(review by Julie)
I recently finished book two and three in The Olympians series: The Sea of Monsters
and The Titan's Curse
.
(Read my review of book one, The Lightning Thief
, here). I hesitated to do a full review of The Sea of Monsters because it was so similar to the first book and I wasn't feeling like I had a lot more to say. However, after reading The Titan's Curse, I'm excited about the series again.
I think maybe The Sea of Monsters just wasn't 'all that' because I kept feeling like I'd read it before. Maybe it was just drawing the series too close to the Harry Potter series? Don't get me wrong, it was cute and there was some additional character development, but I'd say it was only a 3 star book.I admit- I almost didn't read The Titan's Curse (book three). I just kept feeling like I'd been there and done that. However, I'd already reserved it at the library, so when it came in I went ahead and checked it out. I'm really glad I did, too! Book three begins a budding romance that book two had hinted at and I'm a sucker for a love story. It also introduces some new characters while checking in on a few old ones. The Titan's Curse was hard to put down and left me wanting to read # 4. I give it 4 stars.
