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TITLE: The Titan’s Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book III)
AUTHOR: Rick Riordan
PAGES: 312
So what if Percy Jackson still needs a ride from his mom en route to a battle? Big deal. He’s got a pen that transforms into a sword, which I feel largely outweighs such things. Not even a sword and a host of powerful allies can prepare Percy for this next adventure, however, as he and his fellow demigods must race to sway the latest of their number to remain on their side, all while coping with the news that their enemy has finally revealed himself…and he is even more powerful than they ever anticipated. New allies join the battle, while some withdraw as the stakes rise. All the while, Percy continues to live with the fact that the prophecy about his own role in the conflicts to come draws ever nearer as each year brings his sixteenth birthday closer. Which way will the tide turn?
This third book, along with the fifth and final book in the series, are my favorites. In the previous installments, Percy was adjusting to his new life, learning more about his own powers. In The Titan’s Curse, Percy learns that friendship is a powerful thing, but also learns that friendship can be turned against you. Betrayals abound, as allegiances must be drawn and each side vies to marshal its forces. This third book is about trust, loyalty, the ties between people. To what lengths would you be willing to go, for a friend? To what lengths would your friends go for you? Like many heroes, Percy is both cursed and blessed with an inherently good heart; he wants to save everyone, he refuses to leave anyone behind. This is usually what gives the enemy something to use as leverage. The knowledge that Percy would never turn his back on a friend makes his friends primary targets. Also notable in this book, however, is the first time Percy deals with the death of a comrade. I won’t say who, but I will say it made me really sad. In his first encounter with sacrifice, Percy becomes a changed person; in the books to follow, he is slightly more grown up after the events of this book. I liked it mainly for its darker, slightly heavier themes, but it’s not to say that Percy (and his pegasus with its Brooklyn accent) don’t crack me up anymore, because I still laugh. I just like seeing him grow up, too.
RATING: 5/5
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