(This contains spoilers for “The Titan’s Curse,” “The Battle of the Labyrinth” and “The Last Olympian”) 

After finishing up the last three books, it’s time to continue on with the rest of the “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” series. 

“The Titan’s Curse”  

This book is number three in the series. It follows Percy as he embarks on another quest with Grover and a few others in order to save Annabeth.  

This book starts off with the introduction of two new demigods with unknown parents when Grover calls for Percy’s help to get them to camp. The two new demigods are siblings Bianca and Nico di Angelo.  

The two of them were interesting immediately, not just because they were new, but because Grover describes them as being strong. To readers with knowledge of the other books, this fact may stick out – you may even want to make theories about their godly parent.  

Another intriguing aspect about Bianca is how quickly she joins the Hunters of Artemis, which is a group of maidens who swear loyalty to Lady Artemis and swear off love for as long as they live in exchange for eternal youth and semi-immortality.  

This was odd because Bianca was new to the world hidden behind the mist, yet she didn’t wait long before taking the oath and becoming a Hunter. Doing this separates her from her brother.  

At the same time, Thalia Grace detests the hunters, and she doesn’t hide her dislike for them. At the end of the book, it seemed ironic that Thalia ended up joining the Hunters despite her previous discontent for the group.  

One of the best parts of the book is when Annabeth is tricked into holding up the sky, and she manages to hold it for nearly a day. In the “Percy Jakson” series, holding up the sky is considered extremely hard for anyone who isn’t a god, but Annabeth held strong for hours. 

This is later confirmed in the book when Percy holds up the sky so Artemis can fight, but he is described as struggling despite only holding it up for less than a few minutes. It truly shows how, despite not having any godly powers, Annabeth is still extremely powerful.  While “The Titan’s Curse” was still a great read, it’s not the best in the series. 

“The Battle of the Labyrinth” 

“The Battle of the Labyrinth,” the fourth book in the series, may be the best one for a multitude of reasons.  

Firstly, the dynamic between Percy, Annabeth and Rachel is incredible.  It’s funny how Annabeth and Rachel were both jealous of the other’s relationship with Percy. However, the jealousy was more seen with Annabeth and her reactions whenever Rachel was around or even mentioned 

Meanwhile, Percy is completely clueless to their jealousy, which simply makes the entire dynamic humorous. Percy being clueless doesn’t stop there. He is completely clueless to Annabeth’s feelings for him right up until she kisses him. 

The Percy and Annabeth scenes in this book were fantastic. One scene in particular that was hilarious is when they were having a funeral for Percy, and he shows up at his own funeral. Annabeth points him out almost immediately. It was perfect.  

Additionally, Tyson and Grover’s dynamic evolved so much throughout the book. In the beginning of the book, they are fearful of each other, but by the end of they become close and willingly work together.  

Overall, all the dynamics in this book were handled well, but more importantly I loved how Annabeth finally got her own quest to lead.  

“The Last Olympian” 

The final book in the series, “The Last Olympian,” felt different in comparison to the rest of the series. This is likely due to the pacing of this book being vastly different from the rest. This book is the final battle with Kronos and the entire book takes place over a few days rather than weeks.  

However, it didn’t make the book any less amazing. This book was so intense and heartbreaking that you’ll have a tough time putting it down. Having characters like Thalia, Tyson and Clarisse make an appearance was a nice touch, even if some of them weren’t super prevalent.  

Additionally, this book was truly heartbreaking with all of the sad scenes and deaths. Silena Beauregard and Luke Castellan had the most heart-rending deaths.  

Silena had a death similar to Achilles, which made it even more tragic, especially after she revealed herself to be the spy. It was beautiful that, despite her being a spy, those that found out refused to acknowledge it and recognized her as the hero she was in the end.  

Luke’s death was devastating because despite everything he did, he died a hero by sacrificing himself. He knew he went too far to make things better for all half-bloods, so he did the only thing he could to fix it.  

My favorite parts of the book were the Percabeth or the Percy and Annabeth scenes. The scene where Percy turned down immortality mainly for Annabeth pulled on my heart strings. I also loved what Percy asked for instead which was amazing because it was exactly what Luke was fighting for.  

The end of the book when the other campers threw Percy and Annabeth into the canoe lake was adorable. I loved how Percy simply used his abilities so they could stay underwater together for a bit.  

This series is simply incredible, and I highly recommend it to anyone, especially if you love Greek mythology. To end, here is my favorite quote from “The Last Olympian.” 

 “’The whole world was collapsing and the only thing that mattered to me was that she was alive,’ Percy Jackson said. “