I Made the Percy Jackson Books Even Better

[@JessLess]

If you see any misspellings on the covers.... no you didn't..

[@cattenaxbee]

XD

[@a_viewer5386]

Labrintht

[@alannah6075]

Don’t worry it adds character

[@atomykebonpyre]

Theif

[@geniaadvincula2705]

XD

[@calebgoodman3028]

This is just personal preference but I always preferred those “busy” covers. Though I will admit the more minimal covers do have a sophisticated air to them that I still find really appealing. They look really impressive!

[@flyingdoggo316]

Busy covers as in covers with lots of detail in them?

[@calebgoodman3028]

@@flyingdoggo316 Yep.

[@oz_jones]

The continuous scene was a nice touch. Dont think i have seen it done before

[@oz_jones]

The continuous scene was a nice touch. Dont think i have seen it done before

[@spades4472]

I just wanna say that as a fellow artist and fanfic/book obsessed girl, youve really inspired me and got me into book binding, and ive used many of your tactics and ideas to make some of my own 😁

[@jpsifamily8060]

I would really like to see some of your book bindings :) maybe you can post them on KZbin?

[@spades4472]

@@jpsifamily8060 not for awhile, were moving so their all in storage right now😅🤣

[@jpsifamily8060]

@@spades4472 oh, lol- I will still be waiting though 💀-

[@cthulhufhtagn7520]

​@@jpsifamily8060still waiting, eh?

[@ShruthiGowrishankar]

what's so cool about these covers is that an collector's edition was just released for the Lightning Thief and it looks crazy similar to these

[@nilyaajrim7641]

When I say that I screamed at the top of my lungs when you ripped the cover page, it would be an understatement...

[@weirdlytothemax]

Felt like my soul got ripped apart

[@miyamura9267]

No bc fr 😹

[@Ace_1011]

… i feel like I was betrayed 😭

[@whimsicaltea_]

Me too🥲

[@michiko5566]

it took me a while to process it, but then the realisation sunk in and was ready to throw my laptop across the room

[@adoniscreed4031]

Jess: This brings me no pain... Me: I wonder what she is about to do... Jess: rips front cover off Me: THIS BRINGS ME AN UNFATHOMABLE AMOUNT OF PAIN!

[@seineevee]

Ah yes, Battle of the Labyrintht, my favorite PJO book… As a longtime Percy Jackson fan and Jess Less fan, this was extremely enjoyable and very cool to watch!!

[@Colaman112]

I think I prefer the Lightning Theif.

[@Luca-to8iw]

I prefer the Last Olympian. I read today more than 200 page to see if Percy and Annabeth will be together,i wait a whole book for them to kiss since they kissed in the Labyrint before erruption.

[@fallingstars8331]

@@Luca-to8iw they were joking because the actual cover in the video when she did it was spelt wrong.

[@Emily_the_lovely]

My fave is titans curse because Nico My favorite heroes of Olympus book is house of hades because Bob and Small bob

[@MisterMuffinut]

To most people in the replies: r/whoooooooosh

[@christine0068]

The uneven blue makes it look like water which is perfect

[@adamkovacs5883]

I just love to see these books getting a well deserved leather re-design. I'm also an amateur bookbinder (got too excited watching Martina make so many books) and I did my first book in the first lockdown (because why not?) with no tools. Sort of. I used everything I could find at home that looked like a good substitute xd

[@feelzyfeelz]

How did it turn out!? These rebindings are looking real nice for my fav second-hand books that could use the facelift. 👀

[@EcstaticTeaTime]

1. Those covers are awesome. Glad this appeared on my feed. 2. Thief is one of the words I have dyslexic moments over. I had to look it up. So in addition to the extra T in labyrinth, you have the E before the I in thief. Wabi Sabi. They're beautiful. They're yours. Reading them will be worth every moment you spent with them already (I say only ever reading the first one.)

