Book Review Of Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

Book Review
Percy has this nightmare where he sees Grover running away from something and he is extremely terrified of whatever that is chasing him. He meets a new friend named Tyson who was a homeless kid. During school, Percy is stuck playing dodgeball against large seventh graders who turn out to be Laistrygonians. They summon explosive fireballs and attempt to kill Percy, but he is protected by Tyson who surprisingly is unharmed by the monsters' fireballs. Annabeth arrives in the nick of time, saves Percy by stabbing the last Laistrygonian from behind and takes Percy and Tyson back to Camp Half-Blood. They find the camp under attack by bronze bulls because Thalia's tree, which protects the camp, has been poisoned by an unknown intruder. Only then does Percy realize that Tyson is not exactly human, but in actual fact a Cyclops. Chiron, the assistant director, has been fired because he is suspected of poisoning the tree, and is replaced by Tantalus, a spirit from the Fields of Punishment. During dinner time, Poseidon claims Tyson as his son and now Percy has a half-brother as well as a new cabin mate. Another night, Grover enters into Percy’s dreams and tells him to go to the Sea of Monsters to save him from an evil Cyclops named Polyphemus that has held him captive and to be his bride within the next few days . As Tantalus assumed that Percy, Annabeth and Tyson were troublemakers and had disrupted the chariot race, he punished them. During punishment, Percy and Annabeth discuss about ways to save Thalia’s tree and Camp Half Blood. They come up with a solution and that was to go retrieve the Golden Fleece that has been believed to have disappeared for centuries. They request for permission to go on the quest to find the Golden Fleece in order to save Thalia’s tree, which Tantalus does, sending Clarisse, daughter of the God of War, Ares as well as the winner of the chariot race. Hermes, the God of thieves pays Percy a visit and gives him gifts that will prove useful when they sneak off on the quest. Hermes hopes that Percy would not only save Grover but Luke as well when they embark on the quest of retrieving the Golden Fleece. Percy receives help from Poseidon, who gives them three Hippocampi, and together with Annabeth and Tyson, ends up on a passing cruise ship, the Princess Andromeda, which is revealed to be owned by Luke. They are captured and learn that Luke is trying to reform Kronos, a Titan who is the father of Zeus. They manage to escape and are later saved by Clarisse, who has a boat of her own that was given to her by her father Ares. It is destroyed upon entering the Sea of Monsters, known to mortals as the Bermuda Triangle. When the boat was destroyed, Tyson was nowhere to be found and Percy feels like he has failed in protecting Tyson. They reach the island of Polyphemus and save Grover with the help of Tyson and Clarisse, recovering the Fleece in the process. Apparently, Tyson was saved by the Hippocampi which he named Rainbow. They make their way to Florida, and Percy sends Clarisse, with the fleece, back to camp to save Thalia’s tree remembering that it was her quest, not his. Soon after Percy, Annabeth, Grover and Tyson are captured by Luke and his accomplices, the bear-twins, Argrius and Oreius. Percy manages to contact camp with an Iris-message, tricking Luke into admitting that he was the one who poisoned Thalia's tree. In a duel with Luke, Percy is nearly killed. He is saved by Chiron and his relatives, the Party Ponies. Chiron is rehired after being proven not guilty, reveals to Percy that he is unsure if Percy is the one that the Prophecy spoke of. When Percy is sixteen, he may be the hero the Prophecy spoke of that will decide the fate of Olympus. Later, Percy learns that Tyson has been praying to Poseidon for a friend as he does not want to be alone. Now, Poseidon wants Tyson to go to his underwater palace for the rest of the summer where he will learn to work at the Cyclopes’ forges. During the second chariot race, Tyson gives Percy a watch which turns out to be shield that he has made and together Percy, Annabeth and Tyson emerge victorious the second time around. That night, Annabeth was on guard duty and she could not believe the effects of the Fleece. The Golden Fleece proved to be even more magical and amazing as it is. Not only did it cure Thalia's tree of its poison, Thalia herself is even spewed out of the tree.

Favourite Character of the Book
My Favourite Character of this book would have to be Tyson, the cyclops. In the beginning, Tyson is depicted as a timid and yet fears almost everything. He is a very clumsy in whatever he does. During a dodgeball session, the seventh graders that Percy and his teamates are against turn out to be Laistrygonian that unleash explosive fireballs. At that moment in time, Tyson becomes courageous and protects Percy from the exploding fireball that approaches in his direction. Due to the fact that Tyson is a cyclops, he is immune to fire. When they arrive back at Camp Half-Blood, Tyson shows the other side of him, the side that is strong and brave by deafeating the bronze bull that was attacking camp. Along the way, he is claimed by Poseidon as his son and he is now Percy's half-brother. On the quest to rescue Grover from Polyphemus, the evil cyclops that has taken Grover captive as his bride and retrieve the Golden Fleece in order to save Thalia's tree, he has proven himself time and time again with the many events that have happened . Together with Percy, Annabeth and Clarrise, Tyson proves himself worthy of being a hero when they save Grover from the hands of Polyphemus.

Unique Selling Point of the Book
Again, this is a book about Greek mythology which I thought was all about gods and mystical creatures and it would be boring to the extend that I fall asleep reading it. Turns out, I was mistaken. The very moment I started reading the book, I could not help myself but continue reading till the end. Rick Riordan has depicted the concept of Greek mythology so well that it is enticing and his books have the power to grip people to finish reading the book. This is a book that has the potential to go beyond what is expected of it. Therefore, I believe that this is a book suitable for all ages to read, so you'd better go to the library and borrow it or go to popular to purchase it. This is another book that I personally recommend and it is definitely worthy of your time, money and effort reading so go and check it out now.