Review: The Sea of Monsters

The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan

My rating: 5 of 5 stars



I really liked this book. The five stars was probably because I read it in a day, and quick reads always make me feel that it must have been a great book. I was expecting it to be longer, actually. I seem to remember the first one being longer.

I saw the movie first, so I kind of knew what to expect (and can't wait to read book three, where I'll be totally in the dark!). I realize there is a lot that is different in the movies, but from my 'reading the book afterward' perspective, I wasn't upset. I feel like the movies leave in that which is critical (The big three not being able to have half-bloods because of the prophecy, minimal parental intervention, character's personalities, and the end result of the golden fleece's effect on the tree). The only thing I wish they did keep in was the beginning where Grover missing, because the fact that the satyrs all disappear is important (I think), and that is what explains it.

Really, this novel is very fast-paced, and at no point was I bored. It's funny and I'm learning tidbits about mythology that I never knew and otherwise wouldn't go out of my way to study. :-P I think it's a great children's book. It's action packed and to the point, the vocabulary is age appropriate (I read a kid book recently with curse words so...), and also teaches kids some new vocabulary. It's pretty awesome.



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Review: The Bone Clocks

The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



I won an advanced reader's copy through goodreads. I've watched Cloud Atlas but have yet to read the book. From talks with other people, this book may be a bit similar.

The Bone Clocks first follows our Main character, Holly. Holly used to hear voices until a doctor took them away. This is a terrible summary, and you might want to look up an official one.

For me, the book took some time to get to the point of the story, the point of which I'm not quite sure in the end what it was. It was really that section before the last where we really understand what Holly and previous characters were experiencing - what the whole novel was leading up to. Because the reveal was so late, there was a lot of information packed into that section, and hard to keep up with everything.

I still found the novel interesting and enjoyed reading it. I at first worried about jumping through time, especially after I'd gotten to the second section and didn't see anyone I knew around, but as I read through, I saw how it worked and liked it.

While it wasn't a novel that I jumped into and couldn't put down, I enjoyed reading it and found the lives of the character's and authors imagination of what could be fascinating.



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