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Percy Jackson and the Olympians #2
The Sea of Monsters
After a year spent trying to prevent a catastropic 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.
But 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 millenia--only today, the Sea of Monsters goes by a new name...the Bermuda Triangle.
Now 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 honor or simply a cruel joke.
But 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 millenia--only today, the Sea of Monsters goes by a new name...the Bermuda Triangle.
Now 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 honor or simply a cruel joke.
279 pages, Hardcover
First published April 1, 2006
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April 4, 2016
Ahh so good! Rick does it again!
May 30, 2016
I enjoyed this so much! Though I will admit that I didn't enjoy it as much as book one. Percy is such a fun narrator and I'm excited to continue following his journey.
October 21, 2020
(A-) 80% | Very Good
Notes: It finds emotion and character in shame and open wounds; set beyond humanity’s shores, adrift in primeval bedlam.
Notes: It finds emotion and character in shame and open wounds; set beyond humanity’s shores, adrift in primeval bedlam.
June 23, 2023
Tyson 4Ever.
Some time after the events of The Lighting Thief, Camp Half Blood protection spells starts waning to the point of almost breaking apart completely, leaving its borders wide open and unprotected from monster attacks. 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. On a separate plane, Grover missing and possibly subject of a fatal destiny. His time running short, or maybe already too late.
This was a fantastic sequel. Percy and Annabeth great as always, Clarisse still hateful but scoring some redeeming points, but of all the characters the ever innocent and selfless Tyson was the one that truly captured my heart. Amazing character development. A bit slowly paced compared to the first installment, 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. Luke was also there. And you gotta love the Hippocampi! The ending was spectacular, hilarious, crazy, and terrible. And an absolutely mind blowing cliffhanger to seal the deal.
*** The movie (2013) was a somewhat better adaptation, at least compared to the disappointing first. Fairly faithful to the book, and averagely entertaining. Thank god Head replaced Brosnan as Chiron! Lerman and Daddario a bit more seasoned and convincing this time. Ambience, pacing and ending good enough, I guess. Nevertheless, despite some things done right, the sequel was yet again overall not convincing and failed to hit all the right spots, and by far. Acceptable enough to be watched, yet not enjoyable enough to be worth it. I love the series, but regarding the movies, I can live without, and I’m not surprised this was the last one to be filmed.
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PERSONAL NOTE :
[2006] [279p] [Fantasy] [YA] [Highly Recommendable]
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★★★★☆ 1. The Lightning Thief
★★★★☆ 2. The Sea of Monsters [4.5]
★★★★★ 3. The Titan's Curse
★★★★☆ 4. The Battle of the Labyrinth
★★★★☆ 5. The Last Olympian [4.5]
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Tyson x100Pre.
Algún tiempo después de los eventos de El Ladron del Rayo, las protecciones mágicas del Campamento Mestizo empiezan a menguar hasta el punto de casi romperse completamente, dejando abierta sus fronteras y totalmente desprotegida para ataques de monstruos. Ante la inminente destrucción del único refugio para los semidioses, Percy, Annabeth, Tyson y Clarisse se embarcan en una desesperada misión para hallar Vellocino de Oro, la única reliquia sagrada capaz de curar el Arbol de Thalia y restaurar sus poderes defensivos. En otro plano separado, Grover ausente y posiblemente sujeto a un fatal destino. Su tiempo acabándose rápidamente, o tal vez ya es demasiado tarde.
Esta fue una secuela fantástica. Percy y Annabeth geniales como siempre, Clarisse todavía odiosa pero anotando algunos puntos de redención, pero de todos los personajes el siempre inocente y gentil Tyson fue el que verdaderamente capturó mi corazón. Asombroso desarrollo de personajes. Un poco más lenta comparada con la primera entrega, pero aun así completamente cargada de acción. Algunos memorables y épicos momentos y sorprendentes batallas contra figuras mitológicas como gigantes, Hidra, Escila, Caribdis, Circe y Polifemo, entre otros. Luke también estuvo ahí. ¡Y hay que amar esos Hipocampos! El final espectacular, hilarante, loco, y terrible. Y un gancho final que absolutamente vuela la mente para cerrar el trato.
*** La película (2013) es una algo mejor adaptación, al menos comparada con la decepcionante primera. Decentemente fiel al libro, y entretenidamente promedio. ¡Gracias a dios que Head reemplazó a Brosnan como Quirón! Lerman y Daddario un poco más experimentados y convincentes esta vez. Ambiente, ritmo y final suficientemente buenos, supongo. Sin embargo, a pesar de algunas cosas hechas bien, la secuela otra vez en conjunto no convence y falla en pegar en todos los puntos importantes, y por lejos. Suficientemente aceptable para ser vista, pero no lo suficientemente disfrutable para que valga la pena. Amo la serie, pero con respecto a las películas podría vivir sin ellas, y no me sorprende que esta fuera la última en ser filmada.
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NOTA PERSONAL :
[2006] [279p] [Fantasía] [Joven Adulto] [Altamente Recomendable]
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Some time after the events of The Lighting Thief, Camp Half Blood protection spells starts waning to the point of almost breaking apart completely, leaving its borders wide open and unprotected from monster attacks. 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. On a separate plane, Grover missing and possibly subject of a fatal destiny. His time running short, or maybe already too late.
This was a fantastic sequel. Percy and Annabeth great as always, Clarisse still hateful but scoring some redeeming points, but of all the characters the ever innocent and selfless Tyson was the one that truly captured my heart. Amazing character development. A bit slowly paced compared to the first installment, 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. Luke was also there. And you gotta love the Hippocampi! The ending was spectacular, hilarious, crazy, and terrible. And an absolutely mind blowing cliffhanger to seal the deal.
*** The movie (2013) was a somewhat better adaptation, at least compared to the disappointing first. Fairly faithful to the book, and averagely entertaining. Thank god Head replaced Brosnan as Chiron! Lerman and Daddario a bit more seasoned and convincing this time. Ambience, pacing and ending good enough, I guess. Nevertheless, despite some things done right, the sequel was yet again overall not convincing and failed to hit all the right spots, and by far. Acceptable enough to be watched, yet not enjoyable enough to be worth it. I love the series, but regarding the movies, I can live without, and I’m not surprised this was the last one to be filmed.
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PERSONAL NOTE :
[2006] [279p] [Fantasy] [YA] [Highly Recommendable]
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★★★★☆ 1. The Lightning Thief
★★★★☆ 2. The Sea of Monsters [4.5]
★★★★★ 3. The Titan's Curse
★★★★☆ 4. The Battle of the Labyrinth
★★★★☆ 5. The Last Olympian [4.5]
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Tyson x100Pre.
Algún tiempo después de los eventos de El Ladron del Rayo, las protecciones mágicas del Campamento Mestizo empiezan a menguar hasta el punto de casi romperse completamente, dejando abierta sus fronteras y totalmente desprotegida para ataques de monstruos. Ante la inminente destrucción del único refugio para los semidioses, Percy, Annabeth, Tyson y Clarisse se embarcan en una desesperada misión para hallar Vellocino de Oro, la única reliquia sagrada capaz de curar el Arbol de Thalia y restaurar sus poderes defensivos. En otro plano separado, Grover ausente y posiblemente sujeto a un fatal destino. Su tiempo acabándose rápidamente, o tal vez ya es demasiado tarde.
Esta fue una secuela fantástica. Percy y Annabeth geniales como siempre, Clarisse todavía odiosa pero anotando algunos puntos de redención, pero de todos los personajes el siempre inocente y gentil Tyson fue el que verdaderamente capturó mi corazón. Asombroso desarrollo de personajes. Un poco más lenta comparada con la primera entrega, pero aun así completamente cargada de acción. Algunos memorables y épicos momentos y sorprendentes batallas contra figuras mitológicas como gigantes, Hidra, Escila, Caribdis, Circe y Polifemo, entre otros. Luke también estuvo ahí. ¡Y hay que amar esos Hipocampos! El final espectacular, hilarante, loco, y terrible. Y un gancho final que absolutamente vuela la mente para cerrar el trato.
*** La película (2013) es una algo mejor adaptación, al menos comparada con la decepcionante primera. Decentemente fiel al libro, y entretenidamente promedio. ¡Gracias a dios que Head reemplazó a Brosnan como Quirón! Lerman y Daddario un poco más experimentados y convincentes esta vez. Ambiente, ritmo y final suficientemente buenos, supongo. Sin embargo, a pesar de algunas cosas hechas bien, la secuela otra vez en conjunto no convence y falla en pegar en todos los puntos importantes, y por lejos. Suficientemente aceptable para ser vista, pero no lo suficientemente disfrutable para que valga la pena. Amo la serie, pero con respecto a las películas podría vivir sin ellas, y no me sorprende que esta fuera la última en ser filmada.
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NOTA PERSONAL :
[2006] [279p] [Fantasía] [Joven Adulto] [Altamente Recomendable]
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May 22, 2022
(A-) 80% | Very Good
Notes: High on high-seas hijinks, it's a trial tonal trade-in, shifting style more juvenile, less legend, lore and landmark-laden.
Notes: High on high-seas hijinks, it's a trial tonal trade-in, shifting style more juvenile, less legend, lore and landmark-laden.
July 29, 2024
✅ Reread (July 2024)
It's been yearsss and the cliffhanger still hits 🤌🤌
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Original review-
Sea of Monsters is the most underrated book of the PJO series. I realise there are many iconic moments from this one. This is the book when you really start to ship Percabeth. The slow burn *chef's kiss*. The way Percy held Annabeth when they encountered the sirens🥺This book gives you a really good cliffhanger which just makes you want to pick up the next book immediately. The scene with "Nobody" = awesome.
Also I just want to make it clear I will fight for Tyson. He's precious. It was really satisfying to see how both Percy and Annabeth developed their relationship with him. Also let's not forget badass Clarisse. I really admire her character and we get to see more of her softer side later in the series.
Can't wait to read the Titan's Curse😩
It's been yearsss and the cliffhanger still hits 🤌🤌
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Original review-
Sea of Monsters is the most underrated book of the PJO series. I realise there are many iconic moments from this one. This is the book when you really start to ship Percabeth. The slow burn *chef's kiss*. The way Percy held Annabeth when they encountered the sirens🥺This book gives you a really good cliffhanger which just makes you want to pick up the next book immediately. The scene with "Nobody" = awesome.
Also I just want to make it clear I will fight for Tyson. He's precious. It was really satisfying to see how both Percy and Annabeth developed their relationship with him. Also let's not forget badass Clarisse. I really admire her character and we get to see more of her softer side later in the series.
