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    <name><![CDATA[Christy]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sat Sep 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[The third installment of Percy Jackson &amp; the Olympians just gets better and better.  I was on the edge of my seat for much of the book, trying to figure out how it was all going to fall into place!  I loved the new characters that were introduced in this book such as Zoe Nightshade.  Thalia is given a better introduction than her abrupt appearance at the end of book two, but her relationship with Percy isn't given much explanation to begin with.  I was slightly jarred by her sudden inclusion at the novel's outset, but quickly adjusted as I saw the nature of her relationship with Percy take a competitive edge.<br/><br/>This book felt slightly more intricate that the first two novels, and I enjoyed it immensely.  By the novel's end, I felt the need to pick up book 4 and get reading!]]></body>
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