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The Dark Prophecy

(The Trials of Apollo #2)

Rick Riordan (Goodreads Author)

4.24 · Rating details · 59,847 ratings · 4,790 reviews

Zeus has punished his son Apollo--god of the sun, music, archery, poetry, and more--by casting him down to earth in the form of a gawky, acne-covered sixteen-year-old mortal named Lester. The only way Apollo can reclaim his rightful place on Mount Olympus is by restoring several Oracles that have gone dark. What is affecting the Oracles, and how can Apollo/Lester do anythi ...more

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Aug 28, 2016 Emily May rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult, fantasy, 2017

I tried to think of a brilliant plan. Unfortunately, the only thing that came to mind was weeping in terror.

What an absolute dork. I love him so much ♥

Honestly, Apollo is hands down my favourite character that Riordan has ever created. I know all of these books have the same light, humourous tone, but none of the others seem to make me laugh so much. Apollo is just so sassy and snarky, and his disdain for humans rings with hilarious truth.

I think I like these Apollo stories so much more beca ...more

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Sep 13, 2016 C.G. Drews rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: read-2017, young-adult, ya-male-narrators, retelling, magical-fantasy

Basically it's just the #1 fact of life that any book in the Camp Halfblood world CAN DO NO WRONG. This was a completely fabulous sequel to The Hidden Oracle! Although I didn't like it quite as much because (A) it wasn't as hilarious, although still funny, and (B) the plot wasn't as exciting and twisty as the first one. But it was still an entirely solid read for me and I think I'm half in love with Apollo -- who is a DORK and narcissist and but what can you do. He's adorable.

I think Apollo's ch ...more

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May 04, 2016 Arch marked it as to-read · review of another edition

*UPDATE*

It's out. We did it guys. We made it through the waiting.

And boy, was it worth it. (Full review coming soon!)

****

"Expected Publication: 2017"

2017

2017

WE HAVE TO WAIT TILL 2017

UPDATE: On further reflection I've decided to add a handy guide to help you get through this wait. Here are some steps I recommend from experience:

-Obsessively re-read The Hidden Oracle
-Obsessively re-read the Percy Jackson and Heroes of Olympus series
-Obsessively re-read every single thing Rick Riordan has ...more

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May 22, 2017 Claudia Ramírez rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2017, hilarious-humor, expected-more

More like 3.5 stars.

I enjoyed this book, I really did. Apollo was hilarious (again).
But to be honest, I didn't feel it had anything special or memorable. It was just okay. ...more

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May 17, 2018 Tina ➹ the girl who lives in Fandoms rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: want-this-edition, favorite, 2018, golden-stars, cover, all-time-fav, re-read, review-pride, reviews, wow-end

4.5 Golden Stars

Let's start,
Shall we?

I loved it & enjoyed it, not as much as book 1 or 3 tho, but it was amazing! WOW! Apollo! I didn't see that/those coming!
Rick writes astonishingly by great choices of words & events & making the story goes on excitingly & by adding unique fun makes it double awesome. He inserts everything needed to make a book BREATHTAKING & INTERESTING! (fun, thrills, feels)
why I love to re-read? because I find new clues (after reading next book(s) in the series) & I did in ...more

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Oct 16, 2017 April rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Reading a Rick Riordan book is just pure fun.

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Jan 20, 2017 P rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult

“Please get off!” the trooper wailed. “Please and thank you!”

I hysterically laughed my ass off while I was reading this book on the BTS. The Dark Prophecy picks up after what happened in The Hidden Oracle. Lester, aka Apollo, teamed up with Leo and his girlfriend and comes to Indianapolis to pursue the prophecy he was bestowed. The tone of this book is as good as the first book but the pace is quite slow. Apollo reminded me of Deadpool talking with readers with his sarcastic tone. His develo ...more

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Dec 14, 2017 Ahmed Ejaz rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 2017, full-lengths

Most of you must have gotten by now that I have gotten completely addicted to Rick Riordan. This is the 12th book I have read by him and I read the previous eleven books almost in row. And the thought of any regret didn't even pass before me.

Well, for this book it was much better than the last one. It was more gripping and more interesting. The only thing which was missing here was Percbeth!! Annabeth didn't even appear in the last one. She is helping her relative or something....WHATEVER! ...more

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May 04, 2016 Yasamin Seifaee rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 2017, english

update: 6/4/2017

Wonderful!
Riordan did a great job on creating the character Apollo! Can't wait for the next book (╥_╥)
The only thing that bothered me a little was the prophecy quest thing that has been a thing in all of Riordan's books.

