A review by kristina_ligaya
The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan

adventurous funny hopeful tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I did not enjoy this book as much as I enjoyed the first book. At first, I was "Oh. Here we go again. Percy will be leading the quest and he's gonna succeed". It was an easy read for me, but it was hard for me to get through this book at first because I thought it's gonna be the same as the lightning thief, but then I was wrong. It was not. It was so good! I can understand Percy's embarrassment of his half-brother Tyson, and what made me love this book again is that Percy turned to love Tyson, not because Tyson saved him multiple times, but rather because Percy already loved him before anything of that happened. He really cared for Tyson, but he just did not admit it to himself because he was too embarrassed. I love Tyson for being so pure, loving, and innocent. 

This book is adventurous and I also loved it for that. It brought me to different places I had never heard of (well because I was knowledgeable about Greek mythology). 

Funny moments in this book: 

"Um, Dad?" I called. "How's it going?" This is what Percy said when he tried communicating with Poseidon.

and many others.

How Mr. Rick Riordan ends the book is phenomenal because it makes you want to read the next book, but I'm not gonna read the next book for now. I will read after I read a book of a different genre. I am so excited to witness what will happen next.