Reviews with content warning for Kidnapping - The Titan's Curse

The first half felt off, kind of boring and awkward, like 3 stars, but the second half and the climax was super good and bumped the score back up to 4 stars! The writing in the climax was descriptive and compelling.
Was almost a bleh book but Riordan was able to save it :)

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adventurous fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

The Percy Jackson books are extremely formulaic bit putting that predictability aside this was a good listen. It was not as interesting or exciting as some of the others and I do feel both Zoey Nightshade and Thalia were throw-away characters (unpopular opinion?) but altogether I enjoyed it.

There’s something about a good hook and likeable characters that gets cozy. Percy Jackson does that well.

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adventurous emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

With 3.5 stars, The Titan’s Curse is my favorite Percy Jackson novel until now. We’re introduced to many great characters here and the story just gets a bit more serious while still taking itself not too seriously, leading to many funny moments.

This time, it’s not Grover who got kidnapped, but Annabeth and later

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Artemis

by Luke and his followers. On their travel to rescue them, Percy and Grover get the support of many new characters. The pace is not as fast as in the previous novels, but we still have the artificial time pressure which is more of a running gag than a cliché now. But one cliché that actually did annoy me was the

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”characters being secretly related to each other”-cliché

which always makes me roll my eyes.

Compared to the previous books though, I really liked the settings, like the snowier settings at the beginning or the Hoover Dam – even though I always picture it like it looks in <i>Fallout New Vegas</i> lmao. I also always enjoy it when the gods are undercover in the human world and helping our heroes. The finale was so amazing as well:

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Thalia seemingly killing Luke was such an epic moment, even though he’s not really dead. Them defeating Atlas was so amazing as well, just like Annabeth’s dad saving the day. In contrast, Zoe’s death was so sad and not so emotionless like Bianca’s death, where I first thought it would the same thing like with Tyson

I noticed that there’s not one character I dislike since they’re all written so amazingly. I still love our main cast, and additionally really like Apollo and Ares. With Nico, Bianca, Thalia, and the huntresses, we get a great addition of the cast, even though

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it’s a bit sad that Bianca, Thalia, and Zoe are all gone at the end. They were all such great strong female characters and I wished they would’ve stayed for longer. I also feel so sorry for Nico and wonder what will happen next now that we know that he’s Hades son

With The Titan’s Curse, I definitely got more invested in the <i>Percy Jackson</i> series and its character. There are quite a few unresolved conflicts that make me curious how the series will continue.

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skeptic_hecate's review

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adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

It was better than the last ones, however, the characters are definitely getting smarter. I believe Percy is the one who has grown the most. And finally we see a proper reaction from hearing the nees that your loved one died. Not from Percy, that would be too realistic, but from a child, a little boy. Still, baby steps. Also, I keep hearing how amazing and kind Sally Jackson is, but she can easily be in the list of neglectful parents. On the other hand, I don't like how the relationship between Annabeth and her parents was handled.

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Percy and friends are back for another PJO adventure. While the beginning of this one was slower and a little harder to get into, once the action picked up, it was hard to put the book down.

Rick Riordan's book-to-book inconsistencies begin to make an appearance here, but they remain very minor.

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adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

remains my favorite in the original series for a reason: soooooo fucking good, just top tier writing and aghhhhhhh

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