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The Titans Curse by Rick Riordan

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pitabread's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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mollie_00's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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melplays9000's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

It takes me a little bit to actually get into these books and this one started right in the middle of the action. It kind of felt like the beginning of the book was missing? Like maybe it was cut out do decrease the page count? That made it even harder for me to get into it. This series overall is very formulaic which I imagine probably will get quite tedious towards the end but right now I’m finding it quite comforting. I loved the new characters of the Hunters and how we got to know the gods better in this one. But I also loved that we kept the original cast of characters and I love seeing them grow as people.

The stakes in this one are also much higher in the sense that we actually do get some character death which I honestly didn’t expect with a middle grade. I must mention however that these twists such as the one in the final chapter frustrate me to no end! Just admit it’s Percy and move on! It just seems so unnecessary considering they already have plenty of problems for how short the books are.

Overall this book was predictable and a had obvious flaws to an older reader, and yet I loved it. I feel like I’m really getting into the series now and I can’t wait to start the Battle of the Labyrinth. 4 Stars.

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its_kievan's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful fast-paced

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

4.0

This truly is the Prisoner of Azkaban of the Percy Jackson series. I forgot just how much I liked this book in particular. The ground rules are in place, the characters have solidified, and the mood starts getting dark.

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sofipitch's review against another edition

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adventurous funny fast-paced

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

5.0

This one was always my favorite out of the series, one of the reasons being the gods actually help out a lot more and you get to meet a lot of new ones. I forgot how much I love Rick's himbo Apollo.
Another reason I always liked this one is it is where the series takes a more serious turn. The first major character deaths happen in this book. Also Percy is more adamant about choosing the quest, so in a way this book feels more character driven than plot due to his motivation to save Annabeth. Same thing at the end, Percy chooses for the prophecy to be about him instead of Nico. The first 2 books it feels like most things are out of Percy's control, in this book he takes a lot more initiative.

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hckilgour's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

While still a great book, I couldn’t help but feel that the story (well, quest) just fell a little flat. It didn’t seem as dramatic and exciting. Even though it really was.

The humor is still there and still funny. And the retelling and modernizing of the Greek myths is flawless.

Bianca as a character, felt weak. As did Zoe. Both girls felt like they were written to be killed off. Which they were.

Nico. Little Nico. He has a lot of potential to be very fun. And his little twist at the end… oh boy!

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