When Thalia's tree is mysteriously poisoned, the magical borders of Camp Half-Blood begin to fail. Now Percy and his friends have just days to find the only magic item powerful to save the camp before it is overrun by monsters. The catch: they must sail into the Sea of Monsters to find it. Along the way, Percy must stage a daring rescue operation to save his old friend Grover, and he learns a terrible secret about his own family, which makes him question whether being the son of Poseidon is an honor or a curse.
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Rick Riordan's second installment of the Percy Jackson & The Olympians series is well written, fast paced, and over all a good book. Being as it is originally written for late elementary and middle school students, the language and plot is fairly easy to follow. If you enjoy Greek mythology or want something that contains a bit of it but doesn't overwhelm you the the complexities of it then this series is the way to go. These last two books have presented you with the basics of many of the Greek myths centered around the more well known Gods and monsters.
I enjoyed seeing Percy have a better relationship with his mom without that abusive boyfriend of hers. I also really liked how he was so excited to go back to camp and when he learned that the camp was in danger he would do anything to save it. After all, camp is really where he began to feel accepted and figure out that he wasn't the only one out there who had all of these troubles in the regular world.
What I did feel was missing though was more character development with Percy. Yes. He accepted his Cyclops brother. He worked well with Annabeth to save Grover. And I know that he began to understand that his father really does care for him. But these weren't really worked in throughout the series, they more or less happened at the end which I wasn't a great fan of.
I really did love this story though. I loved how Percy and Annabeth became better friends, even without the initial help of Grover. And I really did love how the ending left me with so many questions. What is going to happen with Thalia? What does her return mean for the prophecy? What roles are Zeus and Posedian going to play in their children's lives? Can Athena please make an appearance for Annabeth soon? And so many more.
Pages: 279 Rate: 7/10
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