*This review was written months ago immediately after I finished reading the book, however I have only just got round to posting it. Due to how busy my life has been recently, I was unable to write reviews for books 3-5, and so take the excitement and love in this review to be my opinion on the rest of the series- as I FREAKING LOVED THEM! :)*
Hello!
I only finished Percy Jackson and the lightning thief a few days ago, and I am already reviewing the second book. If anything shows my love for these books, that should! They are just so quick and easy to read. The only problem I have with this book is the fact that I got so sucked into the world of Percy Jackson, that I completely forgot to take notes, so everything written here is coming purely from memory (and if you know me, you will know that I may probably have the worst emory in the ENTIRE universe...) and so therefore, don't expect this review to be particularly long or detailed.
I have to say, despite the fact that this book has the same rating as the first in the series, I think I may have preferred it, which surprised me, as that is usually not the case. In fact, I will up my rating to 4.75 right now. In this book I felt that I became a lot closer to the characters- I LOVE the new character of Tyson- he is so adorable! I couldn't help but feel sorry for him throughout the entire book- which i'm guessing was intentional on the authors part. I loved how, despite the discrimination being thrown at him again and again by many of the other characters, he was completely accepting of anyone and anything. (Even if he inadvertently insulted them along the way) In particular, I loved the relationship between him and Rainbow- they were just so gods damn cute! Also- there was another toga joke! (Don't ask why I find them so funny- I have no idea!) : 'The other chariot teams had plenty of tricks up their togas'
Another thing that I love about Rick Riordans books is how he can *SUPER MINOR SPOILER - NO DETAILS GIVEN* make you love a character at the beginning of a book, and then absolutely hate them by the end. This is something that can either be done really well, or really badly- and Rick Riordan did this well. Again, much like the first book, I feel that my reading experience was affected by the fact that I had previously watched the film- causing certain events and betrayals to be not so surprising, despite the fact that I had forgotten most of what happened in the film.
Overall, I am really excited to read the next book- especially seeing as there was no film, and so I can therefore go into this book knowing nothing about the events that occur!)
~ Chey x