Can't wait to read the Titan's Curse😩
June 3, 2015
I need to take Tyson, wrap a blanket around him, give him a stuffed Rainbow and protect him from everything.
July 27, 2016
A guy in Greek armor drew his sword and charged, but slipped in a puddle of pina colada.
Really, who can not love a book with lines like that? I actually had the urge take this book in my hand with a strong grip and whirl it towards my head for waiting so long to read this series. I just kept putting it off for some reason or other. Luckily I came to my senses.
For the most part things have been pretty quiet this school year and Percy even makes a new friend named Tyson, a giant of a kid. Well, this is the Percy Jackson series and things don't stay quiet for long. Monsters come in and attack the gym during a game of dodgeball and chaos ensues, and Percy learns that something terribly wrong has happened. The tree that signifies Thalia's sacrifice has been poisoned and Camp Half-Blood is no longer safe.
Riordan has made quite a world here, but that's not the only thing you need to get a good story. Characters are SO important and he doesn't forget that. All of them are typically well drawn out. After finishing this one I feel like I know Percy and Annabeth a little better than I did before. We get to see some new characters, Tyson being my favorite and new powers and awesome mythological information. What really impresses me is that it can be funny, witty, informational, believable, smart, suspenseful at the same time without the reader losing the sense of adventure and how much heart all the characters have. What's so cool is that the action never seems to slow down, the action star in me is thoroughly satisfied. The ending is setup well for the next book, and just shows how tricky our villain is. I actually wish I could write a longer very concise and intelligent review about this book (maybe I couldn't accomplish that) but I don't want to give anything away, and really the book can stand on it's own without my help.
Most people have read them all by now so this message is for you stragglers who waited so long like myself: GO AND READ IT! I doubt you'll regret it.
Added later: Guess what? They decided to go ahead and make a movie based off the second book. The trailer looks promising guys!
Really, who can not love a book with lines like that? I actually had the urge take this book in my hand with a strong grip and whirl it towards my head for waiting so long to read this series. I just kept putting it off for some reason or other. Luckily I came to my senses.
For the most part things have been pretty quiet this school year and Percy even makes a new friend named Tyson, a giant of a kid. Well, this is the Percy Jackson series and things don't stay quiet for long. Monsters come in and attack the gym during a game of dodgeball and chaos ensues, and Percy learns that something terribly wrong has happened. The tree that signifies Thalia's sacrifice has been poisoned and Camp Half-Blood is no longer safe.
Riordan has made quite a world here, but that's not the only thing you need to get a good story. Characters are SO important and he doesn't forget that. All of them are typically well drawn out. After finishing this one I feel like I know Percy and Annabeth a little better than I did before. We get to see some new characters, Tyson being my favorite and new powers and awesome mythological information. What really impresses me is that it can be funny, witty, informational, believable, smart, suspenseful at the same time without the reader losing the sense of adventure and how much heart all the characters have. What's so cool is that the action never seems to slow down, the action star in me is thoroughly satisfied. The ending is setup well for the next book, and just shows how tricky our villain is. I actually wish I could write a longer very concise and intelligent review about this book (maybe I couldn't accomplish that) but I don't want to give anything away, and really the book can stand on it's own without my help.
Most people have read them all by now so this message is for you stragglers who waited so long like myself: GO AND READ IT! I doubt you'll regret it.
Added later: Guess what? They decided to go ahead and make a movie based off the second book. The trailer looks promising guys!
December 22, 2023
Another 5* from Celyn.
I read this book to her out of order, having read book 1 then book 3 before it. I hate it when people do that, but the books are pretty stand-alone and we picked the wrong one when leaving the house in a hurry.
Actually I can now better appreciate the cross-book story and it's quite clever, so that's good.
This volume continues the mix of Greek myth, modern America, and teenagers. Percy battles through various monsters in bloodless battles where the beasties turn to mist on their deaths and reform years later. We're introduced to his half-brother, a cyclops, and a quest is launched to thwart the dastardly plan to destroy Camp Half-Blood. Various famed nasties are encountered including (& here I'm not going to google the correct spelling) Lastrigonian giants, Stymphalian birds, Charybdis and Scylla, Circe, and Polyphemus. Hermes pops up too.
It's all rowdy and fairly random fun raiding not only Greek myth but other periods of history to give us a Civil War gunboat and some famous pirates to boot.
The twist is actually a clever one, neatly mirroring the villan's supposed victory with the heroes'.
Solid YA entertainment.
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I read this book to her out of order, having read book 1 then book 3 before it. I hate it when people do that, but the books are pretty stand-alone and we picked the wrong one when leaving the house in a hurry.
Actually I can now better appreciate the cross-book story and it's quite clever, so that's good.
This volume continues the mix of Greek myth, modern America, and teenagers. Percy battles through various monsters in bloodless battles where the beasties turn to mist on their deaths and reform years later. We're introduced to his half-brother, a cyclops, and a quest is launched to thwart the dastardly plan to destroy Camp Half-Blood. Various famed nasties are encountered including (& here I'm not going to google the correct spelling) Lastrigonian giants, Stymphalian birds, Charybdis and Scylla, Circe, and Polyphemus. Hermes pops up too.
It's all rowdy and fairly random fun raiding not only Greek myth but other periods of history to give us a Civil War gunboat and some famous pirates to boot.
The twist is actually a clever one, neatly mirroring the villan's supposed victory with the heroes'.
Solid YA entertainment.
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June 2, 2021
”We did all the standard numbers: ‘Down by the Aegean´, ´I Am My Own Great-Great-Great-Great-Grandpa´, ´This Land is Mino’s Land´. The bonfire was enchanted, so the louder you sang, the higher it rose, changing colour and heat with the mood of the crowd.”
Sounds like a really nice night at Camp Halfblood, right? I mean who wouldn’t want to sing “This Land is Mino’s Land”? (On a side-note: Uncle Rick if you read this, can I please have the lyrics for those songs? *lol* I’d love to read them!!!) Unfortunately not everything is as it seems, and Percy isn’t only plagued by strange dreams of his best friend wearing a bridal gown (Hey there Grover, you’re looking good! ;-P) but also by a few ancient monsters that apparently feel a need to attack his home.
But worry not! We all know that for every problem there is a solution and of course Annabeth already figured it out. I guess to have a daughter of Athena at your side really comes in handy sometimes. ;-) Especially if you’re a very practical and down-to-earth person like Percy.
”I’ll give you a hint. What do you get when you skin a ram?”
“Messy?”
See, very practical indeed. *lol* Otherwise he probably would have never figured out that you don’t only get messy but also get a “Golden Fleece” as well. (Of course only if your sheep actually happens to be a golden sheep, but that’s another story for another day. ;-P) Anyway, moving on. Camp Halfblood is in trouble and the only thing that’s able to help them to restore their protective barrier is the Golden Fleece. So our favourite demi-gods do what they do best: They go on a dangerous quest! XD
”I thought about it. It did seem a little weird, but, I mean, doughnut shops weren’t really high on my list of sinister forces.”
I totally agree with you Percy, but what about the dangers of the sea? Sirens, hydras, a sinister sorceress, a woman with six dog heads or a sea monster that swallows entire ships? What about guinea pigs? Guess they all count as sinister forces. (Yes, even the guinea pigs! *lol*) Well, I’m pretty sure by now you all realized that Percy’s quest is rather adventurous and I admit it, even perilous. Our favourite hero wouldn’t be our favourite hero if he wouldn’t be able to circumnavigate all those lethal dangers though, (pun, totally intended! XD) and in the end …
Well, what did you expect? Did you really think I’d spoil you? *lol*
Nope, I won’t. You’ll have to find out for yourself. ;-P
I’ll only tell you as much: It was a fun ride once again and after that mean cliff-hanger I can’t wait to get a hold of the next book! =)
”Families are messy. Immortal families are eternally messy. Sometimes the best we can do is to remind each other that we’re related, for better or worse … and try to keep the maiming and killing to a minimum.”
Sounds like a really nice night at Camp Halfblood, right? I mean who wouldn’t want to sing “This Land is Mino’s Land”? (On a side-note: Uncle Rick if you read this, can I please have the lyrics for those songs? *lol* I’d love to read them!!!) Unfortunately not everything is as it seems, and Percy isn’t only plagued by strange dreams of his best friend wearing a bridal gown (Hey there Grover, you’re looking good! ;-P) but also by a few ancient monsters that apparently feel a need to attack his home.
But worry not! We all know that for every problem there is a solution and of course Annabeth already figured it out. I guess to have a daughter of Athena at your side really comes in handy sometimes. ;-) Especially if you’re a very practical and down-to-earth person like Percy.
”I’ll give you a hint. What do you get when you skin a ram?”
“Messy?”
See, very practical indeed. *lol* Otherwise he probably would have never figured out that you don’t only get messy but also get a “Golden Fleece” as well. (Of course only if your sheep actually happens to be a golden sheep, but that’s another story for another day. ;-P) Anyway, moving on. Camp Halfblood is in trouble and the only thing that’s able to help them to restore their protective barrier is the Golden Fleece. So our favourite demi-gods do what they do best: They go on a dangerous quest! XD
”I thought about it. It did seem a little weird, but, I mean, doughnut shops weren’t really high on my list of sinister forces.”
I totally agree with you Percy, but what about the dangers of the sea? Sirens, hydras, a sinister sorceress, a woman with six dog heads or a sea monster that swallows entire ships? What about guinea pigs? Guess they all count as sinister forces. (Yes, even the guinea pigs! *lol*) Well, I’m pretty sure by now you all realized that Percy’s quest is rather adventurous and I admit it, even perilous. Our favourite hero wouldn’t be our favourite hero if he wouldn’t be able to circumnavigate all those lethal dangers though, (pun, totally intended! XD) and in the end …
Well, what did you expect? Did you really think I’d spoil you? *lol*
Nope, I won’t. You’ll have to find out for yourself. ;-P
I’ll only tell you as much: It was a fun ride once again and after that mean cliff-hanger I can’t wait to get a hold of the next book! =)
”Families are messy. Immortal families are eternally messy. Sometimes the best we can do is to remind each other that we’re related, for better or worse … and try to keep the maiming and killing to a minimum.”
May 19, 2021
"Oy! Goaties! Sheepies!"
"Medea's Sunscreen SPF 50,000."
