The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan


My rating: 5 of 5 stars
In this book, Percy finds himself having to help Annabeth fulfill her quest. Along with Grover the satyr and Tyson the Cyclops. Grover is still trying to find Pan, the Nature God. Luke, who has turned to the Titans, is helping the Titan leader, Kronos regain power and attack Camp Half-Blood. Which brings us to the Labyrinth. A secret maze under the USA and is made to confuse, fool, and drive those who dare search it go insane.

The quest is to find Daedelus, a famous Greek Architect who built the Labyrinth. And since Olympus and the Gods have come up to speed with the 21st century, so has the Labyrinth. We meet Queen Hera, find Percy and his friends on a Demon Dude Ranch, fight a giant, and other mythical monster's. The Labyrinth also makes time go by faster and can take you from Manhattan to San Francisco in a day.

This book also intorduce's Pan and Calypso, a beautiful woman who has been exiled to a secluded island. Percy learns about more of his powers which end up being pretty dangerous. He also helps Nico, son of Hades, help fight against the Titans. As well as a mortal, Rachel, who can see through the Mist and navigate the maze without becoming confused.

This book was filled with so many more adventures and greek mythology. I really enjoyed reading this book to the point I couldn't put it down.

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The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan


My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This was probably by far the best in the series. In this book, Percy and his friends go after two new Half-bloods who are in grave danger. They fight a manticore and someone who calls himself "The General" of the tightens. We meet Artemis and Apollo, twins, Goddess of the Dawn who is also a Huntress and God of the Sun who drive's the most awesome chariots.

We find out more about Atlas, the man who held up the sky. And Pan, the God of nature. And we alos meet Aphrodite, Goddess of Love. I just love the way the Greek mythology is thrown in here. And how the Mount Olympus moves with Western Civilization. This is seriously not your textbook greek mythology.

Also, in the first books, it talks about how the Big Three Gods take an Oath never to have children with mortals after WWII. It just so happens that none of them kept they're word. So they say.

I really like how Riordan is turning Percy Jackson into quite the hero but allows him flaws and create's him to realize that even the best can fall.

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The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan


My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This one was a little slow at first, but it got better towards the middle. I really quite enjoyed it. I love how Riordan brings alot of mythical creatures to life and how they all entertwine with the Gods and mortals.

It was interesting to read how Percy and his friends have to recover the Golden Fleece to help rebuild the borders around Half-Blood Camp. And heal the pine tree that was once Thalia, the daughter of Zeus. On their way they fight off so many monsters and that the Sea of Monsters is in the Bermuda Triangle. They also run into an enemy, Luke, who wants Percy to collect the Golden Fleece for himself to bring the Titan Lord, Kronos, back into reform. We're also introduced into Tyson, a baby Cyclops, who is nothing like a full grown Cyclops. He would rather work with human's and half-bloods, instead of being mean and nasty. If you read the first book, you'll know that the Greek Gods and their kingdoms move along with Western Civilization.

I also liked how Riordan described Hermes, the God of Messengers, Travelers, Theieves, etc. One time you see him dressed as a jogger, when Percy first meets him, and the next time you see him dressed as a 21st century postman delivering a message to Percy from Poseidon. I just really enjoy reading how Riordan brings in Greek mythology with a 21st century point of view.

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The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan


My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. It was fun and humorous. It reminded me a little bit of Harry Potter, except it had Greek Mythology in there.

About a boy, Percy Jackson who is ADHD and dyslexic and can make things happen. His ADHD allows him to read ancient Greek. What he doesn't realize is that he is the son of a Greek God and a very powerful one at that. He goes to a camp after 6th grade for other "Half-Blood's". Children of other Greek Gods and Goddesses. He is sent on a quest to retrieve something very special that could cause a huge war amongst 3 of the most powerful Gods.

I thought it was fun to catch up on my greek mythology and how Riordan brings these mythical creatures to life with a 21st century twist. It was fun to read the description of the Underworld as well as Mount Olympus. I liked the description of the different Gods and how they looked as well as the description of getting to Mount Olympus from the real world. It was just a really fun book to read.

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Austenland by Shannon Hale


My rating: 5 of 5 stars
If I could have given this more than 5 stars, I woud have. I will admit there were parts that were quite corny and cheesy. But being a hopeless romantic and the love I have for Jane Austen novels, I found myself falling in love with this book.

I loved how in some ways it read like a Jane Austen novel with a 21st century twist to it. A young woman who is given an all expense paid trip to London and live the regency life for 3 weeks. No email, no cell phone's, no electronics of any kind. She is there to kick the whole Mr Darcy obsession once an for all. She lives the regency lifstyle with the fashion, the style, the flirting, etc. However, she finds that once she relaxes, she will find her true love. So hopelessly romantic. *sigh*

And the thought of dressing up in regency attire and living a more simple life just appeals to me. Although, I don't think I could handle the corsets.

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Being Nikki by Meg Cabot


My rating: 3 of 5 stars
I did not find this book to be as good as Airhead, but I still enjoyed reading it.

In this book, Em Watts is still dealing with being a teen supermodel and figuring out all this model stuff. But she is still secretly in love wit Chris who she was known since grade school. She also finds out she has a brother and a mother who goes missing. As she enlists Chris for help, she finds out that he has an evil scheme to take down Stark Corporation and is willing to help Nikki find her mother if she helps him bring down Stark from the inside. The mysterious part in all this, is that Nikki's mother takes off soon after Em/Nikki's accident. Or was what happened to the "real" Nikki really an accident?

The end of this book had quite a twist and I'm not sure if that helped my decision of how to rate this book. For me, the book moved a little slow, however made me anxious to find out what would happen in the end.

I'll have to wait for the 3rd book to come out to see what happens.

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Airhead by Meg Cabot


My rating: 3 of 5 stars
I found this to be a really fun read. This book is more geared toward teenagers, so it was an easy read and easy to follow. But it brought back the good old days of reading Sweet Valley High.

Em Watts is a smart yet geeky girl. She's not into fashion, make-up, or hair. Her younger sister Frida, on the other hand is embarrassed by her sister. Em consider's the popular crown the 'Walking Dead' because of how little personality they have. Their like clones. However, after a freak accident at a store opening and the sudden death of a teen super model, Nikki Howard, Em, wakes up in the hospital a month later to find herself in the model's body. She has undergone a whole body transplant.

It's kind of fun to see the way Em adjust's to her new lifestyle, celeb friends, and fame status. However, she is told over and over how the new "Nikki" is a lot nicer than the old one. And now Em/Nikki now has to figure out how to get the guy she has been crushing on since 5th grade. Shouldn't be too hard for a teen super model, right? You'll have to read to find out.

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