The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
OK! Sorry I haven't posted in a while - school, family, and miscellaneous have kept me away from the computer for a while but I'm back! I'm going to be doing reviews differently - not so in-depth and more brief - so I can get more out there. Let me know what you think!
Most of the Percy Jackson books have the same 'things to consider'. There is only one swear word in the entire series. Normally I would work my way through the series but I don't think that is necessary here. Reading The Lightening Thief and The Sea of Monsters reviews will be enough to cover the whole series.
So you can look for (and read!) the other books, here they are in order:
The Lightening Thief
The Sea of Monsters
The Titan's Curse
The Battle of the Labyrinth
The Last Olympian
Hope you enjoy!
Percy Jackson's seventh-grade year has been surprisingly quiet. Not a single monster has set foot on his New York prep-school campus. But when an innocent game of dodgeball among Percy and his classmates turns into a death match against an ugly gang of cannibal giants, things get...well, ugly. And the unexpected arrival of Percy's friend Annabeth brings more bad news: the magical borders that protect Camp Half-Blood have been poisoned by a mysterious enemy, and unless a cure is found, the only safe haven for demigods will be destroyed.
In this fresh, funny, and hugely anticipated follow-up to The Lightening Thief , Percy and his friends must journey into the Sea of Monsters to save their beloved camp. But first, Percy will discover a stunning new secret about his family - one that makes him wonder whether being claimed as Poseidon's son is an honor, or simply a cruel joke. (from inside cover)
Ages: 11+
This is a adventure-filled book (as all the Percy Jackson books are). It can be violent but is mainly demigod vs. monster, not demigod vs. demigod so there really isn't much blood. Monsters dissipate so it isn't gory.
Some things to consider:
Grover (Percy's satyr friend) uses a wedding dress as a disguise and tricks a Cyclops into thinking that he (Grover) is a female Cyclops. Because of this, the Cyclops wants to marry Grover. Later, the Cyclops wants to eat Clarisse (a girl from Camp Half-Blood).
Annabeth and Percy discuss fatal flaws, flaws that will eventually kill every half-blood such as believing you can do everything better than someone else or putting one friend's safety above the safety of the entire world (this may not seem like such a bad thing, but this is explained in the book).
(I'll try to explain this without giving anything away) Percy meets up with a friend he then takes to camp. After a strange connection between Percy and his friend is discovered, both Percy and his friend are ridiculed. Percy doesn't want to even be associated with his friend after this but in the end he comes around.
There is one use of d---
Of course, there are the usual references to gods, goddesses, nymphs, dryads, the Underworld, Olympus, and Tartarus. There is talk of curses and blessings, and plenty about prophecies.
As always, Percy is true to his friends and tries to protect them at all costs. They are constantly risking themselves for each other.
That about wraps it up. It's a great book; one of my personal favorites (although not my favorite in the Percy Jackson series).
Happy reading!
~Thalia
Most of the Percy Jackson books have the same 'things to consider'. There is only one swear word in the entire series. Normally I would work my way through the series but I don't think that is necessary here. Reading The Lightening Thief and The Sea of Monsters reviews will be enough to cover the whole series.
So you can look for (and read!) the other books, here they are in order:
The Lightening Thief
The Sea of Monsters
The Titan's Curse
The Battle of the Labyrinth
The Last Olympian
Hope you enjoy!
Percy Jackson's seventh-grade year has been surprisingly quiet. Not a single monster has set foot on his New York prep-school campus. But when an innocent game of dodgeball among Percy and his classmates turns into a death match against an ugly gang of cannibal giants, things get...well, ugly. And the unexpected arrival of Percy's friend Annabeth brings more bad news: the magical borders that protect Camp Half-Blood have been poisoned by a mysterious enemy, and unless a cure is found, the only safe haven for demigods will be destroyed.
In this fresh, funny, and hugely anticipated follow-up to The Lightening Thief , Percy and his friends must journey into the Sea of Monsters to save their beloved camp. But first, Percy will discover a stunning new secret about his family - one that makes him wonder whether being claimed as Poseidon's son is an honor, or simply a cruel joke. (from inside cover)
Ages: 11+
This is a adventure-filled book (as all the Percy Jackson books are). It can be violent but is mainly demigod vs. monster, not demigod vs. demigod so there really isn't much blood. Monsters dissipate so it isn't gory.
Some things to consider:
Grover (Percy's satyr friend) uses a wedding dress as a disguise and tricks a Cyclops into thinking that he (Grover) is a female Cyclops. Because of this, the Cyclops wants to marry Grover. Later, the Cyclops wants to eat Clarisse (a girl from Camp Half-Blood).
Annabeth and Percy discuss fatal flaws, flaws that will eventually kill every half-blood such as believing you can do everything better than someone else or putting one friend's safety above the safety of the entire world (this may not seem like such a bad thing, but this is explained in the book).
(I'll try to explain this without giving anything away) Percy meets up with a friend he then takes to camp. After a strange connection between Percy and his friend is discovered, both Percy and his friend are ridiculed. Percy doesn't want to even be associated with his friend after this but in the end he comes around.
There is one use of d---
Of course, there are the usual references to gods, goddesses, nymphs, dryads, the Underworld, Olympus, and Tartarus. There is talk of curses and blessings, and plenty about prophecies.
As always, Percy is true to his friends and tries to protect them at all costs. They are constantly risking themselves for each other.
That about wraps it up. It's a great book; one of my personal favorites (although not my favorite in the Percy Jackson series).
Happy reading!
~Thalia
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