Percy Jackson is all geared up to take us through the second adventure, with the help of a new set of characters. And the Bermuda Triangle - did not see that one coming. The plot is great, and keeps the overall tone set in first book intact, while moving along a little more complicated journey. And the character interactions are more believable compared to the first, where we had the 12-year-old Percy killing off monsters from the very beginning. And this is a lot more hilarious, of which I'm no longer going to complaining, unlike I did with the first. Though it reduces the suspense somewhat, it's so much fun to read. As for the ending, which is kind of a dramatic cliffhanger, will certainly keeps things well connected to the next book.
"I started a marble bust of Poseidon, but it started looking like Sylvester Stallone, so I ditched it."
There is one thing that keeps nagging at me ever since I started this series. Had I begun Percy Jackson and the Olympians before Harry Potter, I might've given both books I read so far 5-stars. But our perspectives change with each finished book, while affecting the way we enjoy them. And on a completely unrelated subject, I - who had no knowledge whatsoever in Greek Mythology - am now becoming kind of an expert of Greek gods: can remember almost all 12 major ones as I'm finishing the second book of the series.
"If there's one thing I've learned over the eons, it's that you can't give up on your family, no matter how tempting they make it."
"Medea's Sunscreen SPF 50,000."
Percy Jackson is all geared up to take us through the second adventure, with the help of a new set of characters. And the Bermuda Triangle - did not see that one coming. The plot is great, and keeps the overall tone set in first book intact, while moving along a little more complicated journey. And the character interactions are more believable compared to the first, where we had the 12-year-old Percy killing off monsters from the very beginning. And this is a lot more hilarious, of which I'm no longer going to complaining, unlike I did with the first. Though it reduces the suspense somewhat, it's so much fun to read. As for the ending, which is kind of a dramatic cliffhanger, will certainly keeps things well connected to the next book.
"I started a marble bust of Poseidon, but it started looking like Sylvester Stallone, so I ditched it."
There is one thing that keeps nagging at me ever since I started this series. Had I begun Percy Jackson and the Olympians before Harry Potter, I might've given both books I read so far 5-stars. But our perspectives change with each finished book, while affecting the way we enjoy them. And on a completely unrelated subject, I - who had no knowledge whatsoever in Greek Mythology - am now becoming kind of an expert of Greek gods: can remember almost all 12 major ones as I'm finishing the second book of the series.
"If there's one thing I've learned over the eons, it's that you can't give up on your family, no matter how tempting they make it."
August 15, 2020
if you see me lowering my 5 star rating to 4, look away
(this has always been my least favorite of the series but I still love it of course)
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Annabeth: she fell off and died along the way but that’s not important
Percy: well it was probably important to her
...don’t mind me crying over this for no reason...
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it’s Percy Jackson’s birthday and I’m going through a reading slump, so tell me right now, to my face, one good reason I shouldn’t start rereading the rest of this series
(this has always been my least favorite of the series but I still love it of course)
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Annabeth: she fell off and died along the way but that’s not important
Percy: well it was probably important to her
...don’t mind me crying over this for no reason...
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it’s Percy Jackson’s birthday and I’m going through a reading slump, so tell me right now, to my face, one good reason I shouldn’t start rereading the rest of this series
August 5, 2019
its been a minute, but im finally back in the world of percy jackson and all the greek mythology goodness!
just like when i read ‘the lightning thief,’ i really wish i had read this when i was middle grade aged. it definitely would have kickstarted my obsession with greek mythology much earlier. that is for sure the strength of this series, especially when reading as an adult. the fun little cameo of circe in this was such a highlight for me. its so entertaining to see these myths play a part in such an excitingly wholesome story.
even though this installment is a little short and a bit of a filler sequel, im still very much interested to see how the series plays out. these books are just so lighthearted and fast paced, they make for the perfect pleasure read!
↠ 3.5 stars
just like when i read ‘the lightning thief,’ i really wish i had read this when i was middle grade aged. it definitely would have kickstarted my obsession with greek mythology much earlier. that is for sure the strength of this series, especially when reading as an adult. the fun little cameo of circe in this was such a highlight for me. its so entertaining to see these myths play a part in such an excitingly wholesome story.
even though this installment is a little short and a bit of a filler sequel, im still very much interested to see how the series plays out. these books are just so lighthearted and fast paced, they make for the perfect pleasure read!
↠ 3.5 stars
December 27, 2020
5/5 stars. It’s insane how fast I can read this series.
And now, ladies and gentlemen, I’m ready for the second masterpiece.
And now, ladies and gentlemen, I’m ready for the second masterpiece.
March 5, 2022
The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #2), 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.
But 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.
Now 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 honor or simply a cruel joke.
تاریخ نخستین خوانش: هجدهم ماه سپتامبر سال2012میلادی
عنوان: دریای هیولاها؛ نویسنده: ریک ریوردن؛ مترجم: مریم حیدری؛ تهران، نشر بهنام، سال1390، در296ص، مصور، شابک9789645668707؛ موضوع داستانهای نویسندگان ایالات متحده آمریکا - سده21م
مترجم: پریا آریا؛ تهران، هرمس، سال1391، در352ص، شابک9789643638320؛
مترجم: میثم فرجی؛ تهران، نشر چشمه، سال1393، در323ص، شابک9786002293244؛
مترجم: عباس زارعی؛ قزوین، سایه گستر، سال1393، در357ص، شابک9789645029959؛
جلد دوم از سری «پرسی جکسون و خدایان یونان» اثری از «ریک ریوردن» است؛ و نخستین بار در روز اول ماه آوریل سال2006میلادی انتشار یافته است؛ از روی این کتاب فیلمی با نام «پرسی جکسون و المپ نشینان: دریای هیولاها» نیز ساخته شده است؛
داستان: «گروار» که به دنبال «پان است» در خطر میافتد، و در خواب از «پرسی» یاری میخواهد؛ «درخت تالیا» با زهر مسموم شده؛ «پرسی» و «آنابث» به همراه هم، به دنبال «پشم زرین» برای درمان «درخت تالیا» هستند؛ و چون «گروار» نیز در جزیره ای به دستان «پولیفموس» اسیر است، میروند و در دریای هیولاها، به ماجراجویی میپردازند و ...؛
تاریخ بهنگام رسانی 04/03/1400هجری خورشیدی؛ 13/12/1400هجری خورشیدی؛ ا. شربیانی
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.
But 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.
Now 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 honor or simply a cruel joke.
تاریخ نخستین خوانش: هجدهم ماه سپتامبر سال2012میلادی
عنوان: دریای هیولاها؛ نویسنده: ریک ریوردن؛ مترجم: مریم حیدری؛ تهران، نشر بهنام، سال1390، در296ص، مصور، شابک9789645668707؛ موضوع داستانهای نویسندگان ایالات متحده آمریکا - سده21م
مترجم: پریا آریا؛ تهران، هرمس، سال1391، در352ص، شابک9789643638320؛
مترجم: میثم فرجی؛ تهران، نشر چشمه، سال1393، در323ص، شابک9786002293244؛
مترجم: عباس زارعی؛ قزوین، سایه گستر، سال1393، در357ص، شابک9789645029959؛
جلد دوم از سری «پرسی جکسون و خدایان یونان» اثری از «ریک ریوردن» است؛ و نخستین بار در روز اول ماه آوریل سال2006میلادی انتشار یافته است؛ از روی این کتاب فیلمی با نام «پرسی جکسون و المپ نشینان: دریای هیولاها» نیز ساخته شده است؛
داستان: «گروار» که به دنبال «پان است» در خطر میافتد، و در خواب از «پرسی» یاری میخواهد؛ «درخت تالیا» با زهر مسموم شده؛ «پرسی» و «آنابث» به همراه هم، به دنبال «پشم زرین» برای درمان «درخت تالیا» هستند؛ و چون «گروار» نیز در جزیره ای به دستان «پولیفموس» اسیر است، میروند و در دریای هیولاها، به ماجراجویی میپردازند و ...؛
تاریخ بهنگام رسانی 04/03/1400هجری خورشیدی؛ 13/12/1400هجری خورشیدی؛ ا. شربیانی
March 19, 2018
Loving this series.
Between working my way through this series, the Harry Potter series, and Miss Peregrine’s series this year, I am enjoying myself immensely. I am apparently newly obsessed with middle grade fantasy and comic books.
Who would have thunk it.
And to know Riordan has three other series in addition to this one just makes me childishly joyful.
Between working my way through this series, the Harry Potter series, and Miss Peregrine’s series this year, I am enjoying myself immensely. I am apparently newly obsessed with middle grade fantasy and comic books.
Who would have thunk it.
And to know Riordan has three other series in addition to this one just makes me childishly joyful.
March 10, 2022
4.5 Golden stars
PJO series is getting better book by book. (& all of them are great.)
the Demigods world is expanding...
Awwww Tyson.
& Grover.
Tantalus is Umbridge.
& everything in the Sea of Monsters... the parts I love
sums it up:
LOL!
p.s. I can relate to Percy so much! I haven't notice that before! I'm so unreasonably happy now! XD
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World building: ★★★★★/5
Characters: ★★★★★/5
Written style: ★★★★★/5 (HUMOR!: ★★★★★/5)
plot: ★★★★/5
General idea: ★★★★★/5
PJO series is getting better book by book. (& all of them are great.)
the Demigods world is expanding...
Awwww Tyson.
& Grover.
Tantalus is Umbridge.
& everything in the Sea of Monsters... the parts I love
sums it up:
LOL!
p.s. I can relate to Percy so much! I haven't notice that before! I'm so unreasonably happy now! XD
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World building: ★★★★★/5
Characters: ★★★★★/5
Written style: ★★★★★/5 (HUMOR!: ★★★★★/5)
plot: ★★★★/5
General idea: ★★★★★/5
June 15, 2017
What is it with me and not knowing how I feel about rating a book lately!
I would like to give all the stars to Tyson! I am in love with Tyson and what he is =) I'm really hoping to get more of him in the other books.
I thought the rest of the book was good and I love reading about all of the creatures. Of course, Percy and them are usually getting in trouble with all of said creatures. Well, not the sweet ones.
I look forward to finishing the box set =)
I would like to give all the stars to Tyson! I am in love with Tyson and what he is =) I'm really hoping to get more of him in the other books.
I thought the rest of the book was good and I love reading about all of the creatures. Of course, Percy and them are usually getting in trouble with all of said creatures. Well, not the sweet ones.
I look forward to finishing the box set =)
July 28, 2021
1st Reread
Tyson has my WHOLE HEART!
This book was honestly so funny! Tyson, Mr. D and Percy all had me laughing throughout the entire book. The hummus dialogue?! The "What's that?!" questioning?! Peter Johnson?! This book had the comedy down.