بسیار عالی!
باید بگم رایردن با شخصیت آپولو شاهکار کرده و درواقع بهترین شخصیتیه که تا به حال به وجود آورده.
تنها چیزی که یه کم اذیتم میکرد این قضیه ی پیشگویی و جست و جو که تو همه ی کتاب های رایردن هست، بود. به غیر از این همه چیز عالی بود. آخ آخ طنزهای آپولو! خیلی خی ...more

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Aug 27, 2017 Isa Cantos (Crónicas de una Merodeadora) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

"Mientras los dioses vivan, todo ese tiempo te amaré".

"As long as gods shall live, so long shall I love you".

Tras sobrevirir al desastre del Oráculo de Dodona y a la traición de Meg, Apolo debe seguir con su misión de hacer que los demás Oráculos funcionen, se restauren las comunicaciones entre los semidioses y el malvado Triunvirato Romano no se apodere del mundo mortal. Ahora, con la ayuda de Leo (YAY!) y Calypso, Apolo tiene que viajar a Indianápolis, lugar donde las fuerzas perversas del Seg "Mientras los dioses vivan, todo ese tiempo te amaré".

"As long as gods shall live, so long shall I love you".

Tras sobrevirir al desastre del Oráculo de Dodona y a la traición de Meg, Apolo debe seguir con su misión de hacer que los demás Oráculos funcionen, se restauren las comunicaciones entre los semidioses y el malvado Triunvirato Romano no se apodere del mundo mortal. Ahora, con la ayuda de Leo (YAY!) y Calypso, Apolo tiene que viajar a Indianápolis, lugar donde las fuerzas perversas del Segundo Emperador se están reuniendo para controlar el Oráculo Oscuro, para salvar a antiguos conocidos y escuchar la Profecía Oscura que los guiará en sus aventuras.

De todos los personajes que han aparecido en los libros de Rick Riordan, Apolo es de mis favoritos. En su condición de mortal como Lester Papadopoulos y sin ningún tipo de entrenamiento de batalla, Apolo como narrador de la historia es un genio. Sigue deleitándonos con sus comentarios de ex-dios, sus haiku malísimos, sus chistes ñoños y su mala memoria. Es imposible no leer La Profecía Oscura sin reírse un poco, a pesar de todas las tragedias por las que pasan los personajes.

Ahora, imagínense un libro en el que Apolo y Leo Valdez interactúan. ¡Oro puro! Nada más que decir.

En esta segunda entrega de Las Pruebas de Apolo, Rick Riordan nos adentra mucho más en la mitología romana, en los ires y venires de Apolo miles de años atrás y nos presenta nuevos personajes que aprenderemos a querer. Jo, Emmie, Litierses, Georgie e incluso una pareja de grifos se volverán partes vitales de la historia. De La Profecía Oscura me gustó muchísimo que Rick Riordan nos muestra que Apolo, incluso en su condición anterior de dios, cometió muchísimos errores e injusticias que, ahora, milenios después, vienen a acecharlo y a cobrarle.

En este libro, a diferencia de en El Oráculo Oculto, Apolo tiene mucho más los pies en la tierra y asume que debe ganarse de nuevo su inmortalidad por él mismo, pues si bien tiene amigos como Leo, Calypso y Meg, los méritos debe ganárselos con el sudor de su espalda. Y así lo hace, en este libro Apolo toma muchísimo más las riendas de las situaciones y empieza a actuar no sólo preocupándose por sí mismo, sino preocupándose por los demás y sacrificándose si es necesario.

La Profecía Oscura es un libro lleno de venganzas, explosiones, muertes, segundas oportunidades y momentos de redención. Con la profecía que nuestros héroes obtienen al final, Rick Riordan abre el camino a siguientes libros más complejos, con más peligros, poderes recuperados y reencuentros de personajes que extrañamos muchísimo de otras sagas. ...more

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Jul 02, 2017 Maureen rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I honestly don't know how Rick Riordan's books keep getting funnier but they do somehow. Being in Apollo's head, while annoying at times, is hilarious.
I enjoyed this book but didn't *love* it. I think Apollo just doesn't appeal to me as much as Percy or any of the other Demigods, but it's really interesting and entertaining to have a new perspective. I'm excited to see where it goes next! ...more

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May 03, 2017 prag ♻ rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: so-funny-much-laugh, lgbtqiap-plus

WHY YOU NEED TO READ THIS BOOK:
● lesbian warriors who gave up immortality to live with each other & build a home open to anybody who doesn't have one
● bisexual main character
● a talking arrow who sprouts bits of shakespearean wisdom randomly (yes he's my favorite character,, riptide who?)

