Kevin Lau

Huzzah! I have just finished the fourth installment of the Percy Jackson & the Olympians  series, the book which is a build-up to the finale and eases fans into a darker tone. The last thing fourteen-year-old Percy Jackson wanted to do on summer break was blow up another school. Unfortunately, that is exactly what happens. Monsters that have not stirred for centuries are coming back with a vengeance, teaming with the Titan Lord Kronos and creating a massive army to take down the Olympian gods. To slow down their endeavors, Percy, Annabeth, Grover, and Tyson enter the mystical underground tunnels of the Labyrinth in hopes to find its creator, Daedalus, and convince him to their side so Kronos would not be able to maneuver his army wherever he wishes. However, it may take more than two half-bloods, a satyr, and a cyclops to reach their goal, and they may also find more than they expected. Much like with Sea of Monsters , the quality of  The Battle of the Labyrinth ...

I'm just going to come clean and say that I am so  behind on popular TV shows, but hey, at least I can binge-watch them instead of waiting a week for a new episode. Returning to Starling City after marooned on an island for five years, billionaire playboy Oliver Queen does what he promised his father he would do: Take down the people who have ruined his city. To do that, he must become someone his enemies would fear, a symbol others could look up to, someone separate from his family name. Not only must he become someone else, but he must become something else. Armed with a bow and lethal wits, Oliver Queen puts on a hood at night and becomes known as the Starling City Vigilante. His goals are clear, but what he doesn't know is that something bigger is at work. I believe it is safe to say that superhero stories such as Green Arrow can be better told through television than movies. The plots have enough room to develop, as well as the characters and the universe they'...

Three books down, seven to go! Also, this post contains spoilers for those who have not read the previous books. A few months after their journey to the Sea of Monsters and the return of Thalia, Percy and Annabeth receive a distress call from Grover, who claims to have found two demigods. During their rescue of the new demigods, the group runs Artemis, the goddess of the hunt, and her hunters. Unfortunately, Artemis soon goes missing, as well as Annabeth, leaving Thalia and Percy in an uneasy alliance with the Hunters of Artemis to embark on a quest to save them both. Nothing but danger lies ahead as old foes return and older evils begin to stir. Rick Riordan takes the series to a whole other level in this third installment. Much like the first book, The Titan's Curse  brings back a complex plot. There are multiple stories happening as well as the continuation of the series' arc. The writing is well-paced, picking the perfect times to add a high-octane action scene or a...

The quest to read the entire Percy Jackson & the Olympians  series continues with the second book, The Sea of Monsters ! So yes, spoilers ahead for those who did not read the first book (and the movie does not count). When an innocent game of dodgeball at the end of the school year becomes a fight to the death with giant cannibals, thirteen year old Percy Jackson is saved by his friend Annabeth and taken back to Camp Half-Blood. However, only worse things meet them there. Thalia's tree, the tree support the magical shield around the camp, has been poisoned, and the only way to cure it is to retrieve the Golden Fleece from the Sea of Monsters. Joined by Annabeth and his half-brother but full-cyclops Tyson, Percy embarks on an adventure to find the Fleece, but may run into an old foe in the process. The Sea of Monsters  is a worthy follow-up to the The Lightning Thief , though not as complex or well-written. The story is simplified, with a bit of extra plotlines to ...