) was downright nasty; Percy had worked hard to get that position, being used to spy or not, he had earned it through hard work.
Harry was a danger to the family (through no fault of his own). Through association with harry: Ron got bitten by a dragon, knocked out, nearly got expelled for flying a car, got knocked around by the whomping willow, broke his wand, vomited slugs, brewed an illegal potion, nearly got eaten by actromantulae, nearly got obliviated, almost got trapped in the chamber, got his leg broken by a dog, broke into the department of mysteries, got attacked by brains, dueled with death eaters, nearly died, dueled with more death eater when they broke into the school (might've happened regardless though), consumed love potion, got poisoned, went on the run for a year (don't make me list everything that happened) and fought in a war (would have happened anyway but deserves a mention).
And don't even get me started on the rest of the siblings (Bill's scars, George's ear, Ginny's possession)
Percy is very right about all that and while some of that might have happened anyway he was right, he may have been wrong about many other things (Voldemort's return, sending that nasty letter, sending back the weasley jumper, saying some cruel things...) but I don't blame him. He grew up in a war till the age of five, he didn't want to jump back into one, and while denial was not the way to go, he apologized in the end.
(I still headcanon Perceiver. I mean come on, Percy and Oliver shared a dorm for 7 years! I swear that they are the only ones who can handle each other's obsessive tendencies. Their arguments must've been legendary. They had to have been friends or romantically involved but I digress)
@@Ray-td4tq as i said in the comment, I do not hate Percy Weasley, because i know all the things you listed. Life was not that easy for him, he acted selfishly, but on the end, he made it up to everyone.
Rick Riorden is amaze balls. His Magnus Chase series is grate for representation it has:
A female muslin character who where a hijab, A gender fluid character anda def/ mute character.
The hijab was a gift from Odin and is a bad ass tool, and if that’s not enough their is a talking sward who is the funniest character.
So cool!
Aaaand Magnus is 100 percent pansexual. Dont T R Y to say he's not.
konfuzzled kuma oof course he is!
Still form all his 3 series I did kind of enjoyed Magnus Chase the least? Maybe the story wasn't for me, the sword was great, Alex was the best, BUT I did feel like he romanticized some stuff? Especially with Sam and her arranged marriage which was just fine by everbody, only because it so happend, that she liked the guy back but like... Just because I like cooking doesn't mean that it's fine to force me to become a cook (And not allowing me any other possibilities) . Idk, still liked the series over all
@@elena0351 there is a difference between forced and arranged marriage. both sides have to be consenting in order for it to be an arranged marriage. im so tired of seeing western folk mixing up forced and arranged marriage like at least do your research
My Latin teacher refused to watch Disney's Hercules bc of all the "inconsistencies," but we did watch Jason and the Argonauts in class
Such a good movie!
Your Latin teacher was correct! Good for her and good for you!😋
I didn’t get into reading because of Harry Potter like most of my friends. I got into reading because of Percy Jackson.
Kimberly Desantis Me too! I did read Harry Potter at age 13, and completely fell in love with the series. But it wasn’t until I read Percy Jackson at 17, and again at age 18 just before graduating HS! From there I just needed more books to read. I wouldn’t be the reader I am today if it weren’t for Percy Jackson!
Well I got into reading coz of harry potter but I love pjo more
I got into reading bc of Warrior cats when I was 11 I think...
Ah same!! PJO made me start reading since the age of 10 whereas I read Harry Potter when I was 16 lol. These books hold such a nostalgia factor for me I really wouldn't be here without them
Lol I have such an uncommon answer but the land of stories is what did it for me when I was 9 but Harry Potter did fuel that flame that kept me going. (Have yet to read the Percy Jackson series)
The Heroes of Olympus is next!!!!! lol
It might have to be!
Ooh those books are thick tho
Drinking By My Shelf then the trials of Apollo when it’s fully released
@@DrinkingByMyShelf can u do the got series on day? The books are called a song of ice and fire
kenadier aj She did say Apollo was one of her favourite characters! Hopefully she will like Lester Popodopolis too
"I love you"
"Shut up, you're gross"
You two are amazing 😂
Ik I was lmao at that part
It’s going to be a Disney plus series too!!! I’m so excited for it!! And Rick Riodan will be involved and it’s already confirmed for 5 seasons 1 for each book!
