I love how Brooks writes this. Its so convincing and makes you doubt everything. It’s gripping and scary. And I love the connections we found in the documentation of events. 

A great read!

This was the kind of book that I dreaded realizing I was at the last page. I literally spent a few minutes staring at the Acknowledgments section at the end with images of the story still racing through my head. This series comes a close second to Harry Potter. It made The Hunger Games seem so boring to me now. 

I like how the love story evolved without it having to be a distraction to the story itself. It was subtle, it never made a big deal of anything. Always there, we all knew, we just waited for the right moment for it to really bloom. Just like Ron and Hermione. I like the kissing underwater part. Nice touch. Also, it wasn’t the typical love story kind. It was complicated in a way and it made you doubt along the way because both had other possible love interests. Everything fell into place though. That’s what I love about this story.

The stream of the story always caught me off guard. That’s why I love it so much. Something different. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, it was never boring. The twists in the story, especially about the oracles, were genius. Mind blowing, genius. I also love the fact that we got to see Luke as a hero in the end, no matter how wicked he was in the past few books. The enemy turns out to be the hero in the end. 

I have this nagging in my head though, about the new Great Prophecy the new Oracle mentioned. It makes me hope for a continuation. But deep down I know this is a kind of series that is so beautiful, and in a way sacred, that it needs no continuation. It has an ending, a beautiful one, but to continue it would be almost a crime. 

Although I am curious.

I’m reading this series pretty fast and that’s when you know if I love it or not. This is like Harry Potter all over again. 

I don’t like how this one started though. In the previous book we were left hanging with finding Thalia alive again and I expected a proper introduction or a continuation in the next book. The third book started with Percy already being acquainted with Thalia. It was kind of uncomfortable because I, being the reader, haven’t met Thalia yet. Her immediate friendship with Percy felt weird. 

Other than that, I loved it. As usual. The twists in the story did not fail to enthrall me. Especially the biggest twist of them all at the end.

I don’t know why I kept this in my shelf unread for so long. This was an amazing debut to the Percy Jackson series. Way different from the movie. I liked the movie, but I loved the book. 

I must say there were parts where I couldn’t relate because I lacked mythological background knowledge. I made a mental note for myself to find a mythology book to explain everything so that I would fully understand this series. 

The adventure and magic was just what I needed during my busy and stressful life. A page turner. I can’t wait to start on the second book!

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