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Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse
(5 reviews with an average rating of 5 out of 5)
Book three of the Percy Jackson series
Publisher: Penguin
The third of Riordan's Percy Jackson series, this novel once more fuses ancient Greek legend with a twenty-first century American teenage school setting.
Percy and his friends are charged to deliver two new demigods (to Harry Potter fans, rather confusingly described as half-bloods) safely to school, but discover a plot to destroy Olympus.
Riordan's novel is funny, punchy and sometimes scary. It addresses serious issues such as identity, relationships and self-image while giving an unusual perspective on gender issues, as the gods and goddesses constantly claim superiority over each other.
An unusual take on fantasy, the graphic description and fast pace of this novel will attract those readers – particularly boys – who delight in gizmo-aided adventure and a cinematic approach to text.
What you thought...
Average rating:
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Alison, 05 March 2024
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This is such a great book, if you like this series I recommend the second series; "Percy Jackson and the Heroes of Olympus".
Kat, 17 February 2022
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its an amazing book I've read the whole series and this is my second most favourite one
aranya, 17 March 2021
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Great but... 1. Percy's point of view was kinda annoying 2. missed some hilarious details
Annabeth, 28 April 2016
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The story begins when Percy Jackson gets an urgent distress call from his friend Grover, and he immediately prepares for battle. He knows he will need his powerful demigod allies at his side, his trusty bronze sword Riptide, and . . . a ride from his mom. The demigods rush to the rescue to find that Grover has made an important discovery: two powerful half-bloods whose parentage is unknown. But that’s not all that awaits them. The titan lord Kronos has devised his most treacherous pl...
Voracious reader, 25 December 2015
I found this book very exiting with lots of great details as a Greek mythology lover it was cool to find a book series which got most of it accurate.