Omg really? We all wanna forget about the movies so I hope the series is gonna be better. Now Im excited lol
Wtf? Any updates? After that HORRIFIC movie i had given up on any adaptations
I just started getting into percy jackson I Watched the movies first (huge mistake on my part) but by itself the movies are OK... They are not That bad but when you read the books... The books are so so much better in my opinion.. I now pretend the movies don't exist...I am still pretty new so I don't know much.. I really wish the series is better
@@riz823 I think the movies kind of work on their own, heard it a few times from people who didn't read the books first, but for me (Who did start with the books) the beginning by itself was a catastrophy already xD
@@elena0351 oh.. Haha I'm going to start the books soon.. I'll see
If only the cookies were blue...
Yesss that would have been cool
What? The whole series cost not even 14 pounds in books2door! You just gave me the perfect excuse to buy them
Isn't it amazing?!
I legit put over 20 books in my cart just to realize its from the uk smh XD
Omg YAASS every time we get one of your 24hr readathons it’s like Christmas came early :’)
Hi Emma! I think that another book series you could do in this video format is the Chronicles of Narnia series! I've been excited to see this since you posted about it on your Instagram stories!
Yayyy I actually have that on my list of ideas!
Drinking By My Shelf I’ve only been subbed for a day and I’d be down to watch that! Or the heroes of Olympus.
When I can’t sleep I rewatch your 24hour readathons, and this video is perfect for my insomnia tonight
Awww I hope you sleep soon!
"Are we getting a pizza each" - what kind of question is that :- D
Duh!
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S FINALLY HERE I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS AHHHHH
I've been following your channel for months and literally didn't realise you don't read fantasy 🤣 that's all I read! I guess it's your personality that keeps me loyal 🥰
Haha that's so funny!
18:40 reading while exercising?? Why hadn't I thought of that?😂
It was very tricky!
Genius!
you can always listen to an audiobook
Sarahi Salazar I’m not a big fan of audiobooks! I can never pay attention
I don’t think it’s healthy for me to be this excited ab a video
I read exactly one book haha. I never realize how hard these readathons are, until I do them do myself. I'm impressed, you did such a great job. ♡
This was AWESOME! I'm so happy you liked them! Book two is actually my favorite even though so many people say it's the worst. I think it's because I love Tyson so much 💙
Same! I absolutely love Tyson!😃
Coly Reads he is such a sweetheart. 😊 I was so stressed throughout the series, hoping he would be okay.
I love Tyson, but Sea of Monsters has always been my least fav. There’s parts I loved, but for the most part, it’s pretty weak in the series
Haley Hentze I thought it was really fast paced and funny. 😊 I did read the series for the first time this year though, and I wasn’t sure how I felt about the first book. So maybe I liked the second book more, since I knew how the world worked haha. And Tyson 😍
thePMreader totally understandable 😊 I was in love with the series from page 1 of the Lightning Thief, and if I hadn’t read this series when I did(9 years ago when I was 17) I wouldn’t even be the reader I am today! I’ve definitely grown as a reader through the years, but these books are me comfort reads. I love them so much!
For your next 24 hour Readathon, you could read: Anne of Green Gables (maybe just the first 4 books?), a selection of Agatha Christie’s, Queen of Babble (adult Meg Cabot trilogy- a bit of romance, kinda an American Bridget Jones), wrinkle in Time trilogy, School for Good and Evil trilogy, other Rick Riordan series, or a good duology.
Love these!!
"It's a funny joke about LA sucking" 😂 my kid self did not make the connection
We need a risky Twilight in 24 Hours series ooo?
Maybe that will be when Midnight Sun comes out :)
I was surprised and happy that I read breaking dawn in 2 months
@@kelviannaepperson3677 haha thats amazing it'll take me five years to even begin as I havent even read the books yet :(( Im trying to start reading again but i need motivationnnnnn
@@spiderbakeryx I need motivation now to read more with that one I read everyday and I could barely put it down I usually go like a chapter a day now it's like a page and I get sleepy I gotta get through that I always stop myself
@@kelviannaepperson3677 i havent read a full book in years :( Im suppose to have started it and didnt even get 5 pages in I love the films idw im so lazy!!!
