A review by shakuni
The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Decent plot development, but something felt off about how the new prophecy unfolded. Some of it was obvious, and the part that was not obvious (about one of the quest members getting struck down by their own father's hand) felt like it was unnaturally obscured by Chiron/others simply refusing to talk about the prophecy (I mean, what's with all the "X and Y exchanged uneasy pointed looks but didn't fudging say anything" or Chiron being all "oh, I'm a God but the interpretation could be any number of things". How convenient, just to keep the plot moving). Also, I don't like it too much when they take away focus away from the established main characters. Yes, the new characters were eventually fleshed out, but it was rather abrupt at the start and felt like a completely different universe in the beginning.