Grover is in danger, Half-blood hill is dying. Tantalus takes Chiron's place as Camp Half-Blood's activities director, with Chiron being under investigation.
The second instalment in the six-part (soon to be seven-part) Percy Jackson and the Olympians (PJO) series, this book is significantly more engaging than its prequel (a must-read to understand the relationship dynamics between the characters).

The story was heavily engaging, with encounters left right and center. The pacing was almost on-point, though slightly fast for my liking. Grover's situation in particular was constantly on my mind, so tense and time-constrained, but only having an occasional glance into his state. Not to mention the very... curious nature of the aforementioned situation. I couldn't think of anything but this plotline for the entire duration of the book, and every time someone was on the brink of death, or another unpleasant fate, I was on the edge of my chair eager to know what was going to happen.

It's honestly very difficult to find something to criticise about this book, Riordan's writing is near enough flawless in my opinion, I would say that most encounters and plot points felt like they were resolved quite fast, and we could've has a longer book (maybe closer to 400, not the 300 or so we see, depending on the edition).

Overall, this book is a relatively quick, and easy read, with an engaging plot and characters. This book, and much of Riordan's other works, are must-reads if you're into fantasy set in modern times with some great humour, or if you're in any way interested in mythologies from civilisations like the Greeks, Romans, there are even books on Egyptian and Norse mythologies.

4.5 stars!