"Titan's Curse" is the 3rd book in the "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" series. Only 2 more books to go! "Titan's Curse" was a fast read, mostly because it was really hard to put down.
In this 3rd installment of the series, Percy is now 14 years old. Unlike past books, this one takes place in the winter. Percy (a son of Poseidon), along with his friends Annabeth (daughter of Athena), Thalia (daughter of Zeus) and Grover (a satyr) meet at a private school where Grover has found 2 half-blood children. Just as Percy and the gang are about to rescue them, evil arrives in the form of a really kick-butt monster. Just as the heroes are about to be overwhelmed, Artemis (goddess of the hunt) and her hunters arrive to save the day. In the melee Annabeth is lost. Soon after Artermis herself is lost. Now, Percy, Thalia, Grover and 2 of the hunters must set out on another impossible mission to find the goddess and Annabeth before the winter solstice.
"Titan's Curse" was great! The action was there, along with humor on par with "The Lightning Thief." Percy is proving to be a resourceful hero, and the Greek mythology woven throughout is very interesting. I'm actually interested in learning more about Greek mythology because of this series.
The only part of the series that I'm not liking is that, while Percy seems really adept at figuring out difficult prophecies and finding his way out of impossible trouble, it seems like he's always the last to figure out other critical plot items along the way. Sometimes it seems that everyone but Percy knows what is going on...including the reader! Anyway, just slightly annoying...not enough to keep me from reading on. I've already started the 4th book, "The Battle of the Labyrinth."
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