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I liked this book more than the last one, which is a good sign for a series.
My favorite part (unsurprisingly) was Annabeth (which I always read as Annabell) hearing the sirens. I am fantastically interested in what happens with her and Luke (and if we don't get an epic showdown between those two before the end of the series I will be massively disappointed). Also, I like how Luke complicates Annabeth's and Percy's relationship because I think point I think... well, let me just say that if Percy heard the sirens, I think Annabeth would have been there.
I loved Thalia returning and I like the way that the prophecy is getting more and more complicated in interesting ways. Which leads me into two things that really impressed me about this series.
The first is how goddamned feminist it is. There are girls all the fuck over this series. There are girl myths (young and old, we're not just getting pretty temptresses here), there are girl heroes, there are girl antagonists (we've yet to get a truly villainous female, but I'm sure that's coming). Then we get to Clarisse. Clarissa is a bit of a bully, she's disliked, Percy doesn't really like her, yet both he and the narrative treats her with respect and show that she has the same familial issues that all the half-bloods do.
The second is... I lost my clever idea for how to articulate this, but basically Thalia. I like how she complicates Percy's life, and I like how unsure everyone is around her return.
Speaking of complications, I really liked Percy's cyclops half-brother. I vote we kick Grover out and have Tyson replace him. All in favor?
I guess that's all I have to say. And as always, management appreciates spoiler-free comments.
My favorite part (unsurprisingly) was Annabeth (which I always read as Annabell) hearing the sirens. I am fantastically interested in what happens with her and Luke (and if we don't get an epic showdown between those two before the end of the series I will be massively disappointed). Also, I like how Luke complicates Annabeth's and Percy's relationship because I think point I think... well, let me just say that if Percy heard the sirens, I think Annabeth would have been there.
I loved Thalia returning and I like the way that the prophecy is getting more and more complicated in interesting ways. Which leads me into two things that really impressed me about this series.
The first is how goddamned feminist it is. There are girls all the fuck over this series. There are girl myths (young and old, we're not just getting pretty temptresses here), there are girl heroes, there are girl antagonists (we've yet to get a truly villainous female, but I'm sure that's coming). Then we get to Clarisse. Clarissa is a bit of a bully, she's disliked, Percy doesn't really like her, yet both he and the narrative treats her with respect and show that she has the same familial issues that all the half-bloods do.
The second is... I lost my clever idea for how to articulate this, but basically Thalia. I like how she complicates Percy's life, and I like how unsure everyone is around her return.
Speaking of complications, I really liked Percy's cyclops half-brother. I vote we kick Grover out and have Tyson replace him. All in favor?
I guess that's all I have to say. And as always, management appreciates spoiler-free comments.
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ETA: One thing I'll warn about is that, at times, I'm not thrilled with Riordan's depiction of the goddesses as compared to his depiction of the gods.
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Good boy!
And I'll keep my eye on the way that gods vs goddess are depicted.