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Friday, April 3, 2009

The Sea of Monsters

Riordan, Rick. The Sea of Monsters. New York: Miramax Books, 2006. 279 pages. (Fantasy Series)

Have you ever gone across the United States, fighting monsters? Well, that’s exactly what these characters do in the novel, The Sea of Monsters. The main characters are Percy, Annabeth, Grover, and Luke. The novel takes place mostly is in Camp Half- Blood. The problem these characters face is that the villain, Luke, poisoned the camp’s tree, and has the Golden Fleece, the only thing that can save the camp. The tree is important because it is the main source of protection for the camp. Also, Grover is in the Sea of Monsters. He got there because he got kidnapped by a monster (monster- knapped!!) They solve their problem by searching for Grover in the Sea of Monsters, finding the Golden Fleece, and save the camp. This book is the sequel to The Lightning Thief.

My least favorite character was Grover the most because even though he was a good character, he didn’t really do anything. He was pretty much just in the Sea of Monsters the whole novel! I selected this book because I liked the first book of the series, The Lightning Thief, and decided to read the second book of the series. If I were to give this book a one word label, it would be “crazy”. Even though it is a very good book, it is so “crazy” because none of the stuff would probably ever happen. Rick Riordan has a vast vocabulary and very good ideas for stories that turn out to be best-sellers.


Reviewed by: Chicken Wing 57

Beach Blondes

Applegate, Katherine. Beach Blondes. NY: Simon Pulse, 2008. 721 pages. (Romance)

Florida Keys, the perfect place to spend your entire summer. At least that’s what Summer Smith thinks. She’s been in cold, snowy, miserable Minnesota for way too long, so she sets off to spend the summer with her aunt, Mallory, and evil cousin Diana, who has always been jealous of her. Good thing she’s in the mood for a summer fling because that’s exactly what she’s going to get. She meets three totally awesome guys: Adam Merrick, the senator’s son, with all the money imaginable and total power; Diver, a mysterious man who always has Summer guessing his identity; and Seth Warner, the perfect guy for Summer… but he’s taken. Summer is in for more trouble than she could ever imagine from one summer.


I really liked this book. It was really funny and cute with a lot of drama, which is what I look for in a book. There’s definitely at least one shocking twist in every chapter. Anyone looking for a good drama filled book should totally read this!


Reviewed by: JustGuess