LEAVEST THOU WELL BEFORE DAWN. ’TIS A COUNTER-COMMUTE, AYE, BUT THERE SHALL BE CONSTRUCTION ON HIGHWAY THIRTY-SEVEN. EXPECTEST THOU TO TRAVEL ONE HOUR AND FORTY-TWO MINUTES.
I narrowed my eyes. “Are you someh

...more

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Jun 04, 2016 Natalie Monroe rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: greek-mythology, hate-the-characters-hate-the-book, love-wins, not-as-good-as-i-expected, protagonists-i-want-to-laser-face, typical, when-sparks-don-t-fly

2.5 stars

"I, the most important passenger, the youth who had once been the glorious god Apollo, was forced to sit in the back of the dragon."

More than once while reading I've had to ponder: Am I getting too old for Percy Jackson? That thought filled me with such terror I had to drink from my Butterbeer cup and gaze up at my wall of Taylor Swift posters to confirm that, yes, I was a stinkin'no-good millennial who blows her money on stupid shit instead helping the economy.

But as I read on, I r ...more

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May 05, 2016 Alexxy rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2017-reads

MAY 2017?

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Apr 08, 2017 Zain Otoom marked it as to-read · review of another edition

Oh my lord O_o
I think I've gone blind looking at this cover O_o ...more

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Jun 09, 2016 Drew rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, middle-grade

I'm so tired of the shameless liberal advertising in books lately. I'm seeing it in nearly every YA book I pick up, but reading it in a middle grade book, a book meant for children, was the last straw. It prompted me to finally write something about this vastly growing issue.

There I was, happily content to be reading some fun Rick Riordan mythology again, when suddenly a huge sign with the words LIBERAL BRAINWASHING AHEAD popped up. You know when you're in the middle of watching a YouTube video I'm so tired of the shameless liberal advertising in books lately. I'm seeing it in nearly every YA book I pick up, but reading it in a middle grade book, a book meant for children, was the last straw. It prompted me to finally write something about this vastly growing issue.

There I was, happily content to be reading some fun Rick Riordan mythology again, when suddenly a huge sign with the words LIBERAL BRAINWASHING AHEAD popped up. You know when you're in the middle of watching a YouTube video and a thirty second ad interrupts that just about ruins the whole video? Yeah, that's how it felt when Riordan decided to throw some of his political views into this book.

The worst part is this book is for kids. Children are reading this. Children as young as eight should not be subject to adult matters - such as a lesbian couple, which this book promoted in chapter six.

Would people be okay if someone wrote about a drag queen in a children's book? What if child characters went to a strip club? No? Then why, I ask, is it okay to put a lesbian couple, portray two women living together, and promote your own shameless political agenda, in a book meant for young, easily impressionable minds?

Whether you support the LGBT+ community or not is beside the point. People have the right to hold whatever opinions they want. But I think all adult matters should be kept out of kids' entertainment, and it's horrible when adults try to sneak it in because they think it's "funny" or they're trying to push their own personal agenda.

War, alcoholism, suicide, sex, prostitution, or any other adult things should not be put in children's books. Adults keep those topics away from children for a reason - they're too much for them to handle. And I don't think sexual identification should be put in children's books either, when the young minds reading them haven't even begun to develop sexually yet.

Look, my whole problem wasn't even that there were gay characters in this book. My problem was that Riordan was so obviously including them just for the sake of "representation." Representation of different groups is a great thing, and I love when I come across a genuinely diverse book… but when the author is trying so hard to make their book diverse to earn brownie points, it comes across as unnatural and takes away from the story.

Anyway, the gay thing is so overdone by now it's getting ridiculous. It's one thing when you have an actual gay character like Radu from And I Darken and it makes sense for them to be gay. But when you throw in a gay character just to get your LGBT+ brownie points and they're only in the book for, like, two seconds? If I were gay, I would be insulted by this "representation."

Please, move on to something new. ...more

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Dec 02, 2017 Carlos Peguer rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: 2017

He intentado que me guste este libro. De verdad. Pero no he sido capaz, y no sé qué me pasa últimamente con todo lo que leo de Rick Riordan pero me da muchísima pena no estar disfrutando de sus libros como lo hacía antes. No sé si es porque después de unos... ¿20? libros que he leído de este señor ya he llegado a mi límite, pero es que no los aguanto.

No sé. Ya no me hace gracia, no disfruto de sus personajes y las "aventuras" nuevas me parece que están mal hiladas y contadas sin interés, como s ...more

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May 08, 2016 lauren ♡ rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: genre-fantasy-series, read-in-2017

EDIT #3: Decided to drop this down to 4 stars because the more I think about it the more I was caught up in my own hype when I gave it 5 stars. I still loved it though!!

