Reading Percy Jackson for the First Time! (Part 2: The Sea of Monsters)

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  • Опубликовано: 9 фев 2025
  • The saga of me reading Percy Jackson for the first time and not being prepared for how unhinged it was continues! 🔱🏕️📚 From beginning the story with Grover in a wedding dress to the absolute shock that was the ending, let me tell you I was NOT emotionally ready, but I loved every second of it!! Let me know all your thoughts on this book, I'm curious to hear other people's perspectives on what they enjoyed, and what people in the fandom liked and disliked about this one! This story and discussing it with you has been an absolute highlight of this channel for me, so thank you for always sharing your thoughts!
    (And if you're new here, yes this is a bit of an old vlog! I've finished reading all 5 books at this point, and will be reading Heroes of Olympus next!)
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  • @magicbymikaila
    @magicbymikaila  Год назад +1115

    sorry I am confusing everyone by late posting this, I finished reading the books last year I just never finished editing these reading vlogs! 😂 the amount of footage I took was stressing me out, I’m gonna not leave my camera rolling for so long when I start heroes of olympus hahaha

    • @bon-bonthebunny6598
      @bon-bonthebunny6598 Год назад +27

      It's fine! I couldn't even make a 2 minute video if I tried. Loved the video!

    • @gabrielgiorgi7332
      @gabrielgiorgi7332 Год назад +13

      Yeah, obviously. Just lay that camera down flat. Less rolling makes the footage much easier to watch, I was dizzy the whole video.

    • @redox4604
      @redox4604 Год назад +17

      I was honestly about to write a comment that I'm so surprised you hadn't read the rest of the series and that you wouldn't be ready for the journey ahead! With that said, I can't wait for you to meet Leo Valdez, maybe my favorite character out of everyone!

    • @AFLoneWolf
      @AFLoneWolf Год назад +2

      Don't sweat nuthin'. It's all good. No notes.

    • @Penguin-cz8wv
      @Penguin-cz8wv Год назад +2

      Can't wait to see your thoughts on all the new characters !!

  • @loveandwar007
    @loveandwar007 Год назад +1627

    “Now whenever a character dies I won’t worry because they’ll be back in a few chapters!”
    Oh your hubris when you got to Titan’s Curse….

    • @datdamfandom
      @datdamfandom Год назад +197

      Lets not forget the pièce de résistance or pain the last olympian, my good friend.

    • @Anne.melodies
      @Anne.melodies Год назад +231

      "I can see the stars again m'lady" and "Family Luke, you promised." 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

    • @datdamfandom
      @datdamfandom Год назад +196

      @@Anne.melodies "If anything happens, give that to Nico. Tell him... tell him I'm sorry." - Bianca di Angelo

    • @marsultor762
      @marsultor762 Год назад +57

      Jason Grace...

    • @borjankosarac3645
      @borjankosarac3645 Год назад +44

      I know you meant nothing bad by it, but we don’t know how far she is past the original series.
      Ergo: *do not spoil anything from later books*

  • @hello-ilikecats
    @hello-ilikecats Год назад +713

    "now when a character dies it'll be okay, because they'll be fine in the next few chapters"
    titan's curse: *maniacal laughter*

    • @MarinaMessina-nz8eg
      @MarinaMessina-nz8eg 11 месяцев назад +42

      IM SCARED FOR HER WHEN SHE READS TRIALS OF APOLLO.

    • @hello-ilikecats
      @hello-ilikecats 11 месяцев назад +11

      @@MarinaMessina-nz8eg SAME

    • @daakshadhaanvi7469
      @daakshadhaanvi7469 10 месяцев назад +17

      ​@@MarinaMessina-nz8eg As someone who has not done this yet, I am, too, scared of the future.😃😃🤠

    • @MarinaMessina-nz8eg
      @MarinaMessina-nz8eg 10 месяцев назад +7

      @@daakshadhaanvi7469 GOOD LUCK

    • @ZELI_DA_SLAY
      @ZELI_DA_SLAY 10 месяцев назад +7

      @@daakshadhaanvi7469 IT'S SAD

  • @Tacocat_Backwards
    @Tacocat_Backwards Год назад +1548

    I'm glad you're reading this. Grover wearing a wedding dress would've been one of the most humorous, happy begrinings of a book if there wasn't a cyclops chasing him.

    • @larissadantas7766
      @larissadantas7766 Год назад +3

    • @reaganmonkey8
      @reaganmonkey8 Год назад +18

      Do we need a Magic by Mikalia video of her dressed as grover dressed as a centaur bride?

    • @urpretty775
      @urpretty775 Год назад +7

      ive started resding the series five days ago and im already on book 3 lol its so good

    • @KatieClare-nb8qv
      @KatieClare-nb8qv Год назад +2

      @reaganlpeterson YES. Yes. Yes we do.

