Book Review of Percy Jackson and The Titan's Curse

Book Review
Grover has located two new demigods, Bianca and Nico Di Angelo. Percy, Annabeth and Thalia meet up with him, attempting to bring them to camp half-blood. Along the way, a manticaore ambushes them and tries to kidnap Bianca and Nico. The hunters of Artemis come to the rescue and that is where the team meets Artemis and her lieutenant Zoe Nightshade. However, Annabeth disappears and is nowhere to be found. At that point, Bianca decides to join the hunt after some considerstion. Soon Artemis, the goddess of the hunt, goes on a mission alone without the hunters. When they recieved word that Artemis is in danger, Percy and his friends must set out on a quest for Artemis before the winter solstice meeting of the Olympian council, for the goddess's influence could change an important vote on the war against the Titans. Thalia, Zoe Nightshade, Bianca Di Angelo, and Grover go on this dangerous quest. Percy is unable to go on the quest due to the fact that he is a boy while the other members of the quest are females, Grover does not count as he is a satyr. They are searching for a rare monster that Artemis was trying to hunt down when she went missing; it is so strong that it can obliterate Olympus. Percy is called by a hippocampus to rescue a marine cow-like creature called the Ophiotaurus, whom Percy names Bessie, not knowing it is male. Therefore, Percy stealthily sneaks away from camp with Blackjack, his thrusty pegasus but he is caught by Dionysus, God of wine. Dionysus sets Percy free as once he thinks that if he ventures on this quest, it will cause his own demise. After being attacked by skeleton warriors and a Nemean Lion and obtaing its fur as a symbol of victory. Only then does Zoe trust Percy and he is allowed to join the team on the quest. With help from Apollo, they reach Cloudcroft, a small town in New Mexico. Percy realises that Zoe Nightshade once had a relationship with Hecules and that Riptide belonged to Zoe in the past. Grover senses the presence of Pan, the Greek god of nature, and a wild gift from him, the giant Erymanthian Boar, comes to carry them further on to San Francisco. It takes them to the junkyard of the gods, and Percy meets Ares and talks to Aphrodite, at which point it is hinted that Annabeth and Percy will most likely have a romantic future. Eventually, the group enters the junkyard, where Bianca tries to steal an action figure for her younger brother. She accidentally awakens a prototype of Talos, a giant man of bronze, and dies after successfully destroying it. While being attacked by skeletal warriors at the Hoover Dam, Percy meets Rachel Elizabeth Dare, a girl who can see through the Mist. She saves Percy by confusing the skeletons, allowing Percy and his friends to escape. In San Francisco, they learn that Bessie the Ophiotaurus is the monster they seek, because sacrificing it and burning its entrails will give them power to destroy Olympus. They go to seek the help of Annabeth's father; he gives them a car. They travel to the Garden of Hesperides, where Zoe meets her sisters and is poisoned by the dragon Ladon. They continue to the Mountain of Despair on California's Mount Tamalpais, where Mt. Othrys, the Titan capital, now resides. From the top of the mountain where Atlas held up the sky, they see Artemis taking on his burden. Annabeth is held captive by Luke. Realizing that the prophecy made by the Oracle involves him, Percy takes the burden—the Titan's curse—from Artemis. In the ensuing fight, Atlas, the General of the Titans kills his daughter Zoe by throwing her against rocks. Artemis tricks Atlas into taking his burden from Percy. During a battle between Thalia and Luke, Luke falls off a cliff and Percy assumes that Luke is dead. When they return to Olympus for the winter solstice, the gods decided the fate of Percy granting him permission to live for he may be the one that will save Olympus from the Titans. Due to the passing away of Zoe, Artemis needs a new lieutenant and she chooses Thalia. To be chosen to be the new lieutenant of the hunt was an honour and Thalia gladly accepts. Later, Percy is told by Annabeth, and confirmed by Poseidon, that Luke has survived. Nico Di Angelo now bears a grudge against Percy for not protecting his sister when he promised to do so. Nico is angered and wants to seek revenge, he unleashes his power for the very first time and is revealed to Percy as the son of Hades, God of death when he summons Skeleton warriors. He runs away from camp half-blood and now Percy has found himself a new enemy.

Favourite Character
My Favourite character would have to be Zoe Nightshade. She is very courageous and brave. Even though the oracle said that one will perish by a parent's hand and that she knew she would die at her father, Atlas's hands. Yet, she still ventured on the quest for she was loyal to Artemis, Goddess of the hunt. She even sacrificed herself when Ladon was about to attack the group. In the process, she was poisoned when the claw of Ladon injured her. With the injury, she still went and faced Atlas, general of the Titans. She died a heroic death and was now seen in the night sky as one of the constellation. She is the original owner of Riptide and maybe without her, Percy would have fallen at one of his nemisis's hands a long time ago if Zoe had not created Riptide for Hercules to slay Ladon.

Unique Selling Point of the Book
This is a book about Greek mythology which I thought was all about gods and mystical creatures and it would be boring to the extend that I fall asleep reading it. Turns out, I was mistaken. The very moment I started reading the book, I could not help myself but continue reading till the end. Rick Riordan has depicted the concept of Greek mythology so well that it is enticing and his books have the power to grip people to finish reading the book. This is a book that has the potential to go beyond what is expected of it. Therefore, I believe that this is a book suitable for all ages to read, so you'd better go to the library and borrow it or go to popular to purchase it. This is a book that is definitely worthy of your time, money and effort reading so go and check it out now.