Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Battle of the Labyrinth Book Review

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Battle of the Labyrinth Book Review

AUTHOR: Rick Riordan

RELEASE DATE: May 6, 2008

SERIES: Percy Jackson & the Olympians (Book 4)

PAGES: Approx. 361

RATING: 4/5 STARS

Much of the predictions I made before I started reading The Battle of the Labyrinth came true: Kronos rose, Luke fell deeper into his evil and hatred, and Percy gets one year closer to his 16^th birthday. What came as a surprise was practically everything else that happened, from start to finish.

I’m being serious when I say that this was one of the most difficult books to finish in the series. So much happened in this one book and I’m still reeling from all the details, plot twists and character additions that made The Battle of the Labyrinth such a good but challenging read.

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Titan's Curse Book Review

Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Titan’s Curse Book Review

AUTHOR: Rick Riordan

RELEASE DATE: May 1, 2007

SERIES: Percy Jackson & the Olympians (Book 3)

PAGES: Approx. 312 pages

RATING: 4/5 STARS

Things. Just. Got. Real.

And it got really dark, really fast.

Much like the Harry Potter series (expect comparisons from here on out; I know I am), the first two installments in the Percy Jackson novels were more kid-friendly when it came to the actual dangers of their adventures. There were monsters, threats of bodily harm and/or death, battles and tense moments, but Percy and his companions have always come out on the top, injured maybe but still alive. And there was plenty of humorous moments to balance out the darker elements of the stories.

Seeing as how Harry Potter and Percy Jackson are so similar in that respect, and I’ve been hearing nothing but comparisons between the two from other book fans, I should’ve known what to expect when I started The Titan’s Curse.

Truthfully, even if I had, I still would’ve been shocked because: Whoa, sh*t just got real.