    • @Ele_clipse
      @Ele_clipse Год назад +2

      Hii ☺☺

  • @VioletSorrengail-y8v
    @VioletSorrengail-y8v Год назад +690

    I can imagine Rick just thinking "hey, what if I turned Percy into a guinea pig? Would people like that? Eh, I don't care, I'll put it in anyway!" 😂

  • @shannontb
    @shannontb Год назад +809

    That semi-whispered “ANNABETH ” is so me lol

  • @TBoring
    @TBoring Год назад +367

    If anyone is curious to know if Tantalus’s punishment fits his crime…it does. He sacrificed his own son to the gods, then had him cooked and served to the gods in a soup, to test their omniscience.
    Pelops, Tantalus’s son, was resurrected (sans a shoulder that had been eaten by Demeter, so Hephaestus made him a replacement out of ivory) and went on to live a full life.

    • @JabamiLain
      @JabamiLain Год назад +26

      At least that injustice was undone. My God !

    • @rubychen2635
      @rubychen2635 Год назад +17

      @@JabamiLainthank gods you mean

    • @yourlittleinsomniac5369
      @yourlittleinsomniac5369 11 месяцев назад +8

      This act also started The Curse of the House of Atreus which is bloody and only lifted after 5 generations.

    • @AlexBadger
      @AlexBadger 9 месяцев назад +8

      The book was for kids, and there are several different versions of the story, so I'm not surprised, but I really wish the part where posideon has relations with pelops had been brought up, it would have been funny.

    • @Ooh_Donuts
      @Ooh_Donuts 9 месяцев назад +2

      I read that book in less than a day

  • @faithtrustandpixidust
    @faithtrustandpixidust Год назад +400

    i love how you filmed this a year ago but somehow predicted Sally’s incredible line from episode 1 of the show-“not everyone who looks like a hero is a hero, and not everyone who looks like a monster is a monster.” 2:33 i’ve been living for your PJO content btw!

    • @magicbymikaila
      @magicbymikaila  Год назад +105

      haha I was so happy when I heard that line in the show!! that’s been one of my absolute favorite themes in the books and I love that the show put a focus on it!

    • @faithtrustandpixidust
      @faithtrustandpixidust Год назад +23

      @@magicbymikaila YES! i love the way the show-writers have managed to really pull out those themes, and set up things like fatal flaws and nuanced characters. i think that since they have a full series to work with (not just one book) they’re being conscious of which things to emphasize in order to hammer in character arcs and over-arching themes that carry throughout the entire story.

    • @Hecates-Favorite-Daughter
      @Hecates-Favorite-Daughter 11 месяцев назад +2

      When do you think your reaction to book three will be posted? No rush just curious 🤗@@magicbymikaila

  • @ultear_yunan
    @ultear_yunan Год назад +150

    The perthabeth hugs underwater and Percy covering Annabeth with fleece before they both sleep riding hippocampus were my fav moments

    • @vicenzostella1390
      @vicenzostella1390 9 месяцев назад +19

      Don’t forget the kiss on the cheek after the race

    • @L1LYBuGx
      @L1LYBuGx 5 месяцев назад +3

      @@vicenzostella1390ikr ❤❤

    • @aquariusscar8859
      @aquariusscar8859 Месяц назад +4

      And the “ you are a genius” i love themmmm❤️

  • @CGNC
    @CGNC Год назад +327

    When Mikaila said if any character died she would be in distraught and in denial thinking the character is still alive, I instantly got Bianca Di Angelo flashbacks 😢😢😢

    • @emquix
      @emquix Год назад +36

      and zoë 😭

    • @Magentapurplesue.7
      @Magentapurplesue.7 Год назад +22

      spoilers for Battle of the Labyrinth*and titan's curse*
      I thought that the line "the lost one shall raise," meant Bianca at first. I still think it does. If Nico, the ghost king, had chosen to let them "fall by the ghost king's hand," then he would have risen Bianca from the dead, "The lost one shall raise," and, " One shall be lost in the land without rain." I thought this because both the prophesies talk about a lost one.

    • @emquix
      @emquix Год назад

      i'm pretty sure the ghost king is minos.@@Magentapurplesue.7

    • @toxicsoup4358
      @toxicsoup4358 Год назад +8

      I was thinking of Selina tbh

    • @Hecates-Favorite-Daughter
      @Hecates-Favorite-Daughter 11 месяцев назад +5

      *sigh*

  • @catherinewiseman9458
    @catherinewiseman9458 Год назад +305

    Can’t wait to see this book adapted for season 2 of the Disney+ series!

    • @magicbymikaila
      @magicbymikaila  Год назад +152

      I already know the guinea pig scene is gonna be so good to watch on screen 😂

    • @shruthiramamoorthyiyer4839
      @shruthiramamoorthyiyer4839 Год назад +36

      @@magicbymikaila And Grover in a wedding dress🤣🤣

    • @swiftie_moonchild
      @swiftie_moonchild Год назад +21

      i NEED to see the siren scene on the screen!!

