Both my 8 year old and 11 year old boys love this series. There is just the right amount of action to keep them hooked. Knowledge of mythology helps but is not necessary to enjoy these books.

This is book 3 in the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series. This time Percy receives an urgent distress call from his best friend Grover, a satyr which looks human expect for his goat legs and hooves. Percy immediately prepares for battle and knows he'll need help from his powerful demigod friends, Annabeth and Thalia; his trusty celestial bronze sword, Riptide; and . . . a ride from his mom? The half-bloods are only between the ages of 14 and 16. With Greek Gods and humans as parents . . . who has time to learn to drive a car? As a demigod, you're usually too busy fighting demons to worry about small things like that. Good thing Percy's mom is use to all the odd things involving her son.

Percy and his friends race to the rescue, and find that Grover has made an important discovery: two new powerful half-bloods whose parentage is unknown even to them. But that's not all that awaits them. The Titan lord, Kronos, has set up his most devious trap yet, and the young heroes have played right into it.

With the help of the Greek Gods and Artemis's Hunters, Percy and his friends charge into another quest that holds the fate of Olympus in his hands.

The Percy Jackson & Olympians series keep getting better with each book. Young readers begin to understand what the Fates have in store for their young hero Percy Jackson. More details about Chiron's prophecy are revealed and one of the Big Three has to make a choice many readers wouldn't expect. This series is one Harry Potter fans shouldn't miss and one reluctant readers won't want to put down!

This series was read by my 5th grader who didn't know who the greek heros were. He read it in less than a week and completed the 4 book series in a month. It encouraged him to go on to read other books on mythology. We hope Rick Riordan continues the series! He made education fun for my boy.

now we are back on track! this is alot better than the last attempt. this has alot more action and shines light on new characters and events. also, about the gods that DID break the vow (hades) this is the best book in the series so far. CHECK IT OUT!

My 13 year old son had to read this book for a school report. As an option for extra credit, I read it also and completed a parent's book report for the teacher. This book was fantastic. I was surprised I enjoyed it so much. But, I tend to enjoy books on mythology.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians is a wonderful series that opens up to readers the greek mythology and vocabulary in a fun and exciting way. The twists and turns in the story keep it exciting, and make it enjoyableall the way to the end. The interplay between Percy and Zoe Naghtshade throughout the story show how different Percy is from the typical Greek Hero.

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The Titan's Curse is about a teenage boy and his 4 friends going to Sanfrancisco to rescue one of their other friends and the Goddess of the hunt, Artemis. But they soon find themselves battling skeleton warriors and getting some help from angel statues made of celestial bronze. Also they find a harmless baby cow serpent that will determine the future of Olympus.

My favorite part of the book is when Percy, Zoë, Thalia and Grover are deciding what to do with Bessie the cow serpent. Grover, (a satyr), decides to travel with Bessie back to Camp Half-Blood. When Thalia, Zoë and Percy go across the Golden Gate Bridge and up the mountain to save Annabeth and the Goddess, Artemis. When Annabeth's dad shooting the monsters down with celestial bronze bullets from a fighter plane saves them.

This is a really exciting book full of surprises. This book will make you want to keep reading no matter what part you're at. Its full of Greek and Roman mythology. If you like Greek and roman mythology you should read the whole series of books about Percy and his friends. If you don't, read the book anyway, you'll start to like it.

The Percy Jackson series has brought Greek Mythology to our home. Both my teens and I have enjoyed the first two books and the third was no exception. Great series!

I think this may be the best book ever. In fact, that IS the best book ever. I'm trying to encourage the author to write a fifth book for the Percy Jackson series. I don't normally read for fun but since I started reading "Lightning Thief", it encouraged me to read the next three books. I just finished The "Titans Curse" and now I'm reading "The Battle of the Labyrinth" and so far it's great and I know I'll love it.

My 12yr old son has always been an extremely advanced reader...it is very hard to find books that interest him and are not TOO mature for him. He has re-read every book he have ever liked over and over. It seems at some point books become aimed at either adults or at teenage girls (unless you count the "athletic" themed books - which are not his cup of tea). He says he just not interested in reading about a girl and her horse (or her crush - whatever the case may be). Anyway, he loves this series. I'm not crazy about the "gods" and the mythology theme, but it has opened up a lot of talking points for us about our beliefs.