[@Basilo7]

No one: Jess: "now we have a nice and curved spine much like what my doctor said right before I got diagnosed with scoliosis"

[@androidlife2796]

I have Scoliosis too very hard

[@jetskiis.7477]

Cackled because same

[@androidlife2796]

@@jetskiis.7477 Same time I feel end my life slowly

[@sachsoup]

the jess less chaos

[@Meowie171]

I mean I’ve got stage one scoliosis it’s not fun

[@bluefood.half-blood8314]

As much as i love the original covers, these covers are beautiful 😍 they look so professionally done. And as someone who's read Percy Jackson more than once, these covers really do represent the feel of the stories

[@urmadcausebad]

I prefer the original covers, as someone who's read all the series every year since release. Kind of a Percy Jackson Purist

[@singingofsilver]

Especially since they're blue lol

[@kingghoul7162]

OH MY GOD I LOVE THE PJO SERIES! Irnoiclly enough I'm dyslexic and ADHD myself and Greek at that, all three factors actually kept me from reading the books till late in my 8th grade through 9th grade years of school. But, once I did I was hooked!!! I do have to say some things in the books haven't aged well but the author owns up to that pretty well and it isn't done on purpose. But I cant wait for you to read them!! Honestly great books and Percy has guts, that little kids is Per-sassy though and though!! I come to your channel for your creative content and I consider myself a part of many fandoms, no matter what you chose to make art for I think it'll be thoroughly fun an entertaining or at least it should be for you! Anyway thanks for the great video!!!

[@Im_Nier]

What hasn’t aged well?

[@STARBOY-044]

@king Ghoul yeah, what hasn't aged well? /genq

[@kingghoul7162]

@@STARBOY-044 Some of the wording in the later books like the feathers in Pipers hair and some comments or wording used for Frank and Leo. But, if specifically in the earlier books I cant think of much or any probably should've stated that in my original reply but it sliped my mind too at the time as I jumped into thinking all the books would've been read not just the first 5 even if that was what the video was about.

[@kingghoul7162]

@@Im_Nier Sorry! I answerd this just now in the comment below yours and stuff!! Check there if you wanna see it since that comenter asked the same thing you did and I feel it would be repetitive to copy paste what I said here from there!

[@sorka955]

@@kingghoul7162 Hmmm weird no one like no one had an issue with those for years!People of colour and of the same ethnicities as the characters were praising the author. Suddenly BLM happened in 2020 and woke westerners started finding “problematic” almost anything race related that wasn’t using the perfect wording standard created by that movement.

[@sachsoup]

I honestly would never shut up on how much I love your bookbinding vids. I honestly want to bind a book someday, and I thank you for getting me into this wonderful craft!

[@WCLCooke]

You'll love the books. After that, the sequel series is Heroes of Olympus. You could bind those too if you wish.

[@empirerulez9057]

thank you for giving her your coveted permission! Nah I'm just pokin fun don't take offense.

[@andrewchung1973]

And then Trials of Apollo

[@Meowie171]

@@andrewchung1973 we don’t talk about the trials of Apollo just like we don’t talk about the PJ movies

[@andrewchung1973]

@@Meowie171 I liked the trials of apollo

[@Itzmia_duh]

@@Meowie171 I liked the first movie and the second one was ok

[@k_pufflz]

11:50 just giving impeccable TARDIS/River Song journal blue that awoken something in me

[@Kai._.Angel.]

The minute you said “I like the Percy Jackson movie” I was in pain, distress, sorrow, I was having a full mental breakdown down

[@XulteS]

Its a cool movie when you haven't read the books

[@fruitnhoney4188]

@@XulteSbut at the same time… it really wasn’t

[@sadbtch2976]

​@@XulteSas someone who watched before reading the books, it really sucked

[@fruitnhoney4188]

the plot just didn’t make sense and it was in fact, no a movie for children which ruined the whole vibe.

[@anglfail]

i mean they are fine movies on their own

[@nicothenecromancer]

As a big Percy Jackson fan even though ripping the covers hurt the end result was genuinely worth it and STUNNING

[@Sarah-cf1ib]

As a lover of crafts, a fan of Percy Jackson, and an aspiring graphic designer/book illustrator I loved this video! So much attention to detail and they ended up looking amazing!!

[@FearTheCrazyPotato]

This makes me wanna change all my paper cover books into hard covers but i don't have the materials to do so 🥲 I also love how good these turned out and I hope I can do this too

[@glitched42]

You did an absolutely beautiful job on the covers, these books hold a special place in my heart and seeing someone take their time to make the books into a leather bound set that fits the books brings me so much joy. I hope you enjoy reading the Percy Jackson books as much as the rest of us likely have. I know this likely will not be seen but I still wish to leave this here, I hope whoever may be reading this is having a good day/night.

