The Titan's Curse (Percy Jackson & the Olympians, #3)

by Rick Riordan

[Sarah Says]

Oh dear, I hate it when a book lets you down, it’s like being betrayed by an old friend.
I liked the first book in the series, loved the second, than felt let down by the third.
I would think that the third’s down fall was probably be due to the second being so good.
For some reason I didn’t like the presence of the character Thalia, I can’t explain it. I really like the way Annabeth and Percy bounce off of each other and of cause as it’s Annabeth Percy’s off to save (among others) she’s not present for most of the book.
However I like the ending as Grover is off on his search for Pan again and I do so want the ‘Goat Boy” to succeed.
I must remember that this series is aimed at kids and that if I was fourteen, I probably would have been enthralled the whole way through.
Even though I had to force myself through parts of the third instalment of the Percy Jackson saga, I would still highly recommend this story for younger teens - there are lessons to be learnt, thrown in with fun, action and adventure.
I think I’ll take a break and read from another genre then return to the fourth book.