Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters
Rick Riordan
After a year spent trying to prevent a catastrophic war among the Greek gods, Percy Jackson finds his seventh-grade school year unnervingly quiet. His biggest problem is dealing with his new friend, Tyson – a six-foot-three, mentally challenged homeless kid who follows Percy everywhere, making it hard for Percy to have any “normal” friends.
However things don’t stay quiet for long. Percy soon discovers there is trouble at Camp Half-Blood: The magical borders which protect Half-Blood Hill have been poisoned by a mysterious enemy, and the only safe haven for demigods is on the verge of being overrun by mythological monsters. To save the camp, Percy needs the help of his best friend, Grover, who has been taken prisoner by the Cyclops Polyphemus on an island somewhere in the Sea of Monsters–the dangerous waters Greek heroes have sailed for millennia–only today, the Sea of Monsters goes by a new name…the Bermuda Triangle. Upon the impending destruction of the only haven left for demigods, Percy, Annabeth, Tyson and Clarisse embark on a desperate quest to find the Golden Fleece, the only sacred relic capable of healing Thalia’s Tree and restore its defensive powers.
Percy and his friends, Grover, Annabeth, and Tyson must retrieve the Golden Fleece from the Island of the Cyclopes by the end of the summer or Camp Half-Blood will be destroyed but first, Percy will learn a stunning new secret about his family–one that makes him question whether being claimed as Poseidon’s son is an honour or simply a cruel joke.
Clarisse is still hateful in this book; however, we get a glimpse of a new side to her in this book, out of all the characters Tyson was the most intriguing one. He had amazing character development. This book was a bit slowly paced compared to the first book, but still fully action packed. Some epic memorable moments and incredible battles against mythological figures like giants, Hydra, Scylla, Charybdis, Circe and Polyphemus, among others. The ending was spectacular, hilarious, crazy, and terrible and to top it off there is an absolutely mind-blowing cliffhanger to seal the deal.
This book keeps overall tone set in first book intact, while moving along a little more complicated journey. The character interactions are more believable compared to the first book. I would give this book 5 stars because it has a different way of looking at Greek gods but it’s in a way that make it intriguing. I would recommend this book to anyone aged 8 or over and it’s great to read alone or as a family.
Published by Penguin
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