I also loved Percy's journey with embracing Tyson after so much uncertainty, slight jealousy, prejudice, and embarrassment. It was truly beautiful to see Percy accept him at the end!
And the plot twist?! Wheeeew, I know I've read this book before but I was still on the edge of my seat.
Tyson has my WHOLE HEART!
This book was honestly so funny! Tyson, Mr. D and Percy all had me laughing throughout the entire book. The hummus dialogue?! The "What's that?!" questioning?! Peter Johnson?! This book had the comedy down.
I also loved Percy's journey with embracing Tyson after so much uncertainty, slight jealousy, prejudice, and embarrassment. It was truly beautiful to see Percy accept him at the end!
And the plot twist?! Wheeeew, I know I've read this book before but I was still on the edge of my seat.
November 6, 2020
Is it weird for a 23 year old woman to find a 12 year old fictional half-blood so freaking relatable?
September 14, 2017
3.7 STARS
THE REVIEW IS POSTED
3.7 STARS
Tomorrow, I'd be be on my way to my favorite place in the world-Camp Half-Blood.
This is the last day in Percy's 7th grade. For the first time in his life, he almost makes it an entire year without getting expelled. No attacks or anything that can make him expelled and tomorrow he'll be going to camp Half-Blood but then Percy's mother tells him that Chiron sent her a message last night saying that it might not be safe for Percy to come to Camp half-blood and Percy also gets this nightmare that is involving Grover.
what happens at Camp Half-Blood? Why does Chiron say that it might not be safe for Percy to come to Camp Half-Blood because Camp Half-Blood is like the safest place on earth for half bloods and will something bad happen on this last day? and what kind of nightmare Percy gets that is involving Grover?
you need to read the book to know the answers ;p
🌊 My Opinion 🌊
Actually, I'm supposed to post this review yesterday but I didn't because I went to the cinema yesterday with my mom and big brother and we came home very late, it's midnight. Okay, now let's talk about the book!
to be honest, I expected much from this book since I really really enjoyed the first book. I'm not saying this book wasn't good. I'm just saying that the first book was better than this sequel. the first book was funnier than this sequel and I just felt I was missing someone and that ' Someone ' was Grover. he didn't get many scenes in this book because ... well, I can't tell you that because it would be a spoiler. Grover is one of my favorite characters in this series, so for me a book without many scenes of him would kind of feel ... I don't know, lack of something. lack of his humor. But I still enjoyed it even though I didn't enjoy it as much as I enjoyed reading the first book.
But the plot of this book was exciting and I didn't get bored at all. I always found myself feeling excited and curious about what would happen next, But I still felt like something was missing when I didn't see Grover much.
now let's talk about Clarisse, I didn't like her in the first book for what she did or about to do to Percy and she was really mean towards Percy.
but in this book, I realized she isn't that mean. I still don't like how she acted to Percy in the first book but in this book, she's ... pretty nice to him and that means she's not completely mean. just read the book (if you haven't read it ) and you'll know what I mean and I feel disappointed to Luke. I didn't expect him to be this evil. and HOW DARE HE DID THAT TO PERCY!! I hope he gets hurt in the next book. UGH, I hate him.
I already ordered the fourth and the fifth book and I have a copy of the third book but I can't read it now! Because if I read the third book now, then when I finish it and the fourth book still hasn't came, then I will be very very impatient. So I decided to read something else and when the fourth and the fifth book arrive at my home then I will read the third book. I SHOULD'VE ORDERED THEM SOONER. *sighs*
thank you for reading and liking this review, guys. I appreciate it so much and I hope you all have a great weekend!❤ ❤
P.S. : TYSON! I LIKE HIM SO MUCH! I hope I'll see him again in the next books.
REVIEW TO COME TOMORROW
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I AM READING IT! HERE I COME PERCY, ANNABETH AND GROVER. I miss them so badly.
THE REVIEW IS POSTED
3.7 STARS
Tomorrow, I'd be be on my way to my favorite place in the world-Camp Half-Blood.
This is the last day in Percy's 7th grade. For the first time in his life, he almost makes it an entire year without getting expelled. No attacks or anything that can make him expelled and tomorrow he'll be going to camp Half-Blood but then Percy's mother tells him that Chiron sent her a message last night saying that it might not be safe for Percy to come to Camp half-blood and Percy also gets this nightmare that is involving Grover.
what happens at Camp Half-Blood? Why does Chiron say that it might not be safe for Percy to come to Camp Half-Blood because Camp Half-Blood is like the safest place on earth for half bloods and will something bad happen on this last day? and what kind of nightmare Percy gets that is involving Grover?
you need to read the book to know the answers ;p
🌊 My Opinion 🌊
Actually, I'm supposed to post this review yesterday but I didn't because I went to the cinema yesterday with my mom and big brother and we came home very late, it's midnight. Okay, now let's talk about the book!
to be honest, I expected much from this book since I really really enjoyed the first book. I'm not saying this book wasn't good. I'm just saying that the first book was better than this sequel. the first book was funnier than this sequel and I just felt I was missing someone and that ' Someone ' was Grover. he didn't get many scenes in this book because ... well, I can't tell you that because it would be a spoiler. Grover is one of my favorite characters in this series, so for me a book without many scenes of him would kind of feel ... I don't know, lack of something. lack of his humor. But I still enjoyed it even though I didn't enjoy it as much as I enjoyed reading the first book.
But the plot of this book was exciting and I didn't get bored at all. I always found myself feeling excited and curious about what would happen next, But I still felt like something was missing when I didn't see Grover much.
now let's talk about Clarisse, I didn't like her in the first book for what she did or about to do to Percy and she was really mean towards Percy.
but in this book, I realized she isn't that mean. I still don't like how she acted to Percy in the first book but in this book, she's ... pretty nice to him and that means she's not completely mean. just read the book (if you haven't read it ) and you'll know what I mean and I feel disappointed to Luke. I didn't expect him to be this evil. and HOW DARE HE DID THAT TO PERCY!! I hope he gets hurt in the next book. UGH, I hate him.
I already ordered the fourth and the fifth book and I have a copy of the third book but I can't read it now! Because if I read the third book now, then when I finish it and the fourth book still hasn't came, then I will be very very impatient. So I decided to read something else and when the fourth and the fifth book arrive at my home then I will read the third book. I SHOULD'VE ORDERED THEM SOONER. *sighs*
thank you for reading and liking this review, guys. I appreciate it so much and I hope you all have a great weekend!❤ ❤
P.S. : TYSON! I LIKE HIM SO MUCH! I hope I'll see him again in the next books.
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July 21, 2017
Wowowowo!! What an amazing adventure it was!! I loved it! Percy's narration was still amazing!
Now Camp Half-Blood's magical boundary has been weakened as someone has poisoned the Pine Tree which strengthen it. There is only cure to reverse the effect of poison. For this cure, Percy has to go on a quest to find it. A fatal quest!
I loved everything in this book!!
Action scenes were amazing.
Chariot Races were also amazing.
Every single character in this book is enjoyable and interesting. Especially Tyson is an amazing addition. I really wish to see him in the next book.
Ending was shocking. I didn't see that coming. Titan Lord, again, fooled Percy.
Overall, I LOVED THIS BOOK!!
July 20, 2017
Now Camp Half-Blood's magical boundary has been weakened as someone has poisoned the Pine Tree which strengthen it. There is only cure to reverse the effect of poison. For this cure, Percy has to go on a quest to find it. A fatal quest!
I loved everything in this book!!
Action scenes were amazing.
Chariot Races were also amazing.
Every single character in this book is enjoyable and interesting. Especially Tyson is an amazing addition. I really wish to see him in the next book.
Ending was shocking. I didn't see that coming. Titan Lord, again, fooled Percy.
Overall, I LOVED THIS BOOK!!
July 20, 2017
October 30, 2023
Perseus Jackson, did your mother not teach you to never accept gifts from strangers?
Honestly, I didn’t enjoy this as much as the first book, but I still found myself highly entertained and curious to continue seeing where Percy and his friends would go on their next quest. This sequel is still fun. We follow Percy and Annabeth, as well as Tyson and then other campers and characters making appearances, as they make their way to the Sea of Monsters to save Grover from being married to a Cyclops. The characters Rick has created are the highlight of this series so far, and I know it’s only book 2, but they make the reading experience highly memorable. Percy is still his sassy self, although we are seeing some potential and future growth; Annabeth remains highly strong and purposeful; and instead of Grover, we meet a new cast member, Tyson, a Cyclops who ends up being Percy’s half-baby brother, son of Poseidon. Seeing this trio was amusing, full of uncertainties, snark, and juvenile but realistic banter. Tyson is a fun addition to the cast, adorable and vulnerable but still solid and optimistic. He has the personality and intelligence of a kid still, but he’s witty, loving, and courageous, never letting himself be brought down. He provides the necessary laughter between Percy and Annabeth. I wish the best for him, and I hope this isn’t the last time we’ll hear from him.
One thing I’ve already noticed in Rick’s writing is how there is never a dull moment. His writing is entertaining, allowing the reader to become fully immersed in his characters and their journeys. Rick’s writing is never settled down, never dull, and overall has an enjoyable tone. I can easily see how this series was entertaining for kids and teens, showing a world of laughter and humor but also vulnerability underneath it. The journey overall has never grown unpleasant. There is always something new happening, never a moment where the characters aren’t either saving themselves, trying not to be killed, or trying to save others.
That said, I found this story less funny than the first book and a little more serious. I’m not exactly complaining, as it never felt boring or overwritten. However, because of the tone of the first book, I expected this to follow a similar pattern. Percy’s character felt a little less witty, even though I loved seeing how his character genuinely came to life as the story progressed. I don’t doubt Annabeth’s character will become a favorite. She’s stronghearted, brave, and trustworthy, all while remaining cautious, and for good reason. Her friendship with Percy has been delightful to see. They’re still kids, but they both have big hearts and want to make a positive outcome in the future. There is also less Greek mythology in this, in my opinion. There are even newer characters, newer names, and more people to remember. Still, they didn’t feel as relevant as most characters in the first book, even if they were just side characters or characters who were there for their appearances.
There are a few other characters who I am not the biggest fan of, but they all have their intentions. My friend told me Clarisse has her redemption, and I’m hoping it will be enough because right now, she has me pulling my hair out of frustration. I cannot imagine her and Percy being anything other than rivals, especially after everything that happened with Ares. I don’t hate her, especially after witnessing her dad be his true, cruel self towards her, but I still don’t hold out the most sympathy. There are other characters like Luke, that traitorous child I can’t bring myself to hate for some reason. Maybe it’s because he’s a kid who just wants his father’s recognition and love. Perhaps it’s because he feels abandoned by him. Maybe it’s because deep down after being let down by the good side, he thinks the other side is the way to go.