29:37 The story is Kronos ate his kids so they couldn’t become the ‘king’ or whatever. But instead of eating Zeus his wife fed him a rock. Then ,when Zeus was older, Zeus made Kronos throw up and all the kids ,since they’re immortal, came out in one peice but older. Then they cut him up into millions of pieces and threw him in Tartarus
I’m so glad I was awake when you uploaded this! I’ve been so excited to watch! 💜
Wooooop!
Is it just me because i love these 24 hour reading challenges
Dang I was proud for reading the divergent book in 24 hours and then this video just blew me away
I take latin in class and we learn about Greek mythology!
That's so weird to me! We learned the Roman myths in Latin class and Greek myths in Greek class!
@@DrinkingByMyShelf It must be an American thing😂
I think that crossover also probably comes from the fact that much of Roman mythology was heavily based on Greek mythology, just with Latin names instead of Greek (i.e., Zeus = Jupiter, Athena = Minerva, etc.). Plus, any classics teacher is going to be amped about teaching kids about Greco-Roman mythology at any chance they get
@@maggie7908 Yeah I know that Roman mythology borrowed much of Greek, but that's why it seems so odd to teach the Greek version in a Latin class! It's not like you can't get basically the exact same stories just with the Roman names 😂
I personally learnt about greek mythology in latin, but it is pretty weird now I think about it 😂
That's so funny! We learned Roman mythology in Latin, and Greek mythology in Greek!
I think they´re tied together.. like the roman mythology is kind of based on the greek mythology. So starting with the greek mythology would be chronologically right. I think...
i was looking forward to this SO much and it was so fun im so glad you loved them!! Heroes of olympus is super fun too and combines roman and greek mythology!!
Next you should read the hole Artemis fowl series!
I had so much fun doing this along with you! Although I did have to wake up at 2am to do it... Although those early morning hours ended up being my best reading because my family wasn't running around being loud and disruptive lol. Maybe I just need to start reading before the sun comes up XD
Yay I’m so glad you were there doing it with me!
YAY! So excited you’ve decided to read this series! Glad you enjoyed them 😙✌️
her: "this is completely new territory"
me: ooh, this is going to be fun.
About the Latin class teaching the Greek myths. They actually do that, when I was in Latin (I was only taking it because I needed a foreign language credit and I already knew some latin and knew the Roman myths) my teacher always used the Greek names, which irked me a lot
I know I’m late, but I want to tell you about my experiences: I learned Latin in school for 5 years and we learned about the Latin gods as week as about the Greek gods, because they’re basically the same with just different names, so we compared them and also spent a few days each year learning about the Greek gods in Latin classes! I hope that helped🤗
Yeah that makes sense learning about them both but it just doesn’t make sense that they would learn solely greek gods in Latin class!
@@DrinkingByMyShelf well Chiron is Greek
YES IM SO EXCITED
Hahah thank you, I needed it!
i’ve been waiting for another 24 hour readathon, i am obsessed with them!!
Haven’t watched the video yet, but I am SO EXCITED!!
Edit: watched the video. Definitely recommend Heroes of Olympus! (Though they are quite a bit longer so you might want to chop up how much of the series you read, or give yourself more than 24 hours to read them)
If you are looking for any other books to read in 24 hours (though please look after yourself), you could read The ‘Scarlet and Ivy’ series by Sophie Cleverly.
There’s 6 books in the series, and they are about as long as the Percy Jackson books, maybe slightly longer. Some are slightly longer than others.
Loved the video! Hope you got to relax a bit after enduring that.
I think the Book Gods are telling me to read Percy Jackson since this is the second video I've watched this week about this series. I just started Kingdom Keepers so I'm going to read that first. I do own them so maybe this will be the year.
Percy Jackson was the series that made me love reading overall, its a gem and i cant stress how worthy of a read it is because its so amazing lol,,kingdom keepers sound cool too so I'll probably read it soon
Yooo I’m replying to this so late but I LOVED kingdom keepers!!
I'm supposed to be reading right now... but this is much more important! LOOOOVEEEE your 24 hr readathon videos! It always hardcore motivates me to try to do more of them.
This is soo fun and I can't believe you read them all and finished an hour early! Your amazing!!
