I think these books are just fun fluff. The adventures don't seem to matter to the series until the very end. This book left a lot of loose ends to be wrapped up by the last two installments.

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This is a fantastic series. This book, Book 3, is the "Prisoner of Azkhaban" of this series. All of a sudden things get a bit darker and the quests become a lot more dangerous. Riordan continues to cleverly mix Roman/Greek gods and myths into his stories. This series has been great, but this book in particular really cemented this series into "classic" status.

I am so looking forward to reading the next two books in this series, but I am not looking forward to finishing the series.

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I have to admit that I did think of putting this book down several times because I would get so annoyed with the characters in it. I know this is written for kids, but having gods who are thousands of years old all act like children gets to be too much after awhile.

Granted, there were parts where the story is not bad at all, and I'm mostly reading this series in case it does well enough that they make more than one movie, but any older reader should take it for what it is: an author's need to get into this genre's niche. (Apparently his mystery series wasn't making him enough money or getting him enough popularity.)

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Wonderful take on Greek mythology plus exciting adventure. Cleverly deals with issues such as "being different" in modern society, parenting, and bullying.

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Great book.

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Getting better. The story is still very predictable, but now the characters have something like real feelings, not just angst. I still enjoyed it. It is a fun little read targeted at children.

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These books are a lot of fun...even for adults to read. I liked this better than the first, but #2 is still my favorite.

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This is the third book in the "Percy Jackson & the Olympians series." After helping Grover to locate two powerful demigod siblings, Annabeth goes missing. Percy is not allowed to be on the quest to find her, but can't bear the thought of staying behind while his friend might be in danger. Meanwhile, the goddess Artemis is captured and must be saved. Will Percy and his friends be able to rescue Annabeth and Artemis before the Winter Solstice deadline? Which character will meet with the terrible fate the Oracle predicts for one of the members of the rescue party? Read and find out!

This book serves as a nice lead up to the later two books in the series and introduces a few characters that will become very important later on. All in all, I quite enjoyed this book. Of all the deities in the series introduced up until this point, I've enjoyed the portrayal of Artemis the most, I felt her story was the most creative spin on combining myth with her modern twist.

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I enjoyed this book and am looking forward to book 4.

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I have to admit that I did think of putting this book down several times because I would get so annoyed with the characters in it. I know this is written for kids, but having gods who are thousands of years old all act like children gets to be too much after awhile.

Granted, there were parts where the story is not back at all, and I'm mostly reading this series in case it does well enough that they make more than one movie, but any older reader should take it for what it is: an author's need to get into this genre's niche. (Apparently his mystery series wasn't making him enough money or getting him enough popularity.)

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