    • @Gary_From_Vault_108
      @Gary_From_Vault_108 11 месяцев назад +13

      ​@@swiftie_moonchild same I can't wait to see Leah kill that scene

  • @urlocalidiot4eva
    @urlocalidiot4eva 10 месяцев назад +77

    “Now whenever a character dies I won’t worry because they will be back in a few chapters”
    Damn, I wish that was true 😔

    • @DreamyTenshi
      @DreamyTenshi 9 месяцев назад +7

      I think you mean dam , sir!

    • @Raynamak8
      @Raynamak8 7 месяцев назад +2

      ​@@DreamyTenshi i second that too ✊🏾

    • @isuckatshorts1048
      @isuckatshorts1048 3 месяца назад +4

      @@DreamyTenshithe *dam* snack bar 😃

    • @rosierose9643
      @rosierose9643 28 дней назад

      Wrong version of dam

  • @Loozer__
    @Loozer__ Год назад +367

    Are you going to read Heroes Of Olympus? I genuinely think its perfection. Rick just cooked so hard with everything about it.

    • @racheycar
      @racheycar Год назад +60

      Weirdly enough, my first pjo book was the graphic novel for the lost hero, and thats what pulled me in. Those books are a work of art, im re reading tlh rn and i forgot how good it was

    • @magicbymikaila
      @magicbymikaila  Год назад +256

      Yes!! I don’t know why it takes me so long to start a new book, like I need to be emotionally ready for it 😂 but I have it on my bookshelf maybe I’ll start it tonight haha

    • @faithtrustandpixidust
      @faithtrustandpixidust Год назад +43

      @@magicbymikailayou’re gonna love it! the HoO jokes and meme-able content is superior

    • @argentum909
      @argentum909 Год назад +41

      HoO > PJatO
      Can't fully explain it. It just felt like everything I love about the first series cranked to 11

    • @dawntreader1247
      @dawntreader1247 Год назад +43

      @@magicbymikailaget ready to love leo, everyone loves leo

  • @610337
    @610337 Год назад +149

    I too could not stop reading when I first read this series. Rick was scheduled to speak at my school so our teachers started encouraging us to read the books. One of my teachers lent me the Lightning Thief over winter break and I got hooked. I immediately bought the second, third & fourth one after that (fifth one wasn’t out yet). I finished them so quick that I had caught up to the where the series was at the time and even lend my copies to friends so they could read them before Rick came to our school. Rick ended up coming when 2 of my friends were borrowing my books (one had Sea of Monsters & the other The Battle of the Labyrinth) and they each got a chance to meet him and have books signed. They each took my books I lent them and had Rick sign them for me (they even told him my name). Best experience I had with these books.

    • @911nmg
      @911nmg Год назад +6

      A friend lent me the first book on monday, by friday I had finished the series 😅

    • @sxobelleditz
      @sxobelleditz 11 месяцев назад +5

      Before I knew Percy Jackson, the Lightning Thief book was actually part of my school book list. But we didn't really do much with the book and then I started reading it. I finished that series in a few months and I read it online.

  • @SingingPhoenixWriter
    @SingingPhoenixWriter Год назад +126

    Also Percy not killing the cyclops...that's part of Odysseus' story with the cyclops, he only harms him and doesn't kill him, which gets him in trouble with poseidon...which is funny because Percy is son of Poseidon but Percy doesn't get yelled at by him, I also feel stupid, just now realizing polyphemus is also Percy's brother. I really need to re-read these books.

    • @borjankosarac3645
      @borjankosarac3645 Год назад +3

      Although I wonder if they’ll play out Polyphemus’ fate as in the myth/book or do a twist on it. Just that, it’s kind of wild that he’s been blinded by a sharp implement at least twice and you gotta wonder if there’s another way to trick him… then again I also know he’s not very bright (Grover in a dress, but also Odysseus making him think his name is “No One/Nobody”, doesn’t speak well of his intellect).
      This is also the book which arguably had the least inventive of implementing the myths; SOM is also between TLT and TTC which have consistently tricky twists along the way, whereas this one just follows Odysseus’ footsteps largely… except for the Golden Fleece and Luke, granted.

    • @professorbutters
      @professorbutters Год назад +3

      @@borjankosarac3645That may be why it’s probably the least interesting book. The interpersonal stuff is the good part, but the adventures feel like a repeat of Odysseus.

  • @---Dragon---
    @---Dragon--- Год назад +188

    So glad you're continuing with the reactions of these! I just finished Last Olympian, I'm starting to be a part of the fandom more and more lately. If your shorts hadn't released I wouldn't be reading it today. Thank you Mikaila!

