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A review by theespressoedition
The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
What I enjoyed about The Sea of Monsters:
- the references to Greek mythology that I was familiar with (there was more of it in this book than there was in the first, which surprised me)
- the addition of Tyson, who was absolutely precious and I would protect at all costs
- Annabeth being at least a little bit less of an annoying know-it-all than in the initial book
What I didn't enjoy so much about The Sea of Monsters:
- it was almost irritatingly predictable (especially the ending, which was weird because the first book had many more twists and turns)
- I get that it was needed but the prejudice against Tyson was frustrating as heck from beginning-to-end and I found it confusing that in the "human world," Percy stood up for him, but as soon as he was in Camp Half-Blood and found out what Tyson really was, he was insecure and embarrassed
- Annabeth is still an annoying know-it-all (albeit less than before)
Overall, it was an enjoyable, quick adventure book that wasn't as great as the first but still gave me enough to be excited for the next installment. And yes, I do realize that I am not the ideal audience for these books, so that plays a lot into my thoughts about them. But they are my thoughts nonetheless.
- the references to Greek mythology that I was familiar with (there was more of it in this book than there was in the first, which surprised me)
- the addition of Tyson, who was absolutely precious and I would protect at all costs
- Annabeth being at least a little bit less of an annoying know-it-all than in the initial book
What I didn't enjoy so much about The Sea of Monsters:
- it was almost irritatingly predictable (especially the ending, which was weird because the first book had many more twists and turns)
- I get that it was needed but the prejudice against Tyson was frustrating as heck from beginning-to-end and I found it confusing that in the "human world," Percy stood up for him, but as soon as he was in Camp Half-Blood and found out what Tyson really was, he was insecure and embarrassed
- Annabeth is still an annoying know-it-all (albeit less than before)
Overall, it was an enjoyable, quick adventure book that wasn't as great as the first but still gave me enough to be excited for the next installment. And yes, I do realize that I am not the ideal audience for these books, so that plays a lot into my thoughts about them. But they are my thoughts nonetheless.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail