I liked all the new characters, and hope at least some of them will make re-appearances down the line. ![]() ![]() Environs of Commodianapolis was interesting, and I have no complaints. ![]() "Defense Plan Omega - falling to my knees and begging for mercy."Īn entirely new set of vivid characters help move along the plot, which is somewhat longer than the first, while letting us meet a couple of characters we had encountered in PJO and HoO. As if it hadn't been funny enough with all the bad things which kept happening to Apollo, Leo is back, not only to add his own share of humor, but to torment Apollo whenever possible. With The Hidden Oracle's prophecy unraveled, our ex-god - demigod - ex-sorceress trio is already on the way towards the second stage of the journey. Quick note: there are spoilers for the Percy Jackson books, so maybe don't read this if you haven't read them yet.īlog | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Youtube It is full of adventure, haiku and mechanical dragons, as well as some great LGBTQ+ representation (Apollo is, himself, bisexual). In this book, Apollo has left Camp Half-Blood behind and is venturing out to restore Oracles and - hopefully - regain his place on Mount Olympus after Zeus cast him out and made him human. But sometimes there is just something so delightful about a character who is definitely NOT a hero and doesn't even pretend to be. Don't get me wrong, I praised the Percy Jackson series for being all about how a seemingly regular kid discovers he is actually so much more and proceeds to become a hero. Unfortunately, I missed the wall.Īlso, I just kind of love that Apollo is a narcissistic ass. "Um.nah." I leaned against the wall, hoping to look casual, attractive and suave. And the plots of the other books seemed to move in similar cycles of prophecy-quest-resolution, whereas this and The Hidden Oracle contained more surprises. Percy Jackson and Magnus Chase - started to blend together after a little while, and their characters were hard to distinguish from one another. I think I like these Apollo stories so much more because they feel the most unique. Apollo is just so sassy and snarky, and his disdain for humans rings with hilarious truth. I know all of these books have the same light, humourous tone, but none of the others seem to make me laugh so much. Honestly, Apollo is hands down my favourite character that Riordan has ever created. Unfortunately, the only thing that came to mind was weeping in terror. The narration by Robbie Daymond slowly gets pace and then matches the height of the story and restores its grandeur toward the end.I tried to think of a brilliant plan. The story is well knit and also the myths about gods are correctly described which means that the writer has researched quite a lot about Greek mythology. They now the way to live their lives with and among the human race, Apollo must learn the art of living among humans before reestablishing his connection with his father the mighty one. ![]() It is a camp in which modern demigods live. A new concept of camp half-blood is also there. The god Apollo finally learns the human ways of spending life though he is 4000 years of age those years and experience is not helpful for him in the world of humans which is mostly against him and want to get rid of him for good, the only way left for Apollo to survive is regain the favor of Zeus somehow so that he could go back to his homeland Olympus and can once again live a godly life.Įven some of the gods and monsters who were his old enemies think it a proper time to attack the god and his human form when he is still weak and slaughter able.
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