    • @larissadantas7766
      @larissadantas7766 Год назад +2

      💙

    • @---Dragon---
      @---Dragon--- Год назад +2

      @jeankitten-gamesshoutoutsa4041 Cool! I really enjoyed it hope you do too!

    • @felwalkr_94
      @felwalkr_94 11 месяцев назад +2

      Read Heroes of Olympus.

    • @---Dragon---
      @---Dragon--- 11 месяцев назад +2

      @@felwalkr_94just finished that too! I’m starting on Trials of Apollo now

    • @ZELI_DA_SLAY
      @ZELI_DA_SLAY 10 месяцев назад

      @@---Dragon--- how was it?

  • @jmcdonald.1998
    @jmcdonald.1998 Год назад +40

    This whole book is basically just ‘Percy Jackson does The Odyssey’ and I love it

  • @thestoryfactory8429
    @thestoryfactory8429 Год назад +85

    Clarisse was my favorite back in the day. In my head, she looked more like Luisa from Encanto, than the tiny actresses who've played her.

    • @loveandwar007
      @loveandwar007 Год назад +23

      Agreed, we’ve had three incarnations of her now and while Dior comes closest in personifying her in the show, none of them look the part. Why is everyone scared to cast a bigger actress?

    • @Ikajo
      @Ikajo Год назад +29

      ​@loveandwar007 Because Clarissa is like 14 years old? Teenager, especially girls, are not that buff at that age. Give her a couple of years and she can build muscle. Carelessly doing so while growing can be harmful.

    • @emmawagner8915
      @emmawagner8915 Год назад +5

      @@Ikajoshe’s a child of war though. I always assumed it was her god "genetics” that caused her to be larger

    • @Ikajo
      @Ikajo Год назад +13

      @@emmawagner8915 Sure, but you can't demand that of a child actor

    • @emmawagner8915
      @emmawagner8915 Год назад +9

      @@Ikajo oh I didn’t mean a child should actually build muscle like that. I just meant cast someone who already is that way. It doesn’t matter if the actor is a bit older than the character in that case. Heck, walker is already 15

  • @HannaBraken
    @HannaBraken Год назад +40

    I'm a slow reader too, I was soo surprised when I finished Percy Jackson's series so quicky

    • @ItsMeLec
      @ItsMeLec Год назад +5

      I think it’s because Rick Riordan wrote them for his son with ADHD. They’re designed to hold the attention of people who have trouble with that

  • @Vinylmelody1517
    @Vinylmelody1517 Год назад +45

    Watching someone else experience this after knowing what will happen is so fun. Especially that character death point. Can't wait for book 3 XD

  • @mentallybizare
    @mentallybizare Год назад +42

    11:38 before the text came on the screen I was thinking ‘oh u sweet summer child’ XD

  • @Jojo-bug
    @Jojo-bug Год назад +90

    Wait til she sees how unhinged the Magnus Chase books are!

    • @پریساابراهیمی-ك9ذ
      @پریساابراهیمی-ك9ذ 4 месяца назад

      Are they? Im hesitant to read them because the main reason i enjoyed pjo was Percy's sense of humor and I'm not sure if I'm gonna enjoy hoo or mc

    • @Jojo-bug
      @Jojo-bug 4 месяца назад +1

      @@پریساابراهیمی-ك9ذ the second and third Magnus Chase books are within my top 5 Rick Riordan books. My all time favorite character is in the second and third books. The first one is really good too.

    • @PPP_FAN-q3e
      @PPP_FAN-q3e 2 месяца назад

      @@پریساابراهیمی-ك9ذ you should read them!
      They are amazing books

  • @doy2526
    @doy2526 Год назад +71

    7:43 Bianca crying in the corner

    • @tommymaxey2665
      @tommymaxey2665 10 месяцев назад +10

      I was reading Titan Curse for the first time about 4 days ago. I got to that part, and im like "theres no way they killed a 12 year old kid, we didnt see a body its a cop out." Im texting a friend who read the series, and he was like "dude shes dead. They confirm it in the next book"

  • @Icarus-so5qb
    @Icarus-so5qb Год назад +12

    "Great books are not those that give you answers. Rather they ask you questions "
    Great quote by you,Mikaila. Gonna add this to my favourite quote list for sure❤

  • @hbx9678
    @hbx9678 Год назад +57

    Tw “The last thing I remember was sinking in a burning sea, knowing Tyson was gone forever, and wishing I was able to drown” had me sobinggggggg
    Edit: (he’s just a kid)😭

    • @emmawagner8915
      @emmawagner8915 Год назад +3

      It’s that last part that especially does it for me

  • @international_icon
    @international_icon Год назад +79

    she’s gonna loooove Leo when she gets to hero’s of Olympus

  • @julianahazel7561
    @julianahazel7561 11 месяцев назад +12

    When you said that whenever a character dies that you won’t worry, I was just like yeah just you wait. Uncle Rick is unfortunately amazing at lulling us into a false sense of security and then ripping the rug out from under us.