[@_rat_5758]

0:43 SAME I took Latin for 5 years instead and I was a Harry Potter kid who refused to read PJ. That was a thing. I would also get like pissed off when my cousin would talk about it and something in the mythology wouldn’t be accurate! But now I’m a senior in highschool and halfway through lightning thief and I’m obsessed.

[@pink_vanilla8402]

i love watching you book bind, it has really inspired me to try it out myself!. Honestly, any project of yours is interesting and I would totally watch them :)

[@qwasdninja]

When doing the spine stiffener figure out the grain direction of the cardstock and align the grain along the long side. Wet one side and it will naturally curl towards the dry one. Give it a bit more curve and it's ready to be glued in place by the cover cloth/paper. Aligning the grain also makes it round with less buckles.

[@castielwinchester4481]

recently I've been into trying to bind fanfics and re-bind old books (whether they just have ugly covers or they're falling apart). finding your videos has been a LIFESAVER!!!!!

[@aidenl.6702]

Jess Less: I usually do one book at a time but this time I'm doing five Me who wants to request for her to do Wings of Fire which has 21 individual books with 18 having physical copies. If that made no sense, the main plot has 15 books separated into 3 arcs with five books each, the two Legends which are bigger stories told from three different protagonists, and the Winglets which are ebooks but have a physical book with all four together

[@cosmicchicken579]

Honestly these look fantastic, I don't know if you can even call yourself an amateur anymore! I might attempt a project like this sometime, as I already have a shelf shrine to all of Rick Riordan's books. I hope that you enjoy the Percy Jackson series, they truly are fantastic! Keep up all the great work!

[@MMGD12]

When using the Cricut, wait for the foil to cool, then peel. It will help the foil not to peel up when removing the backing paper. Alternatively, you could use the permanent stick kind that does not need to be ironed on - especially if you are sealing it afterwards. Re: the leather - you can find leather that is a bit thinner so that it is easier to wrap. Awesome tutorial!!

[@spira-virgo5746]

The book industry should hire you. I’m not kidding. You’d do us all a favor by creating beautiful book creations 🥺

[@BR-tl8en]

I appreciate the creativity, it's great you had fun with it and enjoyed the process, but as an actual book-binder myself, I can tell you there's a lot of stuff done wrong. Thickness of the leather, the corners, the way the cover was done (duct tape is a no-no) etc. At the of the video, it's apparent you didn't create enough space between the spine and the case and thus it strains the end papers which can eventually result in tearing. It also seems the leather wasn't glued properly since there seem to be a few air bubbles under. But as I said, it's great you had fun with it. 👍

[@MaxineLunaZorua]

Honestly I really just love the bookbinding process and adding fandoms in it. Really inspires me to do it with my own fanfics... once I'm done writing them lol

[@nothernoah8512]

the one thing i would have changed is different colours for the different books but the finished product still looks amazing ( better then anything i could do lol) well done!

[@indigo-creates-chaos]

The books look absolutely gorgeous! I also have not read Percy Jackson yet but I really want to before watching the series.

[@Alani_Clementine]

I agree with you when you talked about how the smaller the details the harder it is the peal the vinyl, my mom has a cricut and it get difficult to peal off those small details. I actually confinced my mom took not sell our cricut after I watched this video and I showed her all the cool things we can do with it!

[@geniaadvincula2705]

First I watched a Harry Potter books in Nerdforge's vid.. Now Percy Jackson?? I'm getting a lot of book and fantasy recommendations from KZbin today... Honestly- I just love it... I actually wanna know how long and how much this cost for this project? Like- just in case I wanna try it out I'd know how much my wallet would cry... Edit: Holy sheesh- I just watched that and commented this like at the start and the Nerdforge- oh gosh XD... That made me laugh XD

[@thee_randomperson1697]

Are you ok n middle school or older if you are you should read the grisha trilogy :D I forgot who its from

[@_ohky]

@@thee_randomperson1697 Leigh Bardugo! the six of crows duology was my fave but all if them are good

[@geniaadvincula2705]

@@thee_randomperson1697 I would love to read it sometime!! Definitely up on my list!! I'm also in highschool...

