When the goddess Artemis goes missing, she is believed to have been kidnapped. And now it's up to Percy and his friends to find out what happened. Who is powerful enough to kidnap a goddess? They must find Artemis before the winter solstice, when her influence on the Olympian Council could swing and important vote on the war with the titans. Not only that, but first Percy will have to solve the mystery of a rare monster that Artemis was hunting when she disappeared - a monster rumored to be so powerful it could destroy Olympus forever.
Book Review:
I didn't think that I was going to get so easily sucked into this world. I was obsessed with Greek mythology in like 7th grade, which is probably when I should have read this series, but reading it now is pulling me back into a realm that I used to love so much and am beginning to love again. I'm able to read these books within a day or two because they are small and I just can't put them down.
I loved that with each book we are presented with the basics of another myth or god. In this book we learned a bit more about the Titans, the Hunters are introduced, and we learn a bit more about Artemis and her twin brother Apollo. I also really like that the prophecy is still a huge question. No one has an answer and just when you think that there is no one else but **talk about in discussion** for it to be about someone else pops up. Just insane! So many more questions now.
I'm also really enjoying seeing the character development for Percy, which is something that I felt was lacking in book two. I like how he has come to terms with being a demi-god, son of Poseidon, part of a prophecy that he doesn't understand, and is still remaining to keep some normalcy in his life. I really love his relationship with his mom. You get that she embarrasses him, like most mothers do, but that they have such a tight bond that he has literally risked his life for hers. His friendship with Grover and Annabeth is also perfect. This group reminds me of mine. I also liked seeing that Thalia is struggling with her life now. She and Annabeth are both struggling with what to think of Luke and but Thalia is struggling with Daddy issues and self issues as well.
Overall, for this being a middle grade novel, I think the character development is complex and intriguing, the plot is educating on Greek mythology, and it's just wonderful.
Pages: 352 Rate: 5/5
Book Discussion: SPOILERS:
So Annabeth and Percy may only be 14 in this book and Annabeth may be kidnapped for the majority of it but I SHIP THEM. I've kind of shipped them since book one but now it is official and I will be so upset if they don't end up together at some point in this series. I ship Percabeth.
I really like Artemis. Athena is still my favorite Olympic Greek God/Goddess but Artemis is pretty cool even though I don't agree with her standing on men. I love how she becomes like a surrogate mom for all of these girls, like Zoe Nightshade whose demise kills me, for all of eternity.
So Thalia and Percy's friendly rivalry is perfect. It makes sense for them to act the way they do. Their fathers are always fighting and they are just like their fathers in a way. They've each been through similar experiencing. Plus, Percy kind of ruled camp before Thalia came back to life and now here she is and no one is looking to him to save the day anymore and it has kind of busted his ego and makes him jealous. And in my opinion Thalia is a bitch. I was glad when she joined the Hunters, even though that meant that Percy would be the one of the prophecy, well until we learn that Nico is Hades son. Yeah that's what I mentioned in the review.
So Nico is a little boy that Percy, Thalia, Annabeth, and Grover went to save, along with his sister Bianca (who joined the hunters), at the beginning of the novel. They were stuck in the hotel that Annabeth, Grover, and Percy were stuck in in book one. For them it only felt like hours but in reality it was years and years. So could Nico be the one of the prophecy or no because technically he was conceived before the oath? So many questions!
Favorite Quote:
"In a way, it's nice to know that there are Greek gods out there, because you have somebody to blame when things go wrong. For instance, when you're walking away from a bus that's just been attacked by monster hags and blown up by lightning, and it's raining on top of everything else, most people might think that's just really bad luck; when you're a half-blood, you understand that some divine force is really trying to mess up your day."
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