The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 2)

The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 4)

The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson & the Olympians, Book 5)

The Lightning Thief (Movie Tie-in Edition) (Percy Jackson and the Olympians)

The Demigod Files (A Percy Jackson and the Olympians Guide)

When the goddess Artemis goes missing, she is believed to have been kidnapped. And now it�fs up to Percy and his friends to find out what happened. Who is powerful enough to kidnap a goddess?? They must find Artemis before the winter solstice, when her influence on the Olympian Council could swing an important vote on the war with the titans. Not only that, but first Percy will have to solve the mystery of a rare monster that Artemis was hunting when she disappeared?a monster rumored to be so powerful it could destroy olympus forever.

The Titan's Curse (2010-08-20)
Oh how I anticipated this particular Percy Jackson book. It had been rumored that my favorite goddess was finally going to be a central character in this Percy Jackson. And it turns out that yes indeed, the rumors were true. The goddess Artemis finally showed up! Other than being so excited for the goddess appearance, I was excited for the book. The moment it came out I read it. Titan's Curse may very well be my favorite book in the Percy Jackson series. Like the others in the series, the moment it started the something happened. I enjoyed this book for many reasons, but I really liked the new characters introduced in this book. Annabeth isn't in this one very much, a fact that bothered me, but hey we needed her out of the way for other things to happen. I loved it!

Good book, but not my favorite of the series "some Spoilers" (2010-08-20)
Months after thalia has been brought back to life, she teams up with Grover and two Hunters, Zoe and Bianca to rescue Annabeth and Artemis the goddess of the hunt. They have been captured by Luke and an evil General. No I didn't forget to mention Percy, because he hasn't been invited to join the team because the group of woman Hunters can't stand men and aren't allowed to be around them. Grover doesn't count because he's half goat. Percy is supposed to go home to his mom, but she even tells him to do what he thinks is right. Before you know it, Percy is flying on the back of his black pegasus friend following the group of rescuers on a mission he hasn't been invited on.

The book has non-stop action, yet I wasn't as excited reading it as I was the Sea of Monsters. The book is well written and for once Percy isn't thrown out of a new school because there's not even one part where he's at school. But I don't know, the book didn't do for me as much as Sea of Monsters did. I will say though that did have a problem with Annabeth's father showing up in an old fighter plane to save the day though. I expected someone to show up when Percy and his friends were in danger, maybe Tyson or Chiron and his brothers again, but certainly not Annabeth's father. Plus just like with Sea of Monsters, we get another twist that a main bad guy is really a father of one of the heroes.

This is a good book, but like I mentioned in the last paragraph, the writer thrown in some repetitive things that worked in the Sea of Monsters but don't work as well here. I also didn't believe that in one minute the Gods were considering killing Percy and in the next they were throwing a big party for him and his friends. Still, I'm in love with this series and despite being some-what disappointed with this book, that didn't stop me from starting book 4 right after finishing this one. To me, they're even more addicting than Harry Potter, it's just a shame that Chris columbus messed up the movie as much as he did. Because this series really deserved a better adaption than it got.

Back on Track (2010-08-18)
The third book in the Percy Jackson series, The Titan's Curse embodies a fresh wave of originality, humor, and cleverness. After the disappointment that was The Sea of Monsters, The Titan's Curse regains lost ground with a strong storyline and new characters. The Percy Jackson series is back on track.

While this series will never come close to rivaling others such as Harry Potter, Percy Jackson is fun for both kids and adults alike. Don't expect a literary masterpiece or a life-changing story, or you'll only be disappointed. Just read it and have fun with it.

Another fascinating, fun book (2010-08-18)
The Titan's Curse tapped into a section of greek mythology I was unfamiliar with and I was fascinated and immersed in the story from beginning to end. We meet a lot of new characters some of which includes the gods Apollo, who was given that bad boy charm; Artemis, his twin sister, and her hunters.

I like the way we jump into action immediately at the beginning of the story and how the cliff hanger from the previous book is touched upon but the full explanation we don't find out about until our hearts stop beating from all the high action. This is awesome writing.
In fact, the Titan's Curse is full of non-stop action with well-paced character building of new and old characters. Percy is the most three dimensional character along with his friends as they are full of adolescent angst but never the typical hero you would read in the greek mythology. This is the benefit of the story being told from his perspective.

The plot is full of twists and the adequate drama brought to the story makes the Titan's Curse a pivotal book in the series. I also adored the humor throughout the book.

Wow, so does this series just get better and better with each installment? (2010-08-15)
To be honest, I started reading Percy Jackson and the Olympians when I saw the trailer for the movie. I thought, "Oooh!! greek mythology! With a harry potter feel! This seems interesting..." I decided to skip the movie and read the books instead and I wasn't let down.

The first and second stories were good, they kept my interest and made me want to read the rest of the series - but I'll tell you what, The Titan's Curse in particular was just fantastic. I really and truly could not put it down. When I wasn't reading, I was thinking about it and I couldn't wait to take the train home from work in order to start reading. Maybe I'm just getting to know the characters better and I'm more invested - but I genuinely think this book in particular was much more witty and riveting in comparison. I was even laughing out loud! It takes the hilarity of Terry Pratchett or Douglas Adams to do that for me, typically.

I really think that every preteen should pick up books from this series. Chances are they're going to have to learn greek mythology at some point, and this is a great way to get them excited about it. Luckily, the books are interesting enough to keep an adult's attention, so if you wanted to find a great way to bond with a family member of that age group, it won't be a bore to read it together at all. You will have a blast!