  • @person_that_exist7402
    @person_that_exist7402 Год назад +50

    I've been waiting for this! Your book vlogs are the literal best

    • @magicbymikaila
      @magicbymikaila  Год назад +21

      thanks so much for watching!! 🥹

    • @bobwilson679
      @bobwilson679 Год назад +1

      @@magicbymikaila You should be careful in this comments section, there are spoilers everywhere lol

  • @MocGin
    @MocGin Год назад +39

    GUYYS IT MIKAILA HAS DONE IT! CAN’T WAIT FOR THE NEXT ONE 👌🏽

  • @GrayGamer
    @GrayGamer Год назад +18

    Book 3 is where the series truly gets good

  • @reaganmonkey8
    @reaganmonkey8 Год назад +33

    Grover in the last episode of the show: "We'll all meet here at Thalia's tree next year."

  • @hbx9678
    @hbx9678 Год назад +24

    Girl who had had everyone leave her + boy who’s fatal flaw is loyalty, (also girl who’s never been the first choice)

  • @RandomByAlyssa
    @RandomByAlyssa Год назад +24

    I love this entire universe. I think I read The Kane Chronicles in less than a week, it sucked me right in and I couldn't put them down.

  • @torav8343
    @torav8343 Год назад +46

    I mean its not hard to have parental issues when one of your parents is a freaking god

  • @anothergamedev
    @anothergamedev Год назад +12

    2:40 All I can think is how she is going to be on the floor crying at "Bob says hi"

  • @sydneyberrier379
    @sydneyberrier379 Год назад +10

    I’m so glad you’re vlogging yourself reading this series. It’s so cool to see other people’s reactions and perspectives of the books, it gives me even more reasons to love Percy Jackson.

  • @oliviadoan6548
    @oliviadoan6548 Год назад +169

    NOT THE WAY YOU SAID, "well, annabeth does have *mommy* issues.... wait she also has daddy issues.."
    Edit: a lot of people say that this is cringe but I can just imagine the people who liked this were like, yeah parent issues are kinda hilarious when you’re not near them, also thanks for the likes

  • @aceofspade2120
    @aceofspade2120 Год назад +15

    This alone is such an amazing time to see you go through these books, I can't wait to see the rest of them. And the series that comes after too... Because there is the MCU...but now we could have the PJU...

  • @Char1ieTheChi1dOfApo11o
    @Char1ieTheChi1dOfApo11o 9 месяцев назад +4

    I *LOVE* Clarisse she’s one of my absolute FAVORITES
    After you read the fourth book I highly recommend reading one of Rick’s short stories set between book four and five called Percy Jackson and the Stolen Chariot, it gave Clarisse even more character development and sealed my undying love for her as a whole
    Plus even more Percy sarcasms and bestie relationships it’s awesome

  • @JanbluTheDerg
    @JanbluTheDerg Год назад +21

    Spies at camp? Could it be.... *urge to make a spoilery joke intensifies*

  • @Marley.Rose.
    @Marley.Rose. Год назад +16

    So happy you’re continuing to read PJO I love your reactions. Pls don’t forget to read the short stories in Demigod files (and the rest of Riordanverse lol).

  • @alex-fs9yt
    @alex-fs9yt 10 месяцев назад +2

    "i'm reading this so fast! like i've just been sitting and reading. I can't put it down" no lie, these books really are addicting
    i re-read them for the first time in like 7 or 8 years (as an adult this time) last year (around the same time you were first reading them) and they got me out of a reading slump. I went from having read zero novels in like 4-5 months to reading all five books (the main PJO series) in like 2 weeks. One right after the other, whenever I had time. AND THE THALIA CLIFFHANGER WAS SO GOOD. It shocked me when I first read SoM as a kid, and it still wowed me as an adult, having appreciated/understood the writing itself/what the author was doing to lead up that point that much more.

  • @Aamir_Nagi
    @Aamir_Nagi Год назад +5

    I just love how fully invested Mikaila is by this point

  • @toswingonastar
    @toswingonastar Год назад +9

    I started watching your videos more recently and absolutely did not realize you hadn’t read all of these yet. Excited to be here for the reactions!

  • @chloemorrell4929
    @chloemorrell4929 Год назад +5

    I just want to say thank you so much. I'm also a slow reader, and the Percy Jackson series and Heroes of Olympus I have, and am still, flying through. I love these series and cannot wait for your other videos of the other books. Also, if you haven't already, READ HEROES OF OLYMPUS!!!!!! I'm currently reading them and I want to see your reactions. 😊

  • @alliumspark
    @alliumspark 6 месяцев назад +4

    watching these with her saying she loves characters like grover and clarisse knowing they just get better and better as the books go

  • @thomashuizinga4618
    @thomashuizinga4618 Год назад +7

    So glad your continuing reading them! Can’t wait for your video of Titan’s Curse it’s my favorite one out of the five.

  • @Nate6603
    @Nate6603 10 месяцев назад +3

    These books make me feel seen in a way that others don’t. Especially Sea of monsters. I’m really tall and I’m really clumsy. Despite my size I’m not that strong and I’m honestly not super bright either. I don’t fit in all that well, even in my friend group made entirely of semi social outcasts. Tyson (and Frank Zang a little bit too) makes me feel like I don’t have to be strong, or super smart, or even attractive. I self insert hard for him because maybe if he can be so kind and brave and if he can create such amazing things, then just maybe I can too. He makes me feel like it’s okay that I’m not perfect, because someone as awesome as him isn’t perfect either.

  • @straw_bzz
    @straw_bzz Год назад +56

    the Grover in a wedding dress 💀💀💀

  • @KeefeSencen-g1g
    @KeefeSencen-g1g 10 месяцев назад +2

    Full on started tearing up when she said this 😢 11:30

  • @TheBeesechurger
    @TheBeesechurger Год назад +7

    I think it's really interesting that you mention the fact that they fall into traps a lot because it's imo one of the most interesting changes they've made in the show

  • @FrumiousMing8
    @FrumiousMing8 Год назад +4

    I love your analysis of the themes and how rich and real the characters feel.
    I cannot WAIT to hear your thoughts on book 3. It's my favorite (though book 5 is a close 2nd)

  • @inthespiderverse1
    @inthespiderverse1 10 месяцев назад +2

    when she first talked about the audiobook Circe I literally screamed at my phone because why are you so good at knowing the future and you don’t even know you do😭😭😭

  • @julietkruiger7232
    @julietkruiger7232 7 месяцев назад +2

    You not being able to put the books down is so relateble to me! I read the last three books in like 1 week, after having to wait weeks for them. Love the vlogs!

  • @ThePissling
    @ThePissling 3 месяца назад +2

    I read books 4 and 5 in one setting and it was a school day (Like, right after school not during school) And I usually am not into a book enough to do that so that's an accomplishment. Good job, uncle Rick!

  • @KerryNoble-po5tu
    @KerryNoble-po5tu 8 месяцев назад +3

    she made such an amazing guess at the start of what was going to happen

  • @nea.bug13
    @nea.bug13 Год назад +10

    The speed with which I clicked on this was crazy

  • @JustZOfficial
    @JustZOfficial Год назад +13

    A lot of people don’t like this book but it’s one of my favourites! (I haven’t read the entire series yet though) can’t wait to watch this video!

  • @realalexcross
    @realalexcross Год назад +11

    "if a character actually dies ..."
    Me: *cries in Zoë Nightingale*

  • @starkjet2197
    @starkjet2197 2 месяца назад +1

    I LOVE Song of Achilles! I’ve never cried harder over a book in my life! ❤😭

  • @akigures
    @akigures Год назад +6

    This is such good reaction!! Waiting for the rest! PJO series was the fastest series ive ever reas and its my fave!! I remember i was 12 when I read it (i’m 26 now lol) and it felt like rereading while watching this

  • @NeetiThatte
    @NeetiThatte 8 месяцев назад +2

    I am 12 just started reading Percy Jackson and I am so glad someone else has that kinda positive impression of Clarisse

  • @Mlcastl
    @Mlcastl Год назад +13

    I've been waiting for this! I'm so glad!

  • @neZa-q1m
    @neZa-q1m 11 месяцев назад +2

    Actually Grover tricking Polyphemus is just like what Penelope, wife of Odysseus, did to avoid the suitors. I love it when Rick takes parts of greek mythology without mentioning it, it's so cool!!! He also does this in the last Olympian, with Clarisse and Silena!!! I'm glad that you like Percy Jackson!!!

  • @maydolphina
    @maydolphina Год назад +3

    Ahhhh you’re the best mikaila!!! You’re definitely one of my fav RUclipsrs, without a doubt

  • @lialeon4730
    @lialeon4730 11 месяцев назад +3

    THE WAY U INSINUATED CHIRON BEIN THE SPY 😭😭😭😭

  • @eucid8320
    @eucid8320 11 месяцев назад +4

    The part where they connected the sea of monsters and the Bermuda triangle is brilliant 😂

  • @JaneD0e_LuckyNxmbr7
    @JaneD0e_LuckyNxmbr7 Год назад +6

    This book made me the biggest Clarisse stan I swear I squeal everytime she makes a cameo 😭🙏

  • @megellen5357
    @megellen5357 Год назад +5

    I am so happy you were able to fall in love with Tyson like I did. My relationship with fictional characters isn’t some much romantic as it is maternal, and Tyson was my first iteration. If anyone hurts him, they die. I am so happy you got to experience those emotions too.

  • @charliebear8017
    @charliebear8017 Год назад +4

    This is actually one of my favourite books so glad you liked it

  • @kristaolsen6236
    @kristaolsen6236 10 месяцев назад +1

    I just read this book to my 8 year old (after the show came out, he decided he wanted to read them). It's a re-read (x3) for me, but I love hearing your reactions! And perfect timing for me, so it's not too late. 😁

  • @EpicFan09
    @EpicFan09 Месяц назад +3

    I love SOA made my cry 5:44

  • @jessicasharif5020
    @jessicasharif5020 2 месяца назад +2

    Her not remembering Percy is the half-brother to all Cyclops and questioning why he spared that cyclops:
    👁️👄👁️
    Huh huh huh?

  • @EddieMunsonLover34
    @EddieMunsonLover34 Год назад +11

    The only issue w the books/franchise in general is that in the lore (I’m a Hellenic pagan so I literally worship the Greek gods) Ares is not an abusive father. He’s actually a papa bear very protective of his kids (especially his daughters).

    • @ravinialee269
      @ravinialee269 6 месяцев назад +1

      Yeah it’s always kind of annoying when popular stuff messes with the original. For me as a Christian when people take liberties with the Bible it’s a bit disconcerting. Cool about Ares though

  • @BOOKWORM_38
    @BOOKWORM_38 Год назад +7

    SONG OF ACHILLES IS MY FAVORITE BOOK RIGHT NOW.

  • @Anonymous-bt3zg
    @Anonymous-bt3zg Год назад +1

    Absolutely love this series! You’t shorts inspired me to start reading Percy Jackson and I am now completely obsessed have just finished Trials of Apollo. Thank you!!

  • @Mahalla.
    @Mahalla. Год назад +71

    The sea of monsters is such a good book 📚

    • @humairahkazi2459
      @humairahkazi2459 Год назад +9

      Yeah idk why people don't like it. It's genuinely really good, and we get a lot of percabeth friendship moments that feel so good for the shippers (me)

    • @gennaronarducci1333
      @gennaronarducci1333 Год назад +1

      It's my least favorite of the first serie but it's still good

  • @richaacharya3976
    @richaacharya3976 10 месяцев назад +2

    I spent ten minutes smiling,giggling and fan girling like a maniac over the part where Annabeth kissed Percy on the cheek 💀🤚

  • @maggie4028
    @maggie4028 11 месяцев назад +1

    Love these book reactions! Can't wait to hear your thoughts on the rest of the series! Would also love to hear your thoughts on feelings on Heroes of Olympus! I just finished Heroes of Olympus and am absolutely obsessed with it as well as the original series!

  • @taloriann
    @taloriann Год назад

    Out of all the books in this series this book was by far the fastest one I've read through (within 2 days) which for me is a huge achievement as a slow reader who usually takes more than double the time than an average reader to finish a single book. It's cool to see you having a similar experience! Glad you're enjoying the series.

  • @MilaniaMichalko
    @MilaniaMichalko Год назад +9

    Hiiii, I’m a big fan and I have a really good book recommendation. The series is called The Daughter of The Pirate King. I read the series for the first time this week and it was so good that I read it twice more. It’s the perfect young adult book because it has the perfect mix of fantasy and romance. It has a powerful female protagonist and one you pick it up you can’t put it down. ❤

    • @Rebel-Blaze
      @Rebel-Blaze Год назад +3

      I really want to read this book
      But I’m just wondering if it’s spicy
      Like I don’t mind a bit of light romance
      But not the stuff that goes too far if you know what I Mean
      Thx
      It’s so hard to find books these days that aren’t overload spice

    • @MilaniaMichalko
      @MilaniaMichalko Год назад +2

      @@Rebel-BlazeThey do make out but they don’t sleep together.

    • @Rebel-Blaze
      @Rebel-Blaze Год назад +2

      @@MilaniaMichalko Okay thank you!

  • @aspynnsayswoof
    @aspynnsayswoof 11 месяцев назад +1

    I am so excited for you to read the next one, well put out your video of you reading the next one, for a WHOLE bunch of reasons. I’m so excited to see your reaction to Nico! And Annabeth getting into…. a situation

  • @tommymaxey2665
    @tommymaxey2665 10 месяцев назад +1

    3:36 My older brothers read the Percy Jackson back in the day. I never did because my older brothers were A-holes and wouldn't let me have their stuff. I just read the whole PJO books just now over spring break. I had a decent idea of what happened in them. I've seen the movies, read the guide book(you should check that out it has really good illstraction for the characters, escpically Luke and Annabeth) and my brothers and friends who read the books talked about it a lot. I started reading lighting theif on like march 8th, and i just finished the Last Olympian today (march 18) at 1 a.m. I started at like 4 p.m. yesterday and read straight through for 9 hours to finish the book. It gets good, it gets emotional, and my eyes started to hurt by like 10:30 p.m., but i just pushed through and read it all in one sitting. Im honeslty surprised i read the books so fast. I useally hate reading because most books are so boring. But just binged the whole series like it was nothing
    I kinda regret not reading them as a kid, but im glad i finally got around to it. Im moving on to the lost hero and those books. And i will probably try to limit myself and not read for 9 hours straight for those books. This is cool i can fianlly talked to my friends about this. Plus i can be exited for the tv show and how they will adapt the next 4 books. And get emotional all over again

  • @proffiesloth
    @proffiesloth Год назад +1

    I’ve read these so long ago and now it’s all coming back, it’s all coming back to me now.

  • @spencerabdo5144
    @spencerabdo5144 9 месяцев назад +1

    I turned 23 years old last week. When I was 12, I borrowed the book from the local library and was given a week to read it. I returned it 2 days later, having flown through it faster than I think I’ve ever read any book ever. It is very funny to see you have the same experience years later. I’m gonna dust off my copies of these books and finish these.

  • @YodelmeJesus
    @YodelmeJesus Год назад +1

    “The best stories don’t give you answers, they ask you questions”
    -Mikaila
    Now that’s a cool quote

  • @gingerkays7362
    @gingerkays7362 9 месяцев назад

    I really dam hope that you continue this series, it’s so much fun seeing you react to stuff (also, that isn’t a misspelling, it will make a lot of sense once you read “The Titan’s Curse”)

  • @UnapologeticallyEman
    @UnapologeticallyEman Год назад +1

    Right on time Mikayla!! I'm actually on the last few pages of Percy Jackson: the Sea of Monsters, and I can't wait to see how you feel about it.

  • @SwellSmile
    @SwellSmile Год назад +4

    I love these reaction videos there a lot of fun to watch! I can’t wait to see your reaction to titans curse!💙

  • @sleepyjaybear3668
    @sleepyjaybear3668 Месяц назад

    Girl is taking me back to an iPad for the first time a year ago. I was having the same plot twist that was so confused but it was the best thing ever and now I’m addicted to it.

  • @SeaweedGirl_Edits
    @SeaweedGirl_Edits 9 месяцев назад +2

    Hey girl. I just want to say something...
    As I was scrolling through youtube shorts, I came upon your channel with Harry Potter things. I immediately subscribed because I was obsessed with Harry Potter at the time.
    A few weeks later, I stumbled across one of your Percy Jackson videos. I laughed so hard, even though I hadn't read them yet. After watching lots of your Percy Jackson videos... I suddenly gave up and bought TLT and...
    Let's just say my room is full of Percy, I read the whole series in a month, and I dedicated my channel to him. Mikaila... TYSM FOR MAKING ME FIND OUT ABOUT PERCY 💙🔱

  • @karenwapinski4822
    @karenwapinski4822 Год назад

    Not gonna lie there is something so wholesome and fun to watch about Mikaila's pure unmitigated delight when she's reading these books. I had the same experience reading them, I was curious about the series after seeing Dominic Noble's video on the original movie adaption and started reading them on my phone at work and got so obsessed I kept taking bathroom breaks so I could finish another chapter. I think the last time I felt this good reading a series was when I read Harry Potter as a kid and its so nice to see someone else get into them for the first time and just delight in finding something new and wonderful.

  • @saraandreoli3684
    @saraandreoli3684 Год назад +2

    “i read the song of achilles” I WOULD GIVE MY RIGHT ARM FOR A REVIEW OF THAT BOOK

  • @MeMyShelfAndI_7135
    @MeMyShelfAndI_7135 11 месяцев назад +2

    I love you videos! I’m totally living for your Percy Jackson content! I was wondering if you’re going to post your reaction to book 3?

  • @YashhBhushan
    @YashhBhushan 11 месяцев назад

    Trust me, you're the single person who I've seen who is actively promoting literature and reading habits via your creative and enthusiastic skits and your shorts and I couldn't appreciate you enough. Hope you get lots of success

  • @Blessed_Believer7
    @Blessed_Believer7 9 месяцев назад +1

    I love seeing these books through her perspective

  • @jackass5751
    @jackass5751 Год назад

    I'm so glad you finally got to read them. They really were life defining when I was so much younger

  • @Tobykane-tt1sp
    @Tobykane-tt1sp 11 месяцев назад +1

    i’m so excited to see you meet nico next book

  • @humairahkazi2459
    @humairahkazi2459 Год назад +1

    Omg its finally here! I started squealing like a little girl when i saw it got uploaded!❤❤❤❤❤

  • @MollyJean-pk3rj
    @MollyJean-pk3rj Год назад +1

    her saying that she isnt over the book 1 betrayal is so real because i have read the whole series and heroes of olympus and im still no over it