Ariel Morales 1/1/10

I.S.145Q 7-13

The book I am reading is a Percy Jackson series, The titans curse. The setting of the book takes
place in the calypso's island, camp half-blood, the sea, and parts of the U.S. During an
assignment to rescue Nico and Bianca, Annabeth and Artemis, the goddess of the hunt, go
missing. Percy and his friends must look for Artemis before the winter solstice, when the
goddess's influence could change an important vote on the war with the Titans. They also are
searching for a rare monster that Artemis was trying to hunt down when she went missing. Percy
is called by a hippocampus to rescue a marine cow-like creature called the Ophiotaurus.

With help from Apollo, they reach Cloudcroft, a small town in New Mexico. Grover senses
the presence of Pan, the Greek god of nature, he 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. Eventually, the group enters the junkyard, where Bianca tries to steal an action figure
for her younger brother. She accidentally awakens 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, 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 will give them power to destroy Olympus. They go to Annabeth's father and 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, is. From the top of the mountain, they see Artemis. Annabeth is
held captive by Luke, and has been handcuffed and gagged. Realizing that the prophecy made by
the Oracle involves him, Percy takes the Titan's curse from Artemis. In the ensuing fight, Atlas
kills his daughter Zoe by throwing her against rocks. Artemis tricks Atlas. During a battle
between Thalia and Luke, Luke falls off a cliff and Percy thinks that Luke is dead. Later, Percy
is told by Annabeth, and confirmed by Poseidon, that Luke has survived the fall.

I really liked this book because it has surprises, twists, drama, and suspense. I would
recommend this book because it’s fun and not that difficult to read.