ashylibrarian's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Violence, and Ableism
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Death
Minor: Cannibalism and Blood
danicakvcs's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood and Violence
Moderate: Animal death
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Bullying
ticualtzin's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, and Abandonment
Moderate: Blood, Child abuse, and Classism
beckyyreadss's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
I wanted to read this series as I have seen it everywhere and I'm slightly disappointed in myself for not picking this up when I was much younger. However, as a 23-year-old reading Percy Jackson for the first time, I thoroughly enjoyed it.
This book still follows Percy Jackson and after a year spent trying to prevent a catastrophic war among the Greek gods, Percy finds his seventh-grade school year unnervingly quiet. His biggest problem is dealing with his new friend named Tyson, who is 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 that 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 – these are dangerous waters Greek heroes have sailed for Millenia, only today the Sea of Monsters goes by a different name these days – The Bermuda Triangle. Percy and his friends must retrieve the Golden Fleece from the island of the Cyclopes by the end of the summer or Camp Half-Blood will be destroyed. But first, Percy will learn a stunning new secret about his family – one that makes him question whether being claimed as Poseidon’s son is an honour or a cruel joke.
I enjoyed this book. I think it’s better than the first one, but I did miss my sidekick, Grover. I wanted him and Percy to be having bants and going on adventures together and obviously with Grover being kidnapped, he wasn’t in the first 70% of the book. I love how the world is getting built with the action like you don’t feel behind and you know what’s going on, but the way Rick Riordan has a way of describing things in such a youthful, yet descriptive way is amazing. I enjoyed the storyline and how Percy is growing and how he already is very protective of his friends.
The cliff hanger though!! It makes me want to grab the third book and finish this series just to found out what is going to happen.
P.S if anything happens to Tyson or Grover again, imma go to war.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Bullying, and Ableism
Moderate: Death
Minor: Blood and Cannibalism
leolizard's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence and Blood
johannarose's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Abandonment, Blood, Cannibalism, Violence, Death, Ableism, Bullying, and Grief
createandchaos's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Tyson is literally the best brother ever and I'd kill for him. Percy count your days because I'm about to steal your brother.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, and Violence
Moderate: Death
Minor: Blood
emohell's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
this series always captures so well the feelings of being a kid, that inner turmoil between doing what’s right and doing what’s safe
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying and Ableism
Moderate: Death
Minor: Blood and Cannibalism
anniereads221's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Ableism, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Animal death, Bullying, and Fire/Fire injury
ewwniamh's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
this series is truly peak fiction
Content Warnings
Minor: Blood and Injury/Injury detail