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The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan

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milflover01's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I do not know why it took me so long to finish this book is amazing the series is finally getting into the real main plot . The fact that

two characters die

is weird to me given that is a children's book but i like it nonetheless because a good book is a book that makes you cry. Quote me on that. P.s PERCYBETH>>>>>

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flaminghotchertos's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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adventurous emotional funny medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

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adventurous dark emotional funny informative mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This one might be the best so far. I had forgotten so many plot points, it was a joy to be sucked into this world again. I love Riordan's interpretation of the gods' personalities, and the way they interact with the half bloods. I may be biased, but Hermes specifically is wonderful in this series.

I have a love hate relationship with Thalia, I dislike her as a person most of the time since she reminds me of the people who doubt me and try to stop me from making my own plans, not because I'm unable to do so successfully, but because they feel the need to control everything. The way she undermined Percy, humiliated him in front of everyone and later blamed him for Annabeth's "death" made my blood boil. Every time she did so I felt personally attacked, and I think that's partly due to me seeing myself in Percy but also to how incredibly well written these books are. I understand that she's just a mentally ill child (not an insult, just a fact. Years of parental neglect, having to survive homelessness and violence with only two other kids by her side and to top it all off being murdered and resurrected all before the age of 16 does that to a person) and I think she deserves all the care and patience in the world but I wouldn't enter a room with her in it if I could help it. However I do really appreciate her character, how complex and morally grey she is. This is just as much her story as it is Percy's, and I think that's really cool. I love that at the end she took her destiny into her own hands and joined the hunters to avoid being manipulated again. I can't wait to see her shine more in the next one.
I also enjoyed the subversion of the damsel in distress trope with Annabeth and later with Artemis, how they were captured, yes, but still showed how strong willed and powerful they are by being able to hold up the literal sky. Also, I can't describe how much my body hurt after reading the description of how it feels to hold up the sky. Absolutely terrifying and painful just to imagine. Amazing.
The last thing, I grew to adore Zoe. I was so invested by the end that it felt like a punch to the gut once the prophecy came to be. Incredible character.

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kiwii091's review against another edition

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

4.25

Gets you hooked into the plot far quicker than the previous book which to me made it a bit more of an enjoyable read. It also didn't spend mass amounts of time re-explaining things that were from the previous books which helped the plot and development along a lot more. Loved getting to meet some more of the Greek gods and seeing them interact with one another and the half-blood characters as well - gives them a bit more depth rather than just being mentioned by name. However it did feel slightly confusing as to how long after the second book it is set - you assume it's bout a year after the previous one (it even refers to the second books events taking place about a year ago), but then mentions that Thalia had only been a person again for a few months, inferring that it wasn't a year ago - so just a little inconsistent with that.

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yourfavoritebook_1's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

5.0

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booksanna's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted tense 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? It's complicated

4.75

As good as all the other books in the series. Percy and Annabeth is so cute. The plot twists are great and engaging. I love Percy’s dry humor, it’s so enticing. All chapters even the side charters were so well written and human, with real insecurities and personality. Some things that I really liked where

The improvement of the heroes relationship with their parents. But I kinda wanted more Annabeth and Percy moments. I also was kinda sad they didn’t include the day Thalia came back, like como on I wanted to know the backstory. Also, Bessie is the best

Super entertaining and keeps you on your toes, great plot. I actually predicted some things because of my background knowledge of Greeks mythology. It was super refreshing and rewarding to know about a story before it’s revealed yet. I was so proud of myself lol.

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

4.5

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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

5.0

"There is always a way out for those clever enough to find it."

Content Warnings: child abandonment, violence, death/murder, ableism (regarding ADHD and dyslexia), mentions of war, anxiety, hostage situation.

Oh man, the progress we make with Percy and Annabeth in this book is an absolute delight. Watching their relationship slowly unfold once again has been the highlight of this reread so far. Percy just <i>knowing</i> she survives that initial fight with Thorn. The lecture from Aphrodite. Percy trying to figure out how to ask/beg Annabeth not to join Artemis and her hunters and not being sure why it bothers him so much that she had ever considered it. His jealousy anytime Annabeth mentions Luke. The slowly mounting tension between them is brilliant, and I am living for every second of it.

Anyway, on to the actual plot of the book beyond the budding romance. We once again have Percy sneaking off on a quest that isn't his (shocking, I know), though it turns out he was meant to be there in the first place. But all the bonding we get between him and Thalia over the course of this one is truly a delight. They bicker like siblings because they just have so much in common - especially the weight of knowing that the Great Prophecy is possibly about them. I know the whole 'chosen one' trope is obviously incredibly common, but one thing I truly love about how it's handled in this series is that we really hear straight from the people it could involve just how overwhelming and scary it is. The moment towards the end of this book where Percy takes it on his shoulders, all but declaring he's going to make sure the prophecy is about him - it's fascinating to see how others reacted being like, "Are you sure you want that?" and he's honest and upfront about it and admits that no, he's really not, but he sort of has to.

Speaking of the end of the book, I find it intriguing (this time around reading the series - I honestly can't remember if I noticed this the first time, but again, I was a fairly young teen at the time) that during the party on Mount Olympus,

Athena tells Percy that his fatal flaw is excessive personal loyalty, and then there are conversations right around that time (I can't remember if it happens right before his talk with Athena or after) about how if the prophecy is indeed about Percy, that he might come to betray them in the end. It seems like those two things would inherently contradict each other, would they not? Athena mentions that he puts others first, even at risk of his own life; it seems odd to then immediately have people being like "But hey, this kid could switch sides on us..." Obviously we have Luke in the story to show us how easily the demigods can go from feeling a bit ignored by their parents to full-on hating them and feeling abandoned and wanting revenge, but it just doesn't line up for me that they truly could think Percy capable of that.

Also, not really all that related to the plot of this book, but I also have to mention that I love the two tiny mentions of Ariadne in this one. Look forward to hearing even more about my favorite figure in Greek mythology even more in the next one, so onward we go!

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