All in all, this was delightful to read. I’m ending this review here, as I am impatient and need to get to book 3 ASAP after that ending.
Honestly, I didn’t enjoy this as much as the first book, but I still found myself highly entertained and curious to continue seeing where Percy and his friends would go on their next quest. This sequel is still fun. We follow Percy and Annabeth, as well as Tyson and then other campers and characters making appearances, as they make their way to the Sea of Monsters to save Grover from being married to a Cyclops. The characters Rick has created are the highlight of this series so far, and I know it’s only book 2, but they make the reading experience highly memorable. Percy is still his sassy self, although we are seeing some potential and future growth; Annabeth remains highly strong and purposeful; and instead of Grover, we meet a new cast member, Tyson, a Cyclops who ends up being Percy’s half-baby brother, son of Poseidon. Seeing this trio was amusing, full of uncertainties, snark, and juvenile but realistic banter. Tyson is a fun addition to the cast, adorable and vulnerable but still solid and optimistic. He has the personality and intelligence of a kid still, but he’s witty, loving, and courageous, never letting himself be brought down. He provides the necessary laughter between Percy and Annabeth. I wish the best for him, and I hope this isn’t the last time we’ll hear from him.
One thing I’ve already noticed in Rick’s writing is how there is never a dull moment. His writing is entertaining, allowing the reader to become fully immersed in his characters and their journeys. Rick’s writing is never settled down, never dull, and overall has an enjoyable tone. I can easily see how this series was entertaining for kids and teens, showing a world of laughter and humor but also vulnerability underneath it. The journey overall has never grown unpleasant. There is always something new happening, never a moment where the characters aren’t either saving themselves, trying not to be killed, or trying to save others.
That said, I found this story less funny than the first book and a little more serious. I’m not exactly complaining, as it never felt boring or overwritten. However, because of the tone of the first book, I expected this to follow a similar pattern. Percy’s character felt a little less witty, even though I loved seeing how his character genuinely came to life as the story progressed. I don’t doubt Annabeth’s character will become a favorite. She’s stronghearted, brave, and trustworthy, all while remaining cautious, and for good reason. Her friendship with Percy has been delightful to see. They’re still kids, but they both have big hearts and want to make a positive outcome in the future. There is also less Greek mythology in this, in my opinion. There are even newer characters, newer names, and more people to remember. Still, they didn’t feel as relevant as most characters in the first book, even if they were just side characters or characters who were there for their appearances.
There are a few other characters who I am not the biggest fan of, but they all have their intentions. My friend told me Clarisse has her redemption, and I’m hoping it will be enough because right now, she has me pulling my hair out of frustration. I cannot imagine her and Percy being anything other than rivals, especially after everything that happened with Ares. I don’t hate her, especially after witnessing her dad be his true, cruel self towards her, but I still don’t hold out the most sympathy. There are other characters like Luke, that traitorous child I can’t bring myself to hate for some reason. Maybe it’s because he’s a kid who just wants his father’s recognition and love. Perhaps it’s because he feels abandoned by him. Maybe it’s because deep down after being let down by the good side, he thinks the other side is the way to go.
All in all, this was delightful to read. I’m ending this review here, as I am impatient and need to get to book 3 ASAP after that ending.
March 7, 2017
Ugh, I’m sooooo late with this review (not that anyone has been holding their breath since – let’s be real – I’m probably that 0.01% who hasn’t read Percy Jackson in their life) but hey better late than never, right?
Soooo, this book. This book was epic. For a middle school series, Rick Riordan truly went all out. The characters, the plot, the battles, the adventures;
(Notice all the vague adjectives I’m using bc I’m a loser who went ahead and read the next book before writing this review so like don’t blame me if I end up monologue about scenes from book 3)
Percy and Annabeth will completely be the death of me, I mean they aren’t even a ship yet and I’ve become such dedicated trash, it’s wonderful
So in this book, we continue from where book one left off. Percy is back in a mortal school and so far he’s year has been shockingly average. But the fun is yet to start when Percy successfully though unintentionally destroys yet another school (and getting expelled in the process).
He lands himself back in Camp Half-blood, which is slowly wasting away due to a curse and it’s up to him and the others to set everything right again by retrieving the Golden Fleece.
To sum up, more action, more characters, more fun.
Although this series is meant for middle schoolers, my very-adult-self (hush, I’m allowed to say that now) was continuously engaged in the plot. Let’s all acknowledge that events are totally unrealistic but I think that just adds more fun to the story.
And let’s not forget the hilarity of this series, like the CHAPTER NAMES ARE #GOALS and the characters are so sassy omg how come I wasn’t this sassy back in middle school?
“You weren't able to talk sense into him?"
Well, we kind of tried to kill each other in a duel to the death."
I see. You tried the diplomatic approach.”
Anyways, we all know that I already finished the next book and I’m trying to rectify my terrible laziness for writing reviews by pretending I’m doing the responsible thing but like, the next book is waiting for me so byeeeeeeeeeeeeee
“That's what makes heroes so special. You carry the hopes of humanity into the realm of the eternal.”
4 stars!!!
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gotta catch up with the rest of the world !!! ᕕ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡° )ᕗ
April 24, 2023
4.25/5 ⭐
All I have to say about this is that Grover and Tyson are the sweetest. And that's it.
And somehow, everything seems to go good and bad at the same time, but that simply can mean that the action is building nicely and it just gets more and more exciting.
All I have to say about this is that Grover and Tyson are the sweetest. And that's it.
And somehow, everything seems to go good and bad at the same time, but that simply can mean that the action is building nicely and it just gets more and more exciting.
November 12, 2023
“don't untie me," she said, "no matter what happens or how much i plead. i'll want to go straight over the edge and drown myself."
"are you trying to tempt me?"
"ha-ha.”
the banter was flawless and yk what was even better, reading w my gorg girl may, ilysm <33
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reading this again with my angel may this is going to be so much more fun with you 💗
"are you trying to tempt me?"
"ha-ha.”
the banter was flawless and yk what was even better, reading w my gorg girl may, ilysm <33
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reading this again with my angel may this is going to be so much more fun with you 💗
April 10, 2024
˚˖𓍢ִ✧˚
❝ I told Tantalus to go chase a doughnut. ❞
4.5 ☆ (I changed my mind; I'm rounding it up to five stars lol.)
I've been having so much fun getting re-obsessed with Percy Jackson! I read it so long ago, it's almost like reading it for the first time again. There's just something so comforting about this series, something you only find in special books like Harry Potter 🥺. No matter how many other books I read, I will always come back to this one. It never gets old.
Percabeth:
˚˖𓍢ִ✧˚ ❝ I'm glad you're not a guinea pig. ❞
↬ Quite literally my favorite ship of all time. Percabeth was one of the first ships my twelve-year-old self actually got invested in. They are just so perfect and adorable and precious and innocent omg. In The Lighting Thief, Percy and Annabeth are still pretty young so they're more like little besties with crushes. But now that they're getting older, we get some real moments like a hug or a kiss on the cheek 💙. I could rant forever about how much I love them honestly. My babies.
(the) Characters:
↬ Percy: Persassy, Seaweed Brain... Percy has the best nicknames lol. I think he might have been my first fictional crush. He is so cute and sweet (but also super sassy and unserious ofc); Annabeth is a lucky girl lol. Also, his obsession with blue food! I love that.
↬ Annabeth: The Wise Girl always slays so hard! She's probably my favorite half-blood. I love how Riordan made her blonde to shoot down the 'dumb blood' stereo type, because she is a genius. Even Percy admits it hehe.
↬ Grover: I missed Grover is this one! He was always my least favorite of the trio, but I think the show made me like him more. I'm looking forward to seeing in more in The Titans Curse.
↬ Luke: We don't talk about Luke no, no, no, nooooo...
(the) Plot:
↬ Ok but Grover in his wedding dress made me laugh so hard, I forgot about how funny this book is. Also the guinea pig incident... poor Percy. Honestly idk how Uncle Rick comes up with this stuff XD. The story line slayed obvi, never a dull moment with the halfbloods! AND THE ENDING AHHHH. Ik I've read Percy Jackson before, but I still gasped.
Conclusion:
↬ This book is amazing in every way possible; each aspect was perfect! I CAN'T WAIT TO KEEP REREADING THIS SERIES! I remember The Battle of the Labyrinth being my fav, so I'm super excited to get to that one! If you haven't read this series, PLEASE DO so we can fangirl together 🤭 tysm for reading this review, I tried to make it shorter this time lol.
~Ella <3
˚˖𓍢ִ✧˚ ❝ Families are messy. Immortal families are eternally messy. Sometimes the best we can do is to remind each other that we're related for better or for worse...and try to keep the maiming and killing to a minimum. ❞
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rtc! <3
4.5 ☆ (I changed my mind; I'm rounding it up to five stars lol.)
I've been having so much fun getting re-obsessed with Percy Jackson! I read it so long ago, it's almost like reading it for the first time again. There's just something so comforting about this series, something you only find in special books like Harry Potter 🥺. No matter how many other books I read, I will always come back to this one. It never gets old.
Percabeth:
˚˖𓍢ִ✧˚ ❝ I'm glad you're not a guinea pig. ❞
↬ Quite literally my favorite ship of all time. Percabeth was one of the first ships my twelve-year-old self actually got invested in. They are just so perfect and adorable and precious and innocent omg. In The Lighting Thief, Percy and Annabeth are still pretty young so they're more like little besties with crushes. But now that they're getting older, we get some real moments like a hug or a kiss on the cheek 💙. I could rant forever about how much I love them honestly. My babies.
(the) Characters:
↬ Percy: Persassy, Seaweed Brain... Percy has the best nicknames lol. I think he might have been my first fictional crush. He is so cute and sweet (but also super sassy and unserious ofc); Annabeth is a lucky girl lol. Also, his obsession with blue food! I love that.
↬ Annabeth: The Wise Girl always slays so hard! She's probably my favorite half-blood. I love how Riordan made her blonde to shoot down the 'dumb blood' stereo type, because she is a genius. Even Percy admits it hehe.
↬ Grover: I missed Grover is this one! He was always my least favorite of the trio, but I think the show made me like him more. I'm looking forward to seeing in more in The Titans Curse.
↬ Luke: We don't talk about Luke no, no, no, nooooo...
(the) Plot:
↬ Ok but Grover in his wedding dress made me laugh so hard, I forgot about how funny this book is. Also the guinea pig incident... poor Percy. Honestly idk how Uncle Rick comes up with this stuff XD. The story line slayed obvi, never a dull moment with the halfbloods! AND THE ENDING AHHHH. Ik I've read Percy Jackson before, but I still gasped.
Conclusion:
↬ This book is amazing in every way possible; each aspect was perfect! I CAN'T WAIT TO KEEP REREADING THIS SERIES! I remember The Battle of the Labyrinth being my fav, so I'm super excited to get to that one! If you haven't read this series, PLEASE DO so we can fangirl together 🤭 tysm for reading this review, I tried to make it shorter this time lol.
~Ella <3
˚˖𓍢ִ✧˚ ❝ Families are messy. Immortal families are eternally messy. Sometimes the best we can do is to remind each other that we're related for better or for worse...and try to keep the maiming and killing to a minimum. ❞
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rtc! <3
April 25, 2017
I think the humor is definitely my favorite thing about these books. I wish I had read them a few years ago but I'm still really enjoying them as an adult too. I can't wait to read the next one!
Also, can we just talk about those Goodreads emails "You've finished the book!" I know, Goodreads. I just told you that myself.
Also, can we just talk about those Goodreads emails "You've finished the book!" I know, Goodreads. I just told you that myself.
November 17, 2023
➼ 5 ☆
🎧 — Ship in a bottle by Fin
⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻ THIS ENTIRE SERIES IS A STRAIGHT UP FIVE STARS FOR ME HONESTLY. I don't even think I could rate it any less, like it's physically impossible for my fingers to press the 4. This book was absolutely no less from the first, perfect in every way. And, of course, the Percabeth content was the peak of the book 😋.
rick's writing was amazing as always. Easy to understand and vibrant with magic. Making it from percy's point of view was his best decision honestly, because Percy and his thoughts make everything 10x better. The morals in this series are honestly so huge and powerful for a children's book, it kills me. Rick managed to write a book with the best humor and bind in such heavy topics so delicately. The writing is one of the best parts of this book.
the world-building is so simple. There's literally no complicated names or new piled information, and a majority of the setting was on a boat in the sea so... The relief of not having to know and pronounce complicated and new names is unbelievable.
Seeing this different side to the Greek Gods' family was a fresh change. Hermes and how he tried to get to Luke and get him to turn back 😭🫶🏼. The perspective of looking into the Olympian family is so exciting to me honestly, it's what makes me the most excited and interested in this series. It's everything. Reading this series is so exciting for me, because I'm such a greek mythology geek. Seeing all this stuff about the gods and other things is so different. If you didn't like the storyline, well, the building of the gods and the Greek mythology kept you there. It's the best aspects in the series and one that never gets old honestly.
all the characters were so interesting to read about. Hermes to Chiron, you wanted to know more. Everyone was written with more than just looks, they had depth to them, you connected with them. Rick Riordan has a talent for making us more curious about everything no matter who or what it is. It honestly kills me, I sympathize and am curious about so many questionable characters that it's concerning 😭.
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𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 ‧₊˚✩彡
𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐲 𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬𝐨𝐧
That was so completely unfair that I told Tantalus to go chase a donut, which didn't help his mood.
percy the love of my fucking life omg 😭🫸🏼. You don't even understand how much I love this boy omg. My smart and brave baby 🫶🏼. His lines are everything, he made me cackle fr. The way he would destroy people he didn't like in his thoughts, i'm crying 😭. The way he loved his friend so much that he would leave camp against orders, sneak onto a ship, jump off said ship, end up on an island, turn into an steal a ship, sail in the sea, and save him from a giant sheep is literally gonna make me cry. Percy Jackson is one of the greenest book boyfriends you will ever read about. I literally adore him sm. If you can't like Percy, there's something genuinely wrong with you. The way that he cared about Annabeth and trusted Clarissa even though she tried to shove his face in a toilet, i love him so much my innocent perfect baby 🫶🏼.
𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞
To a terrible moment, there was silence. Then Annabeth shouted, "You haven't learned to throw any better, either!"
annabeth chase, the icon for all women. Me and eden were literally just talking about how absolutely amazing this girl is. She's literally one of the strongest girls ever. She's went through so much and lost so many it's heartbreaking. My smart girl ❤️🩹. She's literally everything. There's just something about this girl that just tells you she's perfect in ever single sense, i adore her. She's so badass and funny, ugh! Her plans, her lines, her everything. The way she watched percy through his bedroom window, CRYING 😭🫸🏼. sounds terrible out of context, but i swear she's not a stalker yall 😔. I kinda hate how she was mean to Tyson, but I totally understand where she was coming from. Best girl fr 😩.
𝐎𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬
Grover wasn't in this one as much, but my goat boy ate as always!! The empathy was so smart, I would probably forgot I had it and start throwing my shoes at the giant sheep guy who's name I can't spell 😔🫸🏼. Luke... I love him yall. He was just lead down the wrong path 😕🫶🏼. Clarissa the loml, i love her honestly she's everything. Especially in the later books!!
𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐡
AHHHHH OMGOMGOMG, THESE TWO GUYSS 😭. He jumped after her when she jumped overboard then held her underwater and let her cry into his shoulder 😭🫶🏼. He kept a picture of her in his notebook, omggg in absolute love with these two. Their bickering was absolute heaven, they're perfect in everyway 🥹❤️🩹.
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𝗳𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀/𝘀𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀 ‧₊˚✩彡
✉ “The real story of the Fleece: there were these two children of Zeus, Cadmus and Europa, okay? They were about to get offered up as human sacrifices, when they prayed to Zeus to save them. So Zeus sent this magical flying ram with golden wool, which picked them up in Greece and carried them all the way to Colchis in Asia Minor. Well, actually it carried Cadmus. Europa fell off and died along the way, but that's not important."
"It was probably important to her.”
➸ IM CRYINGGG, PERCY 😭😭
✉ We only came close to dying six or seven times, which I thought was pretty good. Once, I lost my grip and found myself dangling by one hand from a ledge fifty feet above the rocky surf. But I found another handhold and kept climbing. A minute later Annabeth hit a slippery patch of moss and her foot slipped. Fortunately, she found something else to put it against. Unfortunately, that something was my face.
"Sorry," she murrmured.
"S'okay," I grunted, though I'd never really wanted to know what Annabeth's sneaker tasted like.
➸ I'm literally in love with them 😩💗
✉ “You weren't able to talk sense into him?"
"Well, we kind of tried to kill each other in a duel to the death."
"I see. You tried the diplomatic approach.”
➸ BYEEE ALKLAKJSDLKASJD 🫸🏼🫸🏼
✉ Before I could figure out how to apologize for being such an idiot, she tackled me with a hug, then pulled away just as quickly. "I'm glad you're not a guinea pig."
"Me, too." I hoped my face wasn't as red as it felt.
➸ my heartt 😩🫸🏼
✉ I couldn't believe I'd come this far, lost Tyson, suffered through so much, only to fail - stopped by a big stupid monster in a baby-blue tuxedo kilt. Nobody was going to swat down my friends like that! I mean...nobody, not Nobody. Ah, you know what I mean.
➸ BYE ILHSM 😭🫶🏼
✉ “Does truth have a moral?”
✉ Mythologically speaking, if there's anything I hate worse than trios of old ladies, it's bulls. Last summer, I fought the Minotaur on top of Half-Blood Hill. This time what I saw up there was even worse: two bulls. And not just regular bulls - bronze ones the size of elephants. And even that wasn't bad enough. Naturally they had to breathe fire, too.
➸ mood tbh 😔
✉ Ever come home and found your room messed up? Like some helpful person (hi, Mom) has tried to "clean" it, and suddenly you can't find anything? And even if nothing is missing, you get that creepy feeling like somebody's been looking through your private stuff and dusting everything with lemon furniture polish?
➸ percy really said: for may's mom 🫸🏼🫸🏼🫸🏼
✉ “Powdered donuts," Tyson said earnestly. "I will look for powdered donuts in the wilderness." He headed outside and started calling, "Here, donuts!”
➸ TYSONNN, HE'S SUCH A CUTIE I LOVE HIM 🥹🫶🏼
✉ Tantalus made a wild grab, but the marshmallow committed suicide, diving into the flames.
➸ bye alkdjaslkdjioewr 😭😭😭😭😭
✉ "The moral?" Hermes asked. "Goodness, you act like it's a fable. It's a true story. Does truth have a moral?"
"Um ..."
"How about this: stealing is not always bad?"
"I don't think my mom would like that moral."
➸ I LVOE THIS BOY SO MUCH 🤗
✉ Thalia had been turned into a pine tree when she was 12. Me... well, i was doing my best not to follow her example. I had nightmares about what Poseidon might turn me into if i were ever in the verge of death—plankton, maybe. Or a floating patch of kelp.
➸ bye my poor bb LKJASDLKASDJ
✉ “Don't untie me," she said, "no matter what happens or how much I plead. I'll want to go straight over the edge and drown myself."
"Are you trying to tempt me?"
"Ha-ha.”
➸ THEM, JUST THEMM 😋
✉ I'd missed Annabeth probably more than I wanted to admit.
➸ 😭💗
✉ THAT Perseus always won. That's why my mom had named me after him, even if he was son of Zeus and I was son of Poseidon. The original Perseus was one of the only heroes in the Greek myths who got a happy ending. The others died-betrayed, mauled, mutilated, poisoned, or cursed by the gods. My mom hoped i would inherit Perseus's luck. Judging by how my life was going so far, i wasn't too optimistic.
➸ bye 😭🫸🏼
✉ “Don't you ever feel that way? Like you could do a better job if you ran the world?"
'Um... no. Me running the world would be kind of a nightmare.”
➸ ALJKDSAKLSOIEWR 😭😭
✉ “Okay," Annabeth said. "What exactly do you smell?"
"Something bad," Tyson answered.
"Great," Annabeth grumbled. "That clears it up.”
➸ BYE I LVOE HER 💗😭
✉ “Tyson! Thank the gods, Annabeth is hurt!"
"You thank the gods that she is hurt?" he asked, puzzled.
