The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan

Title: The Titan's Curse	Loved it	Graded
Author: Rick Riordan
Genre: Fantasy
Publisher: Disney Hyperion
Elements: Greek mythology
Series: Book 3 of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series

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 an 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.

We finally get to meet Thalia, daughter of Zeus and Annabeth's 'older sister' and other best friend Before Percy. There's two stages in Annabeth's life: Before Percy and After Percy. There's also another two major periods in Camp Half Blood: Before Thalia Turned Into A Pine Tree Thalia (BTTIAPT) and After Thalia Turned Into A Pine Tree (ATTIAPT).

Annabeth's life was great BP and BTTIAPT, and it got steadily worse AP and ATTIAPT. I kid, but it seems that way doesn't it? Percy and Thalia have a rocky relationship, not just because of Annabeth, but because of the prophecy. Thalia was turned into a pine tree before she turned sixteen. And as her sixteenth birthday approaches... well, it doesn't make for a good topic of conversation.

Percy: O hai. I'm the one who's been prophesied to either make or break Olympus.
Thalia: O reli. Me too.
Percy: No wai. It's me. I don't want the job, but it's about me.
Thalia: I iz in your base, stealin yur profesi.
Percy: ...
Thalia: I turns 16 before yous, so hah.
Percy: Dam.
Grover: I can haz tin can?

On a mission to save two half bloods, Annabeth is kidnapped and without her there to buffer their relationship... well, things could be worse. Percy and Thalia make a great team. I am so loving Thalia! She's thoroughly kickass, and not what I expected. I like.

A lot of things happen in THE TITAN'S CURSE, which shouldn't really surprise me since Rick Riordan wrote it, but it still did. That man has a way with words. Somehow this is the one Percy Jackson book that I keep forgetting about, both the title and the plot. I'm not sure why since the series gets better with every book and every character introduced. The events in THE TITAN'S CURSE is a catalyst for many things to come, and well, you shouldn't miss it.