My childhood=Percy Jackson, Harry potter and Cadbury
OMG ITS HERE
I wish I could read Percy Jackson too! But I'm reading the twilight series! I'm currently on New Moon! I want to do a readathon but I'm such a slow reader.
You can def still do a readathon even if you read slowly - just set yourself smaller goals! Bet you'd still have fun with it :)
@@DrinkingByMyShelf OMG thanks for your advice also I saw that you'll be having a giveaway? Whoaaa I'll be joining! I hoped the who win it will surely enjoy it!
How are you liking new moon? It’s my favourite book out of the series, the movie really doesn’t do it justice haha
lol! When Argie (argy? Aregie?) tried to get up and you stopped him!! I swear I never let my boyfriend go anywhere. YOU WILL CUDDLE ME! Love this video and love you!
Haha literally me all the time clinging on to him like a koala bear. And it's actually RG!
I CAN'T YOU TWO ARE SO CUTEEE, and honestly watching you read books for nearly 40min is surprisingly entertaining
When you said you've not watched Jason and the Argonauts since 1993, my first thought was " I weren't even born then" then I had an existential crisis that there was life before me 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Ahh I’ve been waiting for this for weeks
Emma: I think I’ll read the ENTIRE PERCY JACKSON SERIES IN 24 HOURS!
Me: okay so I want to read this series now... I’ll most likely finish in a year or so...
I love how she doesn’t give anything away! Also this is my favorite book series ever!
omg thank you so much, i was CRAVING this video!!
Seeing the notification for this video on my phone has been the best part of my week! Loved it!!!!
These videos are so much fun to watch! I really appreciate your suffering through the 24 hours for our entertainment haha. And it's so funny to me that some people read like 5 books a year and you just read them in one single day (or even 10, 13 books in a day!!!)
I am waiting for the other people who haaate the new covers compared to the og ones.
I do prefer the old covers to the new ones
Well done, you're getting to be a pro at these now!! The short naps helped me on night shifts, when I managed to get them! Although they were on stinky old sofas with men snoring on other surrounding sofas 😂
Happy anniversary to you & RG! I'm well impressed he stays up too.
I'm looking forward to reading series like this with my kids when they're old enough xx
Suggestions for the next series: Howl's Castle series by Diana Wynne Jones or the Enchanted Forest series by Patricia C. Wrede. None will be as big of a challenge as this though - they are max 4 books each
Yay I am glad you loved it from the first chapter! Hercules disney is SO GREAT even if it is not the most accurate mythology :D I am glad you're having all the fun with the humour and also the friendships and the modernising of the greek myths. The second book is green so it matches your vegetable garden and I find that VERY satisfying. Love the workout with reading - what multitasking! I agree that it is nice when friends just remain friends but then there are also us friends to lovers people who need their moments :3 I BATTLE THE CHEERLEADING SQUAD. You read the chapter title and suddenly I remembered the whole scene and it has been YEARS since I read this series because I was like 12 :P
I also really enjoyed the garden plus green book thing!
Girl the UK movie covers are disgusting and I have that edition
I have the version with the covers by John rocco
YAY! It's finally here! I was waiting for this since the time I saw it on your instagram !!!!!!!
I had to pause this video to go and watch the clip from Jason and the Argonauts. It’s one of those films that would randomly be on TV on like a Sunday and I loved it! You’re right, it probably has been 20 years since it was last on TV
i started watching it on netflix and i got up to the part where zeus is talking to hera
Love these 24 hr readathons. I have read this series twice now. I still need finish Heroes of Olympus series. You brave I can't do that.
Always love these.
I'd love to see you do the Jeeves and Wooster series like this.
I love those books so much!
The Last Olympian was my favourite in the series and I have to admit I am so excited for you to start reading it :D We love Grover and snacking :P I have never read the heroes of olympians but I should at some point. Congratulations on managing to read all of these in 24 hours. Amazing, as always.
Heroes of Olympus is soooo good i read them directly after reading the PJO series and it’s awesome, you should try it out
"I can't do a forward roll anymore"
me: you cant do a forward roll thats ea- wait can i still do a forward roll...