EDIT #2: Whilst I didn't love this as much as I loved The Hidden Oracle it was still AMAZING. It's no surprise that everything Rick writes is going to be a favourite of mine. Apollo is such a great character and I love his dynamic with Meg so much. I think the reason why I enjoyed THO more was because it was set at Camp Half Blo ...more

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Dec 22, 2019 Ahmad Sharabiani rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 21th-century, mythology, fantasy, young-adult, united-states

The Dark Prophecy (The Trials of Apollo, #2), Rick Riordan
The Dark Prophecy is an American fantasy novel based on Greek and Roman mythology written by Rick Riordan. It was published on May 2, 2017, and is the second book in The Trials of Apollo series.
Six weeks after losing Meg McCaffrey to Nero and receiving the first prophecy, Apollo, Leo, Festus and Calypso are headed on a journey to stop Nero and the Triumvirate from controlling all of the oracles. Apollo has a vision that Margeret was sent The Dark Prophecy (The Trials of Apollo, #2), Rick Riordan
The Dark Prophecy is an American fantasy novel based on Greek and Roman mythology written by Rick Riordan. It was published on May 2, 2017, and is the second book in The Trials of Apollo series.
Six weeks after losing Meg McCaffrey to Nero and receiving the first prophecy, Apollo, Leo, Festus and Calypso are headed on a journey to stop Nero and the Triumvirate from controlling all of the oracles. Apollo has a vision that Margeret was sent to Indianapolis by Nero with orders to kill Apollo, so the trio travels there to find the next Oracle. They are rescued from attacking blemmyae by Hemithea and invited into the Waystation, a sentient building created by the minor goddess Britomartis and is used as a home for demigods, runaways, Hunters of Artemis, etc. Apollo recalls offering to turn Hemithea into a goddess but having his gift rejected to join the Hunters of Artemis. He learns that she is in a relationship with Josephine and the two of them have sacrificed their immortality as Hunters for love and are living as mortals. Their adopted daughter Georgina went missing after searching for the Oracle of Trophonius to receive a prophecy to prevent the Triumvirate from taking their animals. Instead, she receives a message that damages her mind and causes her to wander away. Britomaris, who is also the goddess of nets and the mother of all griffins, issues Apollo and Calypso a quest to rescue the griffins stolen by Commodus the next morning. Apollo has a dream that Meg Mccaffrey escaped Nero and is now on the run. The duo manages to rescue the griffins but is cornered by Lityerses, Commodus' right hand man. Meg McCaffrey arrives and duels with Lityerses until Apollo releases the rest of the caged animals. Apollo then picks up Meg on his griffin while Lityerses gets trampled, and the three go to the Waystation, with Calypso managing a bit of magic (which she lost when she turned mortal) to free them from the net. ...

عنوانها: پیشگویی شوم؛ پیشگویی محفی؛ شبح تاریکی: کتاب دوم از سری آزمونهای آپولو؛ پیشگوی تاریک؛ نویسنده: ریک ریردان (ریوردان)؛ تاریخ نخستین خوانش: روز بیست و سوم ماه دسامبر سال 2018 میلادی

عنوان: پیشگویی شوم؛ نویسنده: ریک ریردان (ریوردان)؛ مترجم: سوگند رجبی‌نسب؛ تهران: انتشارات بهنام‏‫، ‏‫1396؛ در 407 ص؛ شابک 9786007132425؛ فروست: آزمونهای آپولو، کتاب دوم؛ موضوع: داستانهای نویسندگان ایالات متحده آمریکا - سده م

عنوان: پیشگویی محفی؛ نویسنده: ریک ریردان (ریوردان)؛ مترجم: سوگند رجبی‌نسب؛ تهران: انتشارات بهنام‏‫، ‏‫1396؛ در 375 ص؛ شابک 9786007132425؛

عنوان: شبح تاریکی: کتاب دوم سری آپولو؛ نویسنده: ریک ریوردان؛ مترجم: آرزو مقدس؛ ویراستار: لیلا اوصالی؛ تهران: نشر پرتقال، ‏‫1397؛ در 432 ص، مصور؛ شابک: 9786004621076؛

عنوان: پیشگوی تاریک؛ نویسنده: ریک ريوردان (ریردان)؛ فرزام حبیبی‌ اصفهانی؛ تهران: آریابان‏‫، 1397؛ در 448 ص؛ شابک 9789647196710؛

