Log #2

Book: Percy Jackson and the Olympians----the Sea of Monsters

Author: Rick Riordan

Page: p.101-end

It is not surprising that Percy Jackson decided to break the rule again. However, the person, I mean, the one who made him make up his mind was a god, Hermes. On one hand, Hermes wanted Percy to save the camp, on the other, he wanted him to help his son Luke. Percy got some gift from Hermes, then went on the trip with Annabeth and Tyson (though obviously Annabeth dislike Tyson a lot). With the help of the god, Percy and his friends got on a boat called Princess Andromeda.

As we all know, no hero would be able to live a wonderful life unless he passed through the difficulties. Percy Jackson was no exception. After a good night sleep, he found out that he accidentally got on the ship which driven by Luke and his fellow. Unluckily, they were found and caught. However, with the stupid monster’ s careless, they were no longer trapped. They escaped and went to an island for shelter. What’s not so good was that they didn’t miss the monster there. The monster took them some time to defeat. When they were about to be defeated, someone came to their rescue, the last one they want to meet. Clarisse, who was the one assigned the quest, came with her army composed by only dead people. Of course, the son of Poseidon and the daughter of Ares were born to be enemy. They disagree with each other all the time and at last, Clarisse asked Percy and his friends to stay in a room and obey her words.

Things changed when they met anther monster. The ship broke apart, and the whole army separated. Tyson was missing, and Percy along with Annabeth were sent to the near island by the sea. At there, they walked right in to the trap of a bad witch C.C. Percy was changed into a guinea pig and Annabeth stayed safe since C.C. only hates men. With her wisdom, Annabeth successfully turned Percy back and they left the island instantly.

After the difficulties, they finally got to the island where Grover was (don’t ask me why they can do it so fast since Percy is a super GPS!). They saw Clarisse fighting the monster, however, she failed and was locked with Grover. Percy and Annabeth used tricks to save Clarisse and Grover. When they were in danger again. An old friend came to their rescue. Tyson used his skills to attack the monster which was the same species as he was. Through these tasks, Percy brought back the Fleece. Due to the fact that the quest belonged to Clarisse, he gave the honor to her. In the end, they successfully saved Thalia tree.

My favorite part in this part is the tricks that Annabeth used to save her friends. Although it was hard to tell whether it was the best one, I love the spirit of sacrificing that Annabeth showed. Also, Rick used so many funny way to describe the situation so that it is not so boring to read the story.