[@thee_randomperson1697]

@@geniaadvincula2705 ok good because it’s not for small children

[@onyx_the_water_dragon3889]

Thank you for the Nerdforge parenthese!!! I felt the same

[@straya520]

I do the weeding process for work, it's easiest to peel out the center of letters first and as you peel the larger chunks, hold down corners with your weeding tool/tweezers

[@karamelalb2328]

I came here a few months ago for that magical MCYT content and by god am I staying for any other content you make! I’ve never read the Percy Jackson books either, but you skills are just too cool to not look at! Beautiful cover and a nice video! Great job!

[@ren_dahlias]

i've only read The Lightning Thief and that's because everyone had to read that in their sixth grade year at my middle school

[@azriel_bunny]

You should totally read it! I'm a MCYT fan myself and have found myself enjoying reading the PJO series and just Rick Riordan's books in general. Though if you do read it, I recommend not reading the book/all of the books in one sitting as I wasn't able to fully get attached to the characters.

[@naomichew1621]

@@ren_dahlias haha me too lol but i actually read the books after

[@sprinkles06]

As an MCYT kid whos gotten into PJO lately, DO IT!! it so good my man. Coming from someome with reading problems and couldn't/didnt read the Harry potter books, 12yr me would have LOVED pjo.

[@creativemeeno]

I'm a really big fan of the PJO series and I have to say I was shocked and depressed when you tore of the covers of the books but seeing you make new and even better covers was worth it. I love your work and this is like the first video of your channel that I saw but I love it already.

[@Picbypaige]

I’m here for the amazing bookbinding crafts you do! I’m so tempted to use your designs of the books in my illustrations

[@heysheys2199]

About the sniffing the book? Nah that’s not weird we all do it lol

[@mariaabreu04]

JESS!!!! This looks A M A Z I N G! As a huge PJO fan growing up, I can't tell you how EXCITED I felt when I saw this video! Also, it's amazing to see your progress and improvement throughout all your book-binding projects :) I love your videos, MCYT and now this, can't wait to see what is coming up next!

[@montagoose]

Im so glad you get to read these now, especially without having to wait for new books (well... not yet for you at least) and the tv show on the horizon!

[@Ana-Ma.S]

The moment I'm over with my exams I'll be throwing myself head-first into bookbinding fanfic and rebinding all my books to have pretty covers. I cannot wait😭 Also, Double Life Hype👀

[@LycanMOON]

Double life hype for sure The 3rd episodes are coming out in 2 days,I wonder what chaos happens with scar and the ranch,cheater duo,and of course goat horn crew

[@TinaTissue28]

How do you print out a fanfiction? I would love to make one into a book

[@Ana-Ma.S]

@@TinaTissue28 If you go on Jess' channel, the video right before this one is about bookbinding fanfiction, aka making the text block. And if you use an old book or make a cover as seen here is up to you ^.^

[@Itzmia_duh]

Yep same just started school and doing it now

[@gacha_xxtuber2218]

Holy- double life was a year ago now?!?

[@koalafan1576]

Well, why am I here? I came in for this book build. This is my first time on your page.

[@toothpasteghost]

THIS IS AMAZING!!! as someone who grew up reading percy jackson and is now into mcyt, this video and this entire channel is amazing! thanks jess!!!! -your fellow floridian

[@hofstadrylee]

i come back to this video every couple months, it's honestly so satisfying to watch

[@them0ssiestcryptid]

I found you through your fanfiction binding video and your work is so cool!! I’m a big fan of Percy Jackson so it was awesome to see you put your own spin on the covers. Hope you like the books :)

[@gregthewalnut603]

I adore people with niche skills showing them off. Thanks!

[@soulgalaxywolf1024]

Your video on bookbinding fanfiction made me obsessed with the practice, so even when I wasn't in the fandom of this series or your minecraft series, I watched them. I really want to try it one of these days, for sure. I actually have a book that's literally falling a part with ripped pages due to it falling a part, so. I really wanna do that, but all the prices of these supplies add up 😅. I love the process of this book binding :) The foil and embellishment looks cool.

[@lilypadrocks872]

Love doing book binding as a relaxing hobby, especially when I make a sketch book thanks slot for showing an easier technique

[@eboatwright_]

This is my favorite book series; they look amazing!! 🎉

[@booklover7889]

Please do more bookbindings! I wanted to do it for a few years but it I always pushed it aside due to financing and lack of trust in myself. And now you have reminded me why I wanted to start in the first place! :)

[@lesbianinnit2550]

I'm so excited to watch this! Your content always makes my day!

[@eyshal.]

You are so.... wowing! I've made myself a book, for poetry, because of you! You are such an inspiration

[@soophia22]

I’ve only seen like 3 videos from you but I can already say you are exactly who I wanna be. Fun, creative, entertaining and ambitious, honestly I would not be able to stick through this entire process I would’ve quit 3 hours in

[@michaelbell1155]

This is giving me so much confidence as a beginner book binder. I love percy jackson as well ❤

[@salem-01]

11:22 holy shit I was not ready for that Technoblade cosplay

[@matthewscorner2990]

Dude, these are GORGEOUS covers. If I had these in hand, I would honestly be so afraid to use them for fear of damaging them. I actually am trying to collect all the Percy Jackson and universe books, in every variant possible, so maybe later down the line I could make my own custom covers. Way later.

[@SkylightCiel]

I've never seen a single other video on this channel and when I tell you that part way through this video when both Homestuck and Doublelife were mentioned I was SHOOK

[@Wolfy22g]

"Before anybody gets upset". IM ALREADY UPSET!!

[@ElizabethAmanna]

When you went to glue the covers and then needed to push 🤣I LOST IT! Blue dye nails are hilarious! Also thanks so much for showing us the realistic process for us to try it out. I don't have years of hours in every skill and too expensive equipment ❤

[@maze._]

First I heard pearl's timelapse music and I was like wait.... and then you mentioned Double Life and it all made sense!

[@marsisbleu8596]

I was just watching Percy Jackson videos on KZbin. I too should have been a Percy Jackson fan earlier too lmao

[@DaxCraft]

I love watching people give books the love they deserve by rebinding them. And doing rebinds in leather! That color blue is EVERYTHING!! 💜 💜 💜 Very well done and absolutely gorgeous work Also I'm sure you've gotten this a lot by now, but I highly highly HIGHLY recommend Sea Lemon's diy book press. Made one myself as my first ever press and I still use it even after getting a more professional press

[@Basilo7]

The intro had me crying

[@iwantcheesypuffs]

Looks great! Leather looks like it was 3 or 4mm and I suppose best is .5 or 1mm for book binding. Foiling or lettering on leather is always finicky. You did awesome!

[@riverry]

I’m so glad you’re joining the Percy Jackson brainrot! It’s been a fixation of mine for an entire year at this point

[@Morna777]

Yay I finally found a bookbinder who is fun to watch! ETA: you can use a medication (dosing) syringe or a pipette to transfer the dye from the container to the airbrush without spilling.

[@Doihavetodothisagain]

You know what you should do? Lizzie’s prophecy book from empires smp session 1

[@Vagito1000]

I've watched both movies, I have listened to the Percy Jackson audiobooks, and currently reading the graphic novels so its safe to say im excited for the series

[@WillSolace27]

What movies? Sry I’m so late lmaoo

[@ashermccathern3847]

Great video as always! If you ever need any ideas for future projects I'd love it if you could make the Book of Prophecies Past and Future from Empires SMP.

[@aranelnemonia6376]

Yes we need this please

[@February_Snow]

That would be awesome!

[@cupid7533]

yessss

[@adhallya]

Those look amazing, I'm thinking of doing some bookbinding myself and I like your style. Also loved how you made the outro with the "Labyrintht" while keeping "The Lightning Theif" in full display 😂

[@JessLess]

to be fair... I didn't even realize it was wrong till someone pointed it out to be after I posted... sigh

[@zmasterar]

@@JessLess I hope by now you have read them to know that that is very much on point!

[@zmasterar]

@@JessLess Percy wouldn't care (or probably notice, for that matter)

[@verylostdoommarauder]

I think it would be cool if they had a complete edition of the series, like the one for Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, where it’s all 5 books in one and the short stories (because one is important for the sequel series for some reason). Then someone could take that and bind it in leather.

