6th book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series
Percy Jackson, modern-day son of Poseidon, is just trying to get through high school. After saving the world multiple times by battling monsters, Titans, and giants, Percy is now settling in at Alternative High School in New York, where he hopes to finally have a normal senior year.
Unfortunately, the gods aren’t quite done with him yet. Poseidon breaks the bad news that if Percy expects to get into New Rome University, he will have to fulfill three quests in order to earn the necessary three letters of recommendation from Mount Olympus.
The first task is to help Ganymede, Zeus’s cupbearer, retrieve his golden goblet before it falls into the wrong hands. You see, one sip from it can turn a mortal into a god, and Zeus would not be pleased with that result. Can Percy and his friends Grover and Annabeth find the precious cup in time? And if they do, will they be able to resist its special power?
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I’m so happy to have read this new instalment in the Percy Jackson series. Initially, I was a little afraid to read it and be disappointed by it as the initial series is one of my favourites that I reread many times.
As we are back with the leading trio and after all the sometimes sad adventures, the humorous tone from the early books of the series is back, and I loved it. This time, Percy needs to take quests from gods, which will give him recommendation letters for his university enrolment. The premise is much more mundane than the previous series, as there is no need to save the world. Nevertheless, as it’s a more realistic goal, it’s easier to connect with his difficulties as it’s a stressful moment for everyone wanting to study.
I like how we are in continuity with the other series, not only chronologically but also with the fact that Percy changed how the lesser-known gods are represented. In this first book, we see not only gods but also immortals who surround the gods daily. In this book, you also have a more mature view from Percy, Annabeth, and Grover toward the gods and how they act regarding the human world. Seaweed brain has evolved from the first book, which was evident in one scene that made me cry a little.
There was only one moment I wasn’t sure of, as I was convinced that happened in the Percy Jackson series. I reread this passage quite some time before giving up. I will, at some point, search if I am right or if I mix everything.
Now I need the second book ASAP, as it’s an easy and quick read.
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