کتاب پیش رو، اثری جذاب و سرگرم کننده است که ریشه در اساطیر و افسانه‌ های یونان باستان دارد. نویسنده تلاش می‌کند تا مرز بین خیال و واقعیت را از بین برده و این حس را در خوانشگر ایجاد کند که افسانه‌ ها نیز می‌توانند به واقعیت تبدیل شوند. از ابتدای کتاب، خوانشگر با آپولو، خدای خورشید، موسیقی و کمانداری همراه می‌شود که به زمین سقوط کرده و تبدیل به یک انسان واقعی شده است. آپولو به ماجراجویی‌های خود ادامه می‌دهد، تا از آزمون‌هایی سر بلند بیرون آید، که پدرش زئوس برای او در نظر گرفته است. او در جستجوی «مگ مک‌کافری» به مکان‌های تازه ای می‌رود، و برای شکست یکی از بزرگترین دشمنانش، مجبور به همکاری با موجوداتی می‌شود، که چشم دیدن او را ندارند. در کتاب دوم این مجموعه، آپولو با گروه جدید خود همراه میشود، که متشکل از موجوداتی همچون: یک مار، یک روح، یک کشتی گیر، پرندگانی عجیب، و افراد دیگر است، که همه برای رسیدن به هدف مشترکشان، تلاش می‌کنند. اما آیا یکی از بزرگترین دشمنان آپولو، که از جهان مردگان پا به زمان حال گذاشته، به سادگی شکست می‌خورد؟ یا آپولو به دردسر تازه‌ ای می‌افتد، که رهایی از آن‌ها بسیار دشوار است؟ ا. شربیانی ...more

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May 31, 2018 samantha (books-are-my-life20) rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I always enjoy reading the books written by Rick Riordan. The stories flow well and the characters are are well developed and thay always make me laugh. I really liked how this book was put together. I was really addicted and could not put the book down at all. He still the best imagination ever. How does he still come up with this stuff? Always an adventure. Best teacher I ever had. And will probably have until i'm like 45 lol. ...more

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Jan 08, 2016 Belinda (TheBookBuddies) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: in-my-library, middle-grade, middle-grade-fantasy

Still funny and entertaining, but not as funny and entertaining as book one. I was a little disappointed because one of my favorite aspects of book one was that Apollo interacted with his kids, and I was fully expecting a couple of them to join him on this quest (namely Will with Nico tagging along). And while I did get familiar faces none of his kids joined him.

However, many new characters are introduced who I grew to like. Then we have one of my babies who finally returned. (view spoiler) ...more

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Jan 30, 2017 Bhavik (Semi Hiatus) rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Final Review (May add more later) :

*spoiler alert!*

OMFG...how much I had missed it!
All the characters new and old...even the Villain they all brought so much fun!
Leo and Calypso were amaze!
Apollo ofcourse was funny as usual!
Although 1st book was a tad bit better and yet I did enjoy it!

(Gonna stop here now coz net may stop any moment sigh)

Edit 1 :
ASDFDFHHG THE DAY OF RECKONING IS HERE.
I AM NOT PREPARED.
CANT WAIT TO HAVE IT IN MY HANDS!!! <3

[Bringing you this update before it gets entangled in ACO ...more

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Jun 21, 2017 Sophia rated it really liked it · review of another edition

oh man this is only the second book in a five-books series and shit is already hitting the fan

really fun installment. apollo is such a humorous, entertaining, and surprisingly likable narrator. great new cast of characters introduced in this book. v exciting, kind of complicated plotline. all in all, good stuff, uncle rick.

video review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3tvJ... ...more

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Sep 11, 2018 Georgina rated it really liked it · review of another edition

✨4 stars✨
I’d like Rick Riordan to write my life please. Is that possible? Pretty please with karpos thrown peaches on top? His writing is so captivating and I know that technically it’s aimed at a slightly younger audience than me but like sorry what? Didn’t hear you over how much I bloody adore the mythological world he’s created.

Apollo remains to be such a walking, talking, wonderful contradiction. But he’s working on it, going from a god to a spotty mortal teen, slowly coming to terms with t ✨4 stars✨
I’d like Rick Riordan to write my life please. Is that possible? Pretty please with karpos thrown peaches on top? His writing is so captivating and I know that technically it’s aimed at a slightly younger audience than me but like sorry what? Didn’t hear you over how much I bloody adore the mythological world he’s created.

Apollo remains to be such a walking, talking, wonderful contradiction. But he’s working on it, going from a god to a spotty mortal teen, slowly coming to terms with that and growing to be a better person. His character development is most prominent in his friendship with Leo and Calypