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The Fleece was taken away from a boy in the Titan army. I thought this book was just okay. Sea of MonstersThis is the sequel to the first book in the series Percy Jackson and the Olympians. Camp's borders are not working because Thalia's tree has been poisoned. Reading the book was very tedious. The Golden Fleece is made of sheep skin and without this, Thalia's tree remains poisoned. This leads to a great adventure.
This is the worst book in the series. Percy Jackson goes on another adventure to save the Golden Fleece and his friend Grover who has been taken away by Cyclopes. I have read many better books in my life time. The Fleece has the power of enchantment. Thalia, who is the daughter of Zeus will not live if the tree dies. I didn't care for this book, because I feel that is unimportant. I didn't see any use reading this book.MW
The Sea of Monsters is a very good book. I loved this book because it's very suspenseful, but mainly because I like Greek mythology.
In the second book, Percy goes on another quest. In this quest Percy must go save his friend Grover from a Cyclopes and recover the Golden Fleece.
The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan.This is the second book of the series Percy Jackson and the Olympians. The camp's magical border (that prevents monsters from entering camp) has failed because Thalia's pine tree (a daughter of Zeus who died in battle) has been poisoned by someone in the Titan army for an invasion.
The Golden Fleece is a heavy square of sheep's skin that beautifies a land if it is placed on it. The Golden Fleece is required because it will save Camp Half-Blood.
I'd have to admit that this book was better than the first book, The Lightning Thief. It may even be the best of the series.
This was actually my favorite from the series because of one character. It's just that it wasn't really that needed in the series besides introducing Tyson.So, in my above rating it should say 5 stars because I just loved Tyson that much (like the little brother I never had). Really, this book was mainly just a way to introduce Tyson.
He's my second favorite character in the series. I'm not saying this is a bad book though. Tyson.
Without Tyson being a character they might have just scraped this book and made it only 4 in the series. In the beginning I was thouroughly angered at the lack of Grover, but I got over it after Tyson. This was just as funny as the first, but it probably had a lot less action.
By all means, it's entertaining and had the same spark as the first. But I guess in retrospect it's more like a 4 out of 5 because it's not as much action (all I remember is talking for the most part, talking and dreams).Oh and the ending had me crying, mostly because I was listening to a sad tune as I read it.
I think this helped him become a more well-rounded character.I absolutely loved how the author incorporated Greek tales and myths into this story but giving them a more modern twist. The Sea of Monsters was another fun action/adventure story that kept your attention all the way through.Percy has to deal with a lot more complex issues, such as self-identity, and dealing with his own prejudices. I'm slowly making my way through this series. I just loved the spin he put on them and it makes me want to see what he does with the other books.The beginning wasn't as engaging or as quickly paced as the first one, where we'd already be in some quick action stuff already. But it didn't devolve into some introspective angst-y type of novel. He managed through his issues with his own Percy-like spunk, so it didn't drag down the story at all. Sure there was some battles and stuff but to me they lacked punch, not that it was bad though. It was still fun to read.Great stuff.
I started reading these books as a result of seeing the trailer for the movie. The detail that Rick Riordan puts into his writing manages to keep your imagination working throughout the entire book. I love, love, love these books. Book Two, The Sea of Monsters did not fail in keeping me reading. Just as the first, this book keeps equal action right from the get go. It's great.
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