➸ LAKSJDALSKDJ TYSON 😭😭
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𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 ‧₊˚✩彡
Ship in a bottle by Fin
❝Sailing on a ship in a bottle
Anchor all your thoughts to the bottom
Pulling ropes and pulling your head back
To see what is breaking the foremast
You set sail alone, there is no crew
No one on the deck who can help you
This is all your own battle to win
This is your ship and you are the captain❞
Achilles come down by Gang of youths
❝Loathe the way they light candles in Rome
But love the sweet air of the votives
Hurt and grieve but don't suffer alone
Engage with the pain as a motive
Today, of all days, see
How the most dangerous thing is to love
How you will heal and you'll rise above❞ I LOVE THIS SONG SO MUCH, YOU DON'T EVEN UNDERSTAND
Ancient dreams in a modern land by MARINA
❝I am not my body, not my mind or my brain (ha)
Not my thoughts or feelings, I am not my DNA
I am the observer, I'm a witness of life
I live in the space between the stars and the sky
What's your purpose, why were you put on Earth?
You could be lost but you belong to the world
We're now living in a seminal age
The walls are being broken and we're ready for change❞
Control by Halsey
❝I paced around for hours on empty
I jumped at the slightest of sounds
And I couldn't stand the person inside me
I turned all the mirrors around
I'm bigger than my body
I'm colder than this home
I'm meaner than my demons
I'm bigger than these bones❞
House of memories by The neighborhood
❝Heart to heart and eyes to eyes
Is this taboo?
Baby, we built this house on memories
Take my picture now, shake it 'til you see it
And when your fantasies become your legacy
Promise me a place in your house of memories❞
Mythological beauty by Big thief
❝If you wanna leave
You just have to say
You're all caught up inside
But you know the way
You're all caught up inside
But you know the way❞
Achilles heel by J. Maya
❝I swear on my life and the River Styx
I never thought it'd be you I'd miss
Now I'm dangling by the ankle somewhere cold
Like Sisyphus pushing that rock uphill
Or Echo falling for a daffodil
You lured me like a siren to the shore❞
Riptide by Vance Joy
❝And they come unstuck
Lady, running down to the riptide
Taken away to the dark side
I wanna be your left-hand man
I love you when you're singing that song
And I got a lump in my throat
'Cause you're gonna sing the words wrong❞
Dog days are over by Florence & The Machine
❝So you better run
Run fast for your mother, run fast for your father
Run for your children, for your sisters and brothers
Leave all your love and your longing behind
You can't carry it with you if you want to survive
The dog days are over, The dog days are done
Can you hear the horses? 'Cause here they come❞
Lights up by Harry Styles
❝All the lights couldn't put out the dark
Running through my heart
Lights up and they know who you are
Know who you are
Do you know who you are?
Shine, Step into the light
Shine, So bright sometimes
Shine, I'm not ever going back❞
Dynasty by MIIA
❝And all I gave you is gone
Tumbled like it was stone
Thought we built a dynasty that heaven couldn't shake
Thought we built a dynasty like nothing ever made
Thought we built a dynasty forever couldn't break up❞
Skyfall by Adele
❝This is the end
Hold your breath and count to ten
Feel the Earth move and then
Hear my heart burst again
For this is the end
I've drowned and dreamt this moment
So overdue, I owe them
Swept away, I'm stolen❞
I walk this earth all by myself by EKKSTACEY
❝Nobody gives a fuck about me
That's what I think to myself
When I'm alone in the city
I walk around the mall
But there's nobody with me
What do I say when there's nobody listening?
I walk this Earth all by myself❞
Wasteland, baby! by Hozeir
❝All the things yet to come are the things that have passed
Like the holding of hands, like the breaking of glass
Like the bonfire that burns, that all words in the fight fell to
Wasteland, baby
I'm in love
I'm in love with you❞
The archer by Taylor Swift
❝Combat, I'm ready for combat
I say I don't want that, but what if I do?
'Cause cruelty wins in the movies
I've got a hundred thrown-out speeches I almost said to you
Easy they come, easy they go
I jump from the train, I ride off alone
I never grew up, it's getting so old
Help me hold onto you❞
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I got so lazy with this one since I have my cousins over and I honestly do not feel like writing a review, but I am just for you girls 🫶🏼. Anyway, thank you girlies so much for reading this review mwa!! Below is my instagram, pinterst board, and spotify playlist for this book!! My reviews for other books in the series are also listed <33
💌 mitra, thank you sososo much for reading this with me baby 🫶🏼. reading percabeth with you made it so much more special for me and you made me so happy while reading the entire thing. I swear, you're like a glowing angel from heaven and you're so perfect. I love you sososo much my pretty bsf, mwah!!
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𓏲 . ˙ ˖ 🐚 ꒱ POST-READ REVIEW
I'm gonna cry a little, so wait for me to wipe my tears girlies 😔. bye, they make me emotional 😭.
rtc (or you can hope)
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𓏲 . ˙ ˖ 🐚 ꒱ PRE-READ REVIEW
And we're continuing!! Need this trio like air, I just remember this one was crazy 😋.
BRing with my little dinosaur mimi 🦕, this series is going to be 10x more special because of her ❤️🩹
“Families are messy. Immortal families are eternally messy. Sometimes the best we can do is to remind each other that we're related for better or for worse...and try to keep the maiming and killing to a minimum.”
🎧 — Ship in a bottle by Fin
⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻ THIS ENTIRE SERIES IS A STRAIGHT UP FIVE STARS FOR ME HONESTLY. I don't even think I could rate it any less, like it's physically impossible for my fingers to press the 4. This book was absolutely no less from the first, perfect in every way. And, of course, the Percabeth content was the peak of the book 😋.
rick's writing was amazing as always. Easy to understand and vibrant with magic. Making it from percy's point of view was his best decision honestly, because Percy and his thoughts make everything 10x better. The morals in this series are honestly so huge and powerful for a children's book, it kills me. Rick managed to write a book with the best humor and bind in such heavy topics so delicately. The writing is one of the best parts of this book.
the world-building is so simple. There's literally no complicated names or new piled information, and a majority of the setting was on a boat in the sea so... The relief of not having to know and pronounce complicated and new names is unbelievable.
Seeing this different side to the Greek Gods' family was a fresh change. Hermes and how he tried to get to Luke and get him to turn back 😭🫶🏼. The perspective of looking into the Olympian family is so exciting to me honestly, it's what makes me the most excited and interested in this series. It's everything. Reading this series is so exciting for me, because I'm such a greek mythology geek. Seeing all this stuff about the gods and other things is so different. If you didn't like the storyline, well, the building of the gods and the Greek mythology kept you there. It's the best aspects in the series and one that never gets old honestly.
all the characters were so interesting to read about. Hermes to Chiron, you wanted to know more. Everyone was written with more than just looks, they had depth to them, you connected with them. Rick Riordan has a talent for making us more curious about everything no matter who or what it is. It honestly kills me, I sympathize and am curious about so many questionable characters that it's concerning 😭.
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𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 ‧₊˚✩彡
𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐲 𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬𝐨𝐧
That was so completely unfair that I told Tantalus to go chase a donut, which didn't help his mood.
percy the love of my fucking life omg 😭🫸🏼. You don't even understand how much I love this boy omg. My smart and brave baby 🫶🏼. His lines are everything, he made me cackle fr. The way he would destroy people he didn't like in his thoughts, i'm crying 😭. The way he loved his friend so much that he would leave camp against orders, sneak onto a ship, jump off said ship, end up on an island, turn into an steal a ship, sail in the sea, and save him from a giant sheep is literally gonna make me cry. Percy Jackson is one of the greenest book boyfriends you will ever read about. I literally adore him sm. If you can't like Percy, there's something genuinely wrong with you. The way that he cared about Annabeth and trusted Clarissa even though she tried to shove his face in a toilet, i love him so much my innocent perfect baby 🫶🏼.
𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞
To a terrible moment, there was silence. Then Annabeth shouted, "You haven't learned to throw any better, either!"
annabeth chase, the icon for all women. Me and eden were literally just talking about how absolutely amazing this girl is. She's literally one of the strongest girls ever. She's went through so much and lost so many it's heartbreaking. My smart girl ❤️🩹. She's literally everything. There's just something about this girl that just tells you she's perfect in ever single sense, i adore her. She's so badass and funny, ugh! Her plans, her lines, her everything. The way she watched percy through his bedroom window, CRYING 😭🫸🏼. sounds terrible out of context, but i swear she's not a stalker yall 😔. I kinda hate how she was mean to Tyson, but I totally understand where she was coming from. Best girl fr 😩.
𝐎𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬
Grover wasn't in this one as much, but my goat boy ate as always!! The empathy was so smart, I would probably forgot I had it and start throwing my shoes at the giant sheep guy who's name I can't spell 😔🫸🏼. Luke... I love him yall. He was just lead down the wrong path 😕🫶🏼. Clarissa the loml, i love her honestly she's everything. Especially in the later books!!
𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐡
AHHHHH OMGOMGOMG, THESE TWO GUYSS 😭. He jumped after her when she jumped overboard then held her underwater and let her cry into his shoulder 😭🫶🏼. He kept a picture of her in his notebook, omggg in absolute love with these two. Their bickering was absolute heaven, they're perfect in everyway 🥹❤️🩹.
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𝗳𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀/𝘀𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀 ‧₊˚✩彡
✉ “The real story of the Fleece: there were these two children of Zeus, Cadmus and Europa, okay? They were about to get offered up as human sacrifices, when they prayed to Zeus to save them. So Zeus sent this magical flying ram with golden wool, which picked them up in Greece and carried them all the way to Colchis in Asia Minor. Well, actually it carried Cadmus. Europa fell off and died along the way, but that's not important."
"It was probably important to her.”
➸ IM CRYINGGG, PERCY 😭😭
✉ We only came close to dying six or seven times, which I thought was pretty good. Once, I lost my grip and found myself dangling by one hand from a ledge fifty feet above the rocky surf. But I found another handhold and kept climbing. A minute later Annabeth hit a slippery patch of moss and her foot slipped. Fortunately, she found something else to put it against. Unfortunately, that something was my face.
"Sorry," she murrmured.
"S'okay," I grunted, though I'd never really wanted to know what Annabeth's sneaker tasted like.
➸ I'm literally in love with them 😩💗
✉ “You weren't able to talk sense into him?"
"Well, we kind of tried to kill each other in a duel to the death."
"I see. You tried the diplomatic approach.”
➸ BYEEE ALKLAKJSDLKASJD 🫸🏼🫸🏼
✉ Before I could figure out how to apologize for being such an idiot, she tackled me with a hug, then pulled away just as quickly. "I'm glad you're not a guinea pig."
"Me, too." I hoped my face wasn't as red as it felt.
➸ my heartt 😩🫸🏼
✉ I couldn't believe I'd come this far, lost Tyson, suffered through so much, only to fail - stopped by a big stupid monster in a baby-blue tuxedo kilt. Nobody was going to swat down my friends like that! I mean...nobody, not Nobody. Ah, you know what I mean.
