Haikus are very powerful, you know.Īs these are Apollo’s trials, it is not a spoiler to say the adventure does not quite end at the end of this book. The “she” is a particular standout new character, Meg, a bratty demigod child who bosses Apollo around as he is her slave now, a usual penance requirement.Īnother fun quirk are the haikus at the beginning of each chapter. Everyone who meets me is fortunate, but you take my meaning.) (I know that last statement seems obvious. ![]() That journey towards humanity is so enjoyable. His gradual “humanizing” make us start to feel for him, as he starts to feel for others. We severely dislike Apollo at the beginning, because we really want him to get over himself, and his constant waiting for others to worship and/or praise him. The humor throughout the book is rampant, with new characters highlighted for their quirks (advertising geyser – you’ll see). And he was in it enough to satisfy diehard fans. Although I do love the heroic Percy Jackson, not having the spotlight on him did not detract from the story at all. Unfortunately, he’s been turned into one of those gawky, insecure teenage boys on his outside. He chose one of the best gods to be the main character, Apollo, who is so full of himself, he actually is one of those macho teenage boys on the inside. With this first installment in a new 5-book series, Rick Riordan has done it again with his thoroughly enjoyable mythical world. And is there anything more unpleasant than becoming a teenage mortal boy? Apollo needs help and there’s only one place that can really help him – Camp Half-Blood (yay!!), in The Trials of Apollo, the first book The Hidden Oracle series by Percy Jackson author Rick Riordan. ![]() When your dad is Zeus, god of thunder and king of all Olympians, the punishment can tend to be quite long, arduous, and definitely on the unpleasant side. The Trials of Apollo, Book 1: The Hidden OracleĪpollo, Greek god of the sun, music, art, poetry, prophecy, healing, and plague, and the most perfectly, perfect god (according to himself), has gotten himself in trouble once again with his dad.
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