Its a great book and definitely worth you money. If you have not read the first two (if you haven't don't read this review!) then you should read those as well but this is definitely the most fast paced book in the series. Percy is a "special" child growing up in New York. Confused about his dad having a gambling drunkard Italian as a father named Gabe and a kind, encouraging mother. When on a school trip his teacher becomes a harpie and attempts to kill him. However when he tells how he defeated his teacher Ms. Dodge, everyone gives him a confused look seemingly never hearing the name. He starts to believe he has just become completely insane , but when he hears his Latin teacher and his best friend speaking about him and hearing the name again he is convinced it was not an illusion and is determined to get to the bottom of the mystery. Anyway you have to read the first book to find out all that and I won't give any of the second so definitely if you have read the other two you don't even need to read this review.

Readers familiar with Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and the Olympians series are in for another fun-filled romp in THE TITAN'S CURSE. The author has a five-book run planned for Percy and his companions, and then a return visit in a later series, which his young fans will clamor for.

If you haven't read either of the two previous books, I'd warn you to stay away from this review because you're going to find out things that are better discovered through your own reading.

In THE LIGHTNING THIEF, twelve year old Percy Jackson found out he was the son of Poseidon, the Greek god of the sea. My son and I read YA books together all the time, and these are his favorites. What draws him in the most - and I mean HOURS at a time, till my voice gives out on me - are Percy's cool water powers and the immense tapestry of Greek mythology that Riordan weaves in so well.

My son doesn't know it, but he's basically getting a classical education reading these novels with me. He finds the stories of the gods and goddesses, all their petty problems and efforts to get revenge on each other, wonderfully fascinating. He was so enthralled by the first book that I had to buy him a book on Greek mythology, which he read on his own just to get more background on the mythical characters in the pages.

You don't have to brush up on your Greek mythology, or even tell all the stories to your kids. Riordan does a masterful job of making those ancient tales of gods and goddesses come alive in his stories, and giving you all the background material you need. But don't be surprised if your child starts prowling the library shelves in search of more information.

THE TITAN'S CURSE starts off with an almost 007 feel that I really liked. Riordan usually plunks Percy down in the middle of action, but the search for two new half-bloods (sons and daughters of gods who don't know they are such) captivated my son and me immediately. And things, of course, go really badly for Percy and his friends.

Still, despite all the close calls, my son and I were laughing out loud at Percy's adventures. Grover, the young satyr that's his friends, ended up getting some of the best parts, but the chapter where Percy ends up riding the mythical pig was an absolute hoot.

Blackjack, Percy's Pegasus buddy, puts in an appearance in this book as well, and absolutely steals the show for a while. "God alert," Blackjack warns. "It's the wine dude!" Of course, he's referring to Dionysus, the Greek god that's currently serving punishment as head of Camp Half-Blood. In fact, Mr. D actually steps into the thick of things more forcefully in this volume. But the line, typical pre-teen terminology, had my son and I cracking each other up for days as we kept repeating it.

In every book in the series, there's always a quest. In the first book, Percy had to find the thief that took Zeus's mystical lightning bolt. In the second, Percy had to save Grover. But in the third book, Percy has to save his best bud, Annabeth, with whom he's becoming even more enamored. This quest sends Percy and his friends zooming across the United States again, and reveals even more Greek mythological geography that's been relocated to this continent.

Athena is back on hand, as well as Artemis and Apollo. Luke's efforts to resurrect Kronos as still in play, and it looks bad for our heroes. There's a prophecy (told by the Oracle in a way that is extremely humorous) that foretells the death of one of the heroes on the quest.

Riordan's pacing is fabulous. There's never a dull moment in one of these books. Things - and threats - just keep happening at a mile-a-minute. This book truly felt like trying to stay on top of an avalanche as we hurtled to the ending. And it only left us hungry for Book Four: THE BATTLE OF THE LABYRINTH.