Name: The Sea of Monsters
Rating: 4.197353563867325 (2834 reviews)
ISBN: 9780786856862

Rick Riordan

When Thalia’s tree is mysteriously poisoned, the magical borders of Camp Half-Blood begin to fail.  Now Percy and his friends have just days to find the only magic item powerful to save the camp before it is overrun by monsters.  The catch: they must sail into the Sea of Monsters to find it.  Along the way, Percy must stage a daring rescue operation to save his old friend Grover, and he learns a terrible secret about his own family, making him question whether being the son of Poseidon is an honor or a curse.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 2

The Sea of Monsters

Ans Rizwan

This book introduced the party ponies. Only good thing about it

Demi-god Percy Jackson and his friends must journey into the Sea of Monsters to save their camp. But first Percy will discover a secret that makes him wonder whether being claimed as Poseidon's son is an honor or a cruel joke.

The sea of monsters

Marija

Nice book for children. I enjoyed reading but it has too many "stories" everyone who knows mythology already heard- so it was predictable 

ploral

The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 2)

I enjoyed this book a bit more than the first one, but again did feel like they did spell out major things for each event in the book. But I know this is a kids book - so again enjoyed for what it was!

Ashley Denktas

melanie

Jordan

Ellie M.

For some reason, this book was subtly boring than the rest of the books in the series. It took me a longer time to read it.

Nanthanat Chompradist

I was totally hooked from beginning to end. This book has no boring bits. Super enjoyable read👏🏻

(I want to give Tyson a big big hug. He is such a baby🤏🏻👼🏻)

karo

Im just rereading the whole series due to the disney show, Percy Jackson will always be a masterpiece to me. Uncle Ricks writing is just top tier 🤌🏻 Even if im a whole ass adult now, the books never disappoint and are as entertaining as ever.

Luke Harkness

Non-stop action

No doubt this is quite an entertaining book - there's a rollercoaster of constant action and I've got a lot of time for the ancient Greek mythology. However, it is very simple and doesn't feel quite as re-read able as the Harry Potter's as an adult.

Sarah Sammis

The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan is a retelling of the Odyssey and continues the story arc begun in The Lightning Thief. This time Clarissa is sent on the official Camp Half Blood quest but Percy and his friends though have their own agenda, namely to save Grover.

I'm going to let you in on a secret. My favorite character isn't Percy or any of the other Camp Half Blood heroes. Nope. My favorite character who shows up in The Sea of Monsters for the first time is Tyson, the young cyclops.

Tyson brings humanity to the other side of the Gods' infidelities. Gods have children who are gods, demigods and (yes) monsters. The Gods aren't fair or just parents; they show favoritism and they ignore others. Tyson like most monsters is cast aside, growing up on the fringes of human society. He's a rare one though in that he gets a second chance, being befriended by Percy and therefore brought into favor with Poseidon.

The book begins with Percy and Tyson being friends. Percy's aware that Tyson isn't quite normal but he figures it's because he's a homeless kid and just hasn't had the same support other kids have had. Later, of course, he has to rethink the friendship when he learns that Tyson is a very young cyclops and therefore a monster and a half brother.

Two factors made me love Tyson from the get-go. The first is his eager, toddler approach to things. From how he acts he seems about the same age (or cyclops equivalent) as my daughter. So there's a motherly connection.

My second bonding point comes from Percy's sudden realization that he's a big brother. I was only child until I was seven. My brother was born three weeks before my birthday. So that birthday just felt ruined by everyone cooing over the baby. It took a long time for me to adjust to being a sister and to finally warm to and ultimately love my sibling.

Christine

When Camp Half-Blood, the only safe haven for demigods, nears the verge of being overrun by mythological monsters, Percy and his friends must venture to find his best friend Grover.

five stars for tyson and … that ending gagged me!!!

The Sea of Monsters Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 2

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