The Titan's Curse

Author: Rick Riordan

My Description: A great book. Bunches of action, adventure, cool stuff, humor... but for once in this series, there was death.

Two people died, and I was not expecting it. Yeah, the prophecy did say that 'one would be lost in land without rain' and 'one shall perish by parent's hand' but I really was expecting Mr. Riordan to find away around it. And he didn't. There's hope for one, but none for the other, and the other was a really awesome character who I did NOT want to die. She had such sorrow in her life, and she was finally happy... it just wasn't right. And it really depressed me. These books had never had such grief in them... I just wasn't expecting it. I guess that Riordan felt that for it to be realistic someone had to die. He didn't have to make it them. It wasn't fair.

Now that I'm done whining about death, I would like to say that this book is just as clever, humorous and downright fun as it's predecessors and I recommend it, but be prepared.

Back-of-the-Book Description: Just after finding Bianca and Nico, two newly discovered half-bloods, Percy, Grover, Annabeth, and Thalia end up trapped between a helicopter and a manticore. Artemis and her Hunters save the day, but Annabeth disappears over a cliff; then Artemis rushes off to hunt a dangerous monster. Back at Camp Half-Blood, the Oracle foretells that Artemis must be rescued and makes a prediction that bodes ill for one of their number—but which one? Percy, who is supposed to remain behind while others pursue the quest, follows in search of the missing Annabeth. Their adventures range widely across the U.S., taking them to locales that include Washington, D.C., and the deserts of the Southwest and pitting them against the usual assortment of colorful adversaries.

Starting Date: July 9th

Ending Date: July 10th

Reading Time: Two days

Recommendations: To those who enjoy fantasies and/or Greek mythology with a splash of humor.

Writing Rating: 8

Story Rating: 8

Overall Rating: 8

Book #35 of '08