The second murals is usually the toughest to make. In literary circles, the phenomenon of the tough sophomore effort has been known as “the second novel syndrome,” and it may be so overwhelming that many individuals merely name it quits after the primary guide. With that in thoughts, it will not be all that shocking that the second “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” guide, “The Sea of Monsters,” lands useless final within the comparability among the many six novels within the collection.
That is to not say most readers assume the guide is unhealthy, although. Quite the opposite, it has a really strong Goodreads score of 4.21 stars out of 5. As such, Percy’s quest to avoid wasting Camp Half-Blood by discovering the Golden Fleece is a high quality story in its personal proper — it simply falls a little bit bit in need of the opposite installments within the collection.
In fact, the place of “The Sea of Monsters” on this record might also have one thing to do with its movie adaptation. Launched in 2010, “Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief” bought a lukewarm reception from each critics and audiences, and 2013’s “Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters” did not do any higher, successfully tanking the nascent film franchise. Due to this, the film model of “The Lightning Thief” is intently related to the explanation we by no means bought a 3rd “Percy Jackson” film, which can probably damage the novel’s standing within the followers’ eyes, via no fault of the guide itself.