The answer is yes but it took me a hot minute to remember how and I almost fell into a wardrobe, hate that you made me have to do this experiment and realise how long its been since ive done one
I laughed so hard while reading that
Yassss, I’ve been so excited for this and you did so well! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Watching this has tempted me to do a weekend readathon of these books as I've only read the first two and that was a few years ago! I'd do a 24 hour readathon but I don't know if I'd be able to cope with the lack of sleep haha 😂
You should try the pretty little liars series for your next 24hr readathon!!
Watching this video again. I need that Percy Jackson series.
These are literally like my favourite videos on youtube, love your editing! (:
I am here and sooo ready to see this! I have been waiting until I was cosy and ready and in the perfect mood for this. :D
I just subscribed because of your humor lol. This video is very entertaining. I have a suggestion on which series you could read next or in the future: The 5th Wave Series. The 5th wave was a really good series which I read and it took me about two months so I would love to see you try to do it in 24 hours. It has 3 books and the first one has about 400-500 pages I think and the last two have like 300 pages. I hope you see this!
Been waiting all week for this and now I want to read the series, I’ve only read the first two xx
You're just like me - no fantasy for me! Well done for giving them a shot though! I don't think I could haha. Haha aww your dog looked so sleepy and cozy at home. You and Argie are so freaking cute. Couple goals. Come on Corona..... this was supposed to be my year to start dating again! Gahhh. I want to see all the lovely British boys now that I'm in Milton Keynes!! Happy anniversary to you two!!
FINALLY! Emma I just LOVE when you post these Readathons, don't care about which book. Just watching you having a cozy day, reading a lot, (having fun with your sister when she is with you), and etc. LOVE IT!
😘😘😘
I just discovered your channel this week and I think your content is great. I have watched all of your 24 hours reading challenge and love them. I look forward to seeing more of them. You could try reading as many of the Jacqueline Wilson books as you can in 24 hours.
I clicked the link and was amazed omg yay Im going to read so many more series during quarantine nowww
I literallyyyy have been waiting for this for so long. i am currently reading this.
It took me years to read this and you read them in a day
Hippo is so sweet and beautiful! She reminds me of my 2 black puppers. ♥️
Because of you these books made it onto my Kindle. Thanks and kind regards from Croatia! :)
AHHHHH!!! I'M SO EXCITED!!!!!
Oh... Emma's video is up... guess I'm going to go to bed really really really late tonight. 2 am is a good time to go to bed, right?
Hahahah this video might not help you feel less sleep deprived - SO MUCH YAWNING
@@DrinkingByMyShelf Oh, look! I finished the video with one minute to spare. An extra minute to sleep doesn't sound as great as an extra hour. These are always so fun to watch.
Oh my god hahaha the moment I realised you were walking in wandle park!!! I always go there to read ^^
No way!
This is the first video of yours I’ve come across, and I’m a massive Percy Jackson fan! Like Tattoo having kinda fan😂 anyway getting sidetracked, you are literally like the most adorable person I’ve ever come across😭🤩
Haha I try
I love watching people read and fall in love with my favourite books for the first time
Listening to you pronounce the Olympian's names is everything
Haha oh no what did I get wrong
OMG BOOK 3 IS WHERE NICOO GETS INTRODUCED!!
"Did Disney get it wrong?" Hercules isn't accurate at all. I'm banned from watching it cause I shouted at the TV. He did 12 tasks and they were brutal. The love interests named 'Meg' either. Nor was his trainer named Phil.
I knew about the tasks and a lot of the real story but I didn’t know about the Phil thing!
You inspired me to finally start Percy Jackson!
i love this video!! i really hope you consider doing the famous five series too
Enjoy when you do these 24 hour readathons so much
Hey Emma I think you should read the Artemis Fowl series it talks about a kid who comes from a long line of criminal masterminds it’s awesome
5:30 Actually you often have to learn Greek mythology in Latin classes in schools cause Latin classes are often just an umbrella term for 'ancient culture' :)
I see! We had separate Greek and Latin at mine
Might be too long of a series but you could try the Tales of the City series. It's kind of the same size as the Seties of Unfortunate Events. It's so funny I love it and as you like funny books I think you'd enjoy it too! 😊
Lowkey, Emma completing her workout while not taking her eyes off the book is a whole mood 😍😍
Ahhhh! Happy Anniversary
So good!!! I love these videos! I might actually try reading these as well now
You're a machine!! Knew you'd smash it! and with time to spare, amazing