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This was a fun and entertaining book. The plot was good, a little predictable at times. The characters were developed and relatable. Percy, Annabeth, and Grover were further developed from the first book. The relationships between characters were good and developed further. I engaged the new characters. I love how the author has further developed the lore and worldbuilding.

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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.

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