Percy Jackson and his friends have one wonderful story that rivals Harry Potter, at least in my eyes.

This series keeps getting better - the surprise ending / reveal was a great addition to the story to make me want to read the next novel. Rick Riordan has made another hit! And I really want to read the next story in this series...

We follow Percy Jackson, Grover, Thalia and some hunters on a journey! They must save a god and a friend, and save the world from evil (again! Geez, these guys never get a break, do they?).

Rick left the book with some great "cliffhangers" or loose ends. Certain characters may or may not be alive, certain people may or may not be who they say they are, and certain people may or may not be the legend everyone has been waiting for! This author knows how to write a good book that gets all audiences interested, not just the youngings!

If anything, the start of this book was a little slow. Once I was about halfway into it I was finally hooked, but the start but was little boring. But, if you can get through the boring start, you are off to the races! Great action, adventure, possible romance? It's great!

Four out of five stars!
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Fast, fun read. Less silly than the first two books. Plenty of mystery to figure out while reading. My only gripe is that Percy seems to spend an awful lot of time in the air considering that Zeus told him he would lightning bolt his ass if he ever tried to fly again. I guess you can file that under 'gods can be fickle' though. ( )

The stakes are rising, and the Titans are getting bolder. Nico and Bianca are part of the equation, and none of the gods know about them. This is getting so good! Percy has accepted the prophesy as his own and now has the weight of the world on his shoulders. It just gets worse from here. ( )

It's really cool!I read this book first..but I could understand what the whole series was about and that is definitely something that I wanted.Nice one,Mr.Riordan! ( )

I'm enjoying the series. I love the way the author has updated the Greek gods. This book was darker than the previous books. Five of the kids from Camp Half-Blood go on a quest to stop the titan Kronos from being resurrected--this has been an ongoing thing since book one. But Kronos is gaining followers and getting stronger.

A prophecy says among other things that one will die by their father's hand and one will be lost. There are new monsters to fight. And the total Atlas and his burden figure strongly in this book.

The friends must work together to destroy the new threat to Olympus despite their losses. Themes of loss, loyalty, and sacrifice are explored. ( )