I had started listening to this in December but got so busy with the holidays that my library loan expired. As soon as I got it back, I finished it as quickly as I could. It has become a tradition for me to listen to Percy Jackson on my drive to work. This part of the series finds our heroes looking for the kidnapped goddess Artemis. It also introduces the Hunters, an elite group of girls who are devoted to two things: Artemis and the general disgust of boys. However, when Annabeth is kidnapped by a Manticore and taken to Luke, Percy must team up with the Hunters to find both Artemis and Annabeth before it's too late.

I was so happy to listen to this book! The pacing was perfect and I did think that the overall story was much better than Sea of Monsters. We are inching closer to the (hopefully) final showdown with Kronos. I do find myself hoping that Luke and

Nico

will be redeemed in some way.

Nico more so as his only reason for tuning against Percy was the death of his sister. I did get to see some flicker of hope in Luke's case. He seems to be slowly realizing that he has bitten off a bit more than he can chew.

I'm just hoping it won't be too late.