Percy Jackson and the Titan’s Curse

Disclaimer: In Percy Jackson and the Titan’s Curse, they use the term “gods” as a swear word. However, since they specifically refer to the Greek gods, I did not feel it fell under the category of a swear word for my grading system.

Book three of Percy Jackson, YAY! Let me tell you, I liked Annabeth before, but it is this book, The Titan’s Curse, that made me love her. Basically, monsters capture Annabeth and force her to hold up the world so Atlas (the Titan) can go free. A captured Artemis chooses to take that burden from Annabeth. All the other characters spend most of the book trying to find Artemis and Annabeth. As they do this, shenanigans ensue as they should in any good book. It can’t be easy for our heroes.

This book does a lot to show the iron will Annabeth has. She held up the sky that a Titan strains to hold. Sure she took a lot of damage, but she did it, and she didn’t let the experience change the core of who she is.

This book also deals with themes of being willing to sacrifice for those you love and dealing with the loss of loved ones. Understanding those themes help people relate and empathize with others. Learning these ideas through characters in a book is a great gift.

Overall, I think this book is excellent for all ages. However, with each passing book in this series, more conflicts are dealt with by violence. None of it is graphic or excessive, but the violence section is getting closer to being rated a B. However, it’s not there yet.

If you would like to buy this book, find it here.

You can find my review of Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters here.