➸ BYE ILHSM 😭🫶🏼
✉ “Does truth have a moral?”
✉ Mythologically speaking, if there's anything I hate worse than trios of old ladies, it's bulls. Last summer, I fought the Minotaur on top of Half-Blood Hill. This time what I saw up there was even worse: two bulls. And not just regular bulls - bronze ones the size of elephants. And even that wasn't bad enough. Naturally they had to breathe fire, too.
➸ mood tbh 😔
✉ Ever come home and found your room messed up? Like some helpful person (hi, Mom) has tried to "clean" it, and suddenly you can't find anything? And even if nothing is missing, you get that creepy feeling like somebody's been looking through your private stuff and dusting everything with lemon furniture polish?
➸ percy really said: for may's mom 🫸🏼🫸🏼🫸🏼
✉ “Powdered donuts," Tyson said earnestly. "I will look for powdered donuts in the wilderness." He headed outside and started calling, "Here, donuts!”
➸ TYSONNN, HE'S SUCH A CUTIE I LOVE HIM 🥹🫶🏼
✉ Tantalus made a wild grab, but the marshmallow committed suicide, diving into the flames.
➸ bye alkdjaslkdjioewr 😭😭😭😭😭
✉ "The moral?" Hermes asked. "Goodness, you act like it's a fable. It's a true story. Does truth have a moral?"
"Um ..."
"How about this: stealing is not always bad?"
"I don't think my mom would like that moral."
➸ I LVOE THIS BOY SO MUCH 🤗
✉ Thalia had been turned into a pine tree when she was 12. Me... well, i was doing my best not to follow her example. I had nightmares about what Poseidon might turn me into if i were ever in the verge of death—plankton, maybe. Or a floating patch of kelp.
➸ bye my poor bb LKJASDLKASDJ
✉ “Don't untie me," she said, "no matter what happens or how much I plead. I'll want to go straight over the edge and drown myself."
"Are you trying to tempt me?"
"Ha-ha.”
➸ THEM, JUST THEMM 😋
✉ I'd missed Annabeth probably more than I wanted to admit.
➸ 😭💗
✉ THAT Perseus always won. That's why my mom had named me after him, even if he was son of Zeus and I was son of Poseidon. The original Perseus was one of the only heroes in the Greek myths who got a happy ending. The others died-betrayed, mauled, mutilated, poisoned, or cursed by the gods. My mom hoped i would inherit Perseus's luck. Judging by how my life was going so far, i wasn't too optimistic.
➸ bye 😭🫸🏼
✉ “Don't you ever feel that way? Like you could do a better job if you ran the world?"
'Um... no. Me running the world would be kind of a nightmare.”
➸ ALJKDSAKLSOIEWR 😭😭
✉ “Okay," Annabeth said. "What exactly do you smell?"
"Something bad," Tyson answered.
"Great," Annabeth grumbled. "That clears it up.”
➸ BYE I LVOE HER 💗😭
✉ “Tyson! Thank the gods, Annabeth is hurt!"
"You thank the gods that she is hurt?" he asked, puzzled.
➸ LAKSJDALSKDJ TYSON 😭😭
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𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 ‧₊˚✩彡
Ship in a bottle by Fin
❝Sailing on a ship in a bottle
Anchor all your thoughts to the bottom
Pulling ropes and pulling your head back
To see what is breaking the foremast
You set sail alone, there is no crew
No one on the deck who can help you
This is all your own battle to win
This is your ship and you are the captain❞
Achilles come down by Gang of youths
❝Loathe the way they light candles in Rome
But love the sweet air of the votives
Hurt and grieve but don't suffer alone
Engage with the pain as a motive
Today, of all days, see
How the most dangerous thing is to love
How you will heal and you'll rise above❞ I LOVE THIS SONG SO MUCH, YOU DON'T EVEN UNDERSTAND
Ancient dreams in a modern land by MARINA
❝I am not my body, not my mind or my brain (ha)
Not my thoughts or feelings, I am not my DNA
I am the observer, I'm a witness of life
I live in the space between the stars and the sky
What's your purpose, why were you put on Earth?
You could be lost but you belong to the world
We're now living in a seminal age
The walls are being broken and we're ready for change❞
Control by Halsey
❝I paced around for hours on empty
I jumped at the slightest of sounds
And I couldn't stand the person inside me
I turned all the mirrors around
I'm bigger than my body
I'm colder than this home
I'm meaner than my demons
I'm bigger than these bones❞
House of memories by The neighborhood
❝Heart to heart and eyes to eyes
Is this taboo?
Baby, we built this house on memories
Take my picture now, shake it 'til you see it
And when your fantasies become your legacy
Promise me a place in your house of memories❞
Mythological beauty by Big thief
❝If you wanna leave
You just have to say
You're all caught up inside
But you know the way
You're all caught up inside
But you know the way❞
Achilles heel by J. Maya
❝I swear on my life and the River Styx
I never thought it'd be you I'd miss
Now I'm dangling by the ankle somewhere cold
Like Sisyphus pushing that rock uphill
Or Echo falling for a daffodil
You lured me like a siren to the shore❞
Riptide by Vance Joy
❝And they come unstuck
Lady, running down to the riptide
Taken away to the dark side
I wanna be your left-hand man
I love you when you're singing that song
And I got a lump in my throat
'Cause you're gonna sing the words wrong❞
Dog days are over by Florence & The Machine
❝So you better run
Run fast for your mother, run fast for your father
Run for your children, for your sisters and brothers
Leave all your love and your longing behind
You can't carry it with you if you want to survive
The dog days are over, The dog days are done
Can you hear the horses? 'Cause here they come❞
Lights up by Harry Styles
❝All the lights couldn't put out the dark
Running through my heart
Lights up and they know who you are
Know who you are
Do you know who you are?
Shine, Step into the light
Shine, So bright sometimes
Shine, I'm not ever going back❞
Dynasty by MIIA
❝And all I gave you is gone
Tumbled like it was stone
Thought we built a dynasty that heaven couldn't shake
Thought we built a dynasty like nothing ever made
Thought we built a dynasty forever couldn't break up❞
Skyfall by Adele
❝This is the end
Hold your breath and count to ten
Feel the Earth move and then
Hear my heart burst again
For this is the end
I've drowned and dreamt this moment
So overdue, I owe them
Swept away, I'm stolen❞
I walk this earth all by myself by EKKSTACEY
❝Nobody gives a fuck about me
That's what I think to myself
When I'm alone in the city
I walk around the mall
But there's nobody with me
What do I say when there's nobody listening?
I walk this Earth all by myself❞
Wasteland, baby! by Hozeir
❝All the things yet to come are the things that have passed
Like the holding of hands, like the breaking of glass
Like the bonfire that burns, that all words in the fight fell to
Wasteland, baby
I'm in love
I'm in love with you❞
The archer by Taylor Swift
❝Combat, I'm ready for combat
I say I don't want that, but what if I do?
'Cause cruelty wins in the movies
I've got a hundred thrown-out speeches I almost said to you
Easy they come, easy they go
I jump from the train, I ride off alone
I never grew up, it's getting so old
Help me hold onto you❞
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I got so lazy with this one since I have my cousins over and I honestly do not feel like writing a review, but I am just for you girls 🫶🏼. Anyway, thank you girlies so much for reading this review mwa!! Below is my instagram, pinterst board, and spotify playlist for this book!! My reviews for other books in the series are also listed <33
💌 mitra, thank you sososo much for reading this with me baby 🫶🏼. reading percabeth with you made it so much more special for me and you made me so happy while reading the entire thing. I swear, you're like a glowing angel from heaven and you're so perfect. I love you sososo much my pretty bsf, mwah!!
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And we're continuing!! Need this trio like air, I just remember this one was crazy 😋.
BRing with my little dinosaur mimi 🦕, this series is going to be 10x more special because of her ❤️🩹
April 25, 2008
I don't get it. I just don't really like this series. My two kids would argue to the death with me about them, and I don't know why I don't like them, I just...don't.
Maybe I don't like ancient Greeks mixing with 21st-century Americans. Maybe it's Annabeth's recurring refrain of "oh my gods" that drives me insane, or maybe it's the fact that you can't turn 3 pages without Percy being in mortal peril. (Too much adventure is bad for the heart.) Maybe I can't buy into so many perfectly-timed rescues-from-nowhere when Percy is just about to bite the big one, or the way Percy goes into every new situation thinking, "maybe I shouldn't do this," but does it anyway and it's ALWAYS a trap by some monster. ALWAYS. A-L-W-A-Y-S. I know he's just an 8th grader, but golly gee Perce, wake up and smell the Cyclops Spit. Anytime you meet a new person, trust me, you should just turn and run. But you never do.
I'm just not interested. I don't care how he gets out of the next life-threatening situation. Just get out of it and let's move on to the next life-threatening situation, already.
With The Lightning Thief I thought maybe it was the audiobook's narrator that made me not enjoy it much, but I read this one myself, and I still just wasn't into it. I just wanted it to be over.
That's not to say that I don't like Rick Riordan, because I like him fine. Total contradiction, I know, but it's true. And because not every book is every person's cup o' tea, I'll keep recommending this series to kids, because they think it's awesome. And that's good with me.
Maybe I don't like ancient Greeks mixing with 21st-century Americans. Maybe it's Annabeth's recurring refrain of "oh my gods" that drives me insane, or maybe it's the fact that you can't turn 3 pages without Percy being in mortal peril. (Too much adventure is bad for the heart.) Maybe I can't buy into so many perfectly-timed rescues-from-nowhere when Percy is just about to bite the big one, or the way Percy goes into every new situation thinking, "maybe I shouldn't do this," but does it anyway and it's ALWAYS a trap by some monster. ALWAYS. A-L-W-A-Y-S. I know he's just an 8th grader, but golly gee Perce, wake up and smell the Cyclops Spit. Anytime you meet a new person, trust me, you should just turn and run. But you never do.
I'm just not interested. I don't care how he gets out of the next life-threatening situation. Just get out of it and let's move on to the next life-threatening situation, already.
With The Lightning Thief I thought maybe it was the audiobook's narrator that made me not enjoy it much, but I read this one myself, and I still just wasn't into it. I just wanted it to be over.
That's not to say that I don't like Rick Riordan, because I like him fine. Total contradiction, I know, but it's true. And because not every book is every person's cup o' tea, I'll keep recommending this series to kids, because they think it's awesome. And that's good with me.
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