The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
Age Group: Middle Grade
Pages: 304
Publisher: Hyperion/Miramax Kid
Publication Date: 3/20/2007
The heroic son of Poseidon makes an action-packed
comeback in the second must-read installment of Rick Riordan's amazing young
readers series. Starring Percy Jackson, a "half blood" whose mother
is human and whose father is the God of the Sea, Riordan's series combines
cliffhanger adventure and Greek mythology lessons that results in true
page-turners that get better with each installment. In this episode, The Sea of
Monsters, Percy sets out to retrieve the Golden Fleece before his summer camp
is destroyed, surpassing the first book's drama and setting the stage for more
thrills to come.
I had high expectations for this book, though I’m not
quite sure if they really reached them or not. I enjoyed reading the book, and
the plot was well thought out, and it had a pretty good ending. I just wasn’t as enthralled as in as I was in
the first book. It seemed to be written
at a lower comprehension level then the first book. One thing that really bugged me is how Percy
would go back and explain events from the first book. I understand author did that in case someone
picked up this book without reading the first but for me, who had read the
first book, it just felt redundant. That being said I absolutely loved the
characters the author brought back, and the new ones he brought in. I just loved Tyson. I found him to be so cute and sweet, but on
the flip side I understood how Percy must have felt in that situation. Rick Riordan does a good job with character
dynamic, and development. Over all this
was a pretty good read, and I am looking forward to reading the next book.
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