The second installment of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series is one of the only cases in which I actually enjoyed the second book in a series. In this book Percy discovers he has a half-brother, and has escapes from Camp Half Blood to go to the Bermuda Triangle, also known as the Sea of Monsters. He adventures into the Sea to recover the Golden Fleece, the only magical object capable of saving Thalia's Three, the magical barrier that prevents Camp Half Blood from being destroyed by monsters. As funny and interesting as the first book, anybody can enjoy this book series, not only middle grade students.

After the rescue mission for two demigods goes wrong, Annabeth is kidnapped by a manticore. While in Camp Half Blood everybody hears a prophecy that a group of five has to go west to save the goddess Artemis. Percy follows the group and finally joins them. After arriving to the mountain where both Artemis and Annabeth are prisoners, a battle follows, where Artemis' second in command dies. Later, in Mount Olympus, Thalia becomes Artemis' second. In this book we are introduced to two new demigods, Bianca and Nico di Angelo, the later being my favorite character in the series, and also a very important character for the rest of the series and the sequel series. As always, you don't even realize you are turning the pages, because you are really absorbed into the story.

After the rescue mission for two demigods goes wrong, Annabeth is kidnapped by a manticore. While in Camp Half Blood everybody hears a prophecy that a group of five has to go west to save the goddess Artemis. Percy follows the group and finally joins them. After arriving to the mountain where both Artemis and Annabeth are prisoners, a battle follows, where Artemis' second in command dies. Later, in Mount Olympus, Thalia becomes Artemis' second. In this book we are introduced to two new demigods, Bianca and Nico di Angelo, the later being my favorite character in the series, and also a very important character for the rest of the series and the sequel series. As always, you don't even realize you are turning the pages, because you are really absorbed into the story.