“The Wrath of the Triple Goddess” is the newest Percy Jackson book, taking place directly after the “Heroes of Olympus” series and months before the “Trials of Apollo” series. This hilarious trilogy follows Percy as he tries to get recommendation letters from three different gods or goddesses, a prerequisite given by the big twelve Olympian gods that Percy needs to obtain to get into New Rome University, a safe haven school for demigods. 

The first book in the series, “The Chalice of the Gods,” follows Percy as he tries to get a recommendation letter from the god Ganymede, the famous cupbearer of the gods. Someone has stolen his chalice, and Percy needs to get it back.

“The Wrath of the Triple Goddess” starts out with Percy being called to the principal’s office at his school, where a mysterious goddess is sitting in the principal’s chair. She introduces herself as Hecate, the goddess of magic and witchcraft, and says that all Percy needs to do is pet-sit for her for a week. Percy is hesitant but agrees because the goddess tells him he can bring his girlfriend, Annabeth, and his satyr best friend, Grover. They realize that her two pets are anything but normal. One is a hellhound, a massive dog from the underworld, and another is a venomous polecat. To Percy Jackson, who has saved the world twice, this quest is a piece of cake. At least, that’s what he thinks at first.

I am a bit biased when it comes to the Percy Jackson series. Greek mythology, funny characters, and magical adventures are my weakness when it comes to books, and the Percy Jackson books have all of these things and more. Overall, I really enjoyed the lightheartedness of this book, and was overjoyed to read Percy’s entertaining narration. The bluntness of his humor, the dynamic between all the characters, and as always the rapid pace of his adventure had me flying through this book. Unlike the original series, this book was more on the gentle side with much less loss, grief, and fighting than is normally common with Rick Riordan’s books. It was also fairly short, coming in at 288 pages, which is significantly shorter than the 600-page books in the Heroes of Olympus series.  

I genuinely loved this book, and found myself laughing at the situations Percy ended up in, and the little references he made to the other series. Although nothing can compare to the original books, this one is definitely up there.