Our Rating: A

How would you feel if, in less than a year, your whole life had changed?  You find out that you are actually Poseidon’s son.  As a child of the god of the seas, you get sent off to a “halfblood” camp, a special camp for Greek demigods, where you have to train to help save the world.  Then, you have to come back to the real world after you survived your first mythological feat only to find out that you have a half-brother that is a cyclops.

This is the normal life that Percy Jackson is getting used to.

The novel The Seas of Monsters by Rick Riordan is an action-packed story filled with educational information about Greek mythology alongside the fictional events of Percy Jackson.  The book is the second installment of the five book series, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, chronicling Percy’s journeys between life as a demigod and normal teenager.

The Sea of Monsters starts out with Percy getting in trouble at school again.  He becomes friends with a new kid, Tyson, who is being bullied by students who turn out to be monsters in disguise.  The monsters were trying to kill Tyson and Percy in a dodgeball game that ends up destroying the school.  Percy comes out all over on the news.

Riordan captivates readers with his writing style. His use of suspense is what makes the readers love it so much.  Suspense shows up in the book when Percy is having dreams where he can see through other peoples’ eyes.  These dreams always precede exciting events that lead to the climax.  The dreams also end in cliffhangers, which make readers wonder what happened and want to find out more.

Both adults and kids of all ages will enjoy this book.  It is a great read for those who love exciting and suspenseful books with a little taste of comedy.  It’s such an amazing novel because the readers start connecting with the characters they knew from The Lighting Thief, which is the first book in the series.

If you are looking for an action-packed read, The Seas of Monsters is definitely a book you should pick up.  Be prepared for good laughs, suspenseful moments and more excitement than riding a roller coaster.