It is the second book in the Percy Jackson series where Percy is sent on a quest (well, I wouldn't say SENT) to retrieve the golden fleece that will hep cure Thalia's tree to protect camp-half blood. Old enemies appear and new ones emerge. How will Percy and his band of loyal friends survive?
Esta segunda entrega ha sido más ágil y compleja ya que conocemos la situación de los personajes y la misión ha tenido más frentes abiertos.
Me gusta mucho cómo el autor desarrolla la historia y te hace pensar cuál debería ser el siguiente paso del personaje y anticipar las criaturas con las que se va a cruzar. También me hace mucha gracia que recurra al "todo parece estar yendo muy bien últimamente"... "bueno, ya no".
Review of 'Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters' on 'Storygraph'
4 stars
Esta segunda entrega ha sido más ágil y compleja ya que conocemos la situación de los personajes y la misión ha tenido más frentes abiertos.
Me gusta mucho cómo el autor desarrolla la historia y te hace pensar cuál debería ser el siguiente paso del personaje y anticipar las criaturas con las que se va a cruzar. También me hace mucha gracia que recurra al "todo parece estar yendo muy bien últimamente"... "bueno, ya no".
Review of 'Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters' on 'Storygraph'
4 stars
Percy meets one of his half-siblings and has to deal with more implications of his immortal parentage. Grover's search goes awry, Clarisse's quest is similarly troubled, and Percy is failing at his efforts to be innocuous.
I enjoy the dynamic between Percy and Tyson. Not where it is at the start of the book (Percy had to work through some things), but I like where it ends up. Grover's captivity is VERY stressful, and as much as I wish he'd gotten his answer, his quest is too big to be solved in book two, so I think that was the right choice.
There's a lot of terror and pain in this one. These are books for kids, but they are pretty deep. A lot of the depth and complexity comes from understanding the implications of various plot points, but there's enough detail that it's clear that it was on purpose. …
Percy meets one of his half-siblings and has to deal with more implications of his immortal parentage. Grover's search goes awry, Clarisse's quest is similarly troubled, and Percy is failing at his efforts to be innocuous.
I enjoy the dynamic between Percy and Tyson. Not where it is at the start of the book (Percy had to work through some things), but I like where it ends up. Grover's captivity is VERY stressful, and as much as I wish he'd gotten his answer, his quest is too big to be solved in book two, so I think that was the right choice.
There's a lot of terror and pain in this one. These are books for kids, but they are pretty deep. A lot of the depth and complexity comes from understanding the implications of various plot points, but there's enough detail that it's clear that it was on purpose. This applies to everything from Percy's mom's dynamic with Gabe in the last book (a very abusive relationship with her as the victim), to the little hints of her moving on that we get in this one. These books aren't about her, but it feels like she's a full person who just isn't the focus, rather than having thin characterization.
