Percy Jackson and The Olympians The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan

Genre: Young Adult

Sub Genre: Urban Fantasy; Greek Gods, Magic, Monsters, Powers

Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars

Back Cover: Percy Jackson’s seventh-grade year has been surprisingly quiet. Not a single monster has set foot on his New York prep-school campus. But when an innocent game of dodgeball among Percy and his classmates turns into a death match against an ugly gang of cannibal giants, things get . . . well, ugly. And the unexpected arrival of Percy’s friend Annabeth brings more bad news: the magical borders that protect Camp Half-Blood have been poisoned by a mysterious enemy, and unless a cure is found, the only safe haven for demigods will be destroyed.

This is the second book in Percy Jackson and The Olympians series. Percy has almost made it through a whole school year without incident. He’s even made a new friend. But on the last day of school all hell breaks loose. And things just seem to be going downhill from there. Percy as a character has grown a bit since the last book. Now off on another adventure we get to learn more about the prophecy that wasn’t talked about much in the first book. This story builds on the last one and show a great amount of depth. I love how these books are written. And I can’t wait to see where it will go from here in the next book, The Titan's Curse.

Publisher: Disney-Hyperion

ISBN: 1423103343

Pages: 304

Series: Percy Jackson and The Olympians

Volume: 2

Percy Jackson & The Olympians the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

Genre: Young Adult

Sub Genre: Urban Fantasy; Greek Gods, Magic, Monsters, Powers

Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars

Back Cover: Percy Jackson is a good kid, but he can’t seem to focus on his schoolwork or control his temper. And lately, being away at boarding school is only getting worse—Percy could have sworn his pre-algebra teacher turned into a monster and tried to kill him. When Percy’s mom finds out, she knows it’s time that he knew the truth about where he came from, and that he go to the one place he’ll be safe. She sends Percy to Camp Half-Blood, a summer camp for demigods (on Long Island), where he learns that the father he never knew is Poseidon, God of the Sea. Soon a mystery unfolds and together with his friends—one a satyr and the other the demigod daughter of Athena—Percy sets out on a quest across the United States to reach the gates of the Underworld (located in a recording studio in Hollywood) and prevent a catastrophic war between the gods.

This in the first book in the Olympian series. We meet Percy who has bounced from school to school. After a run in with a not so human teacher his life starts to change. I don’t want to go too much into it but as I think you should read it. I know that there is a movie of this book which I have seen. I am sad to say that I feel that is does not follow the book to the degree that I would have liked. I really love this book and am looking forward to reading the next one in the series, The Sea of Monsters.

Publisher: Disney-Hyperion

ISBN: 142313494X

Pages: 400

Series: Percy Jackson & The Olympians

Volume: 1