[@royale420]

I JUST FINISHED THE PJO SERIES LIKE 2 WEEKS AGO 😳

[@cosinehd1608]

please do more of these! the cover is amazing, and if i saw these in bookstores I would buy them.

[@DinoTamer-22]

Seeing my beloved childhood series be ripped apart is not how I thought I’d start my weekend. Also some series suggestions: Six of crows, Wings of Fire, Helen Moss’s secrets of the Tombs series, and The Lost city of Z. Also please please PLEASE let us know how you found the Percy Jackson series!

[@Silent0nyx]

Wings of Fire is amazing, have you ever read Warriors? It’s kinda like WoF, I actually got the writers mixed up a lot as a kid.

[@pauliegambino7832]

For the iron-on vinyl, I suggest using a Teflon sheet between the iron and the vinyl being pressed

[@birdgirl0073]

✨ P e r c y J a c k s o n ✨ Such a cool project and it turned out so well! :)

[@LilyIglesias]

Great chose of color! Percy loves blue and everything that's blue 💙

[@Abs0408]

Imagine going to her house like: Oh you have the Percy Jackson books too? Where’d you get these covers I haven’t seen them before I made them myself.. What? I made them on my own Oh cool No you don’t understand! I cut the leather, I dyed it, I put the letters on! Alright alright chill

[@doublea422]

Lots of great ideas here! I'll have to do an embossing on my next books.

[@izbridgeford6760]

1. THIS IS AMAZING I really hope you get to read the books because they really are amazing! 2. I don't know if it's a fandom you ARE interested in but Doctor Who seems right down your street! Can't wait for the next video

[@Inventorbee]

I’m so glad I knew where to go to do this project! I already love your videos and now I want to make a hardcover for my husband’s book he just released

[@aki_deratzu]

I personally enjoy watching your book binding videos, as I don't watch any mcyt. I loved the episode though. On the Percy Jackson movie: while it is horribly inaccurate to the books, it is still a good movie (which can and will be mentioned by every father when they hear the song 'Poker Face' out in the wild)

[@LedgerThief]

froma long time fan of the series, you did it justice. the irregular blue makes it look like water, which is very fitting

[@DerekK.KahalekaiSr]

Honestly you did a fine job but I personally prefer the original covers

[@elvenaubade]

a tip from one amateur book binder to another is that an easier way to get the text block without using an xacto knife to cut them out is to place baking sheet over it and iron on top. they come out pretty much whole and leaves you with a much smoother end product. other than that i absolutely loved this idea and will admit i too might hop on the PJ bandwagon before the series comes out ;)

[@icegirl1146]

I love watching your videos! Also, a cool idea you could do is make some of the books from Empires SMP!

[@storybookvintage1536]

beautiful, thank you for your time and advice on this wonderful project!

[@angelamariani8331]

Can you do a book for Technoblade like something similar to Ghostbur with fan art in it and quotes from him as like a memorial you don’t have to it just a suggestion

[@cauldronofcreations6138]

You just woke up a dormant hyperfixation of mine and now I'm desperate to get back into leather work and bookbinding!! These came out so amazing and beautiful!!

[@ellafuller3853]

Though I love dream smp. I am now in love with bookbinding. So please make more books!

[@fresh_vanilla]

This is my first video of yours and I'm honestly hooked. These books look great, you're definitely writing about the dye being imperfect it really gives them character! I'd love to see you do this with other book series, especially ones you're more familiar with so you can go all out designing the covers.

[@lisaonthemargins]

15:49 theif

[@TsuharesuLuciel]

I just started looking at book rebinding and this was amazing! Great fun content, gave me good chuckles.

[@salem-01]

These books look AMAZING, I grew up on this series and I’m glad you did this, they are stunning

[@christianemden7637]

This looks spectacular, I hope you enjoy reading the books.

[@sunchildmomo]

As a big former Percy Jackson fan, this video made me extremely happy! Enjoy your Olympian journey!

[@unHolyEvelyn]

This makes me wanna rebind my Scythe books

[@amacuro]

I can't imagine how proud one would feel to be reading a book for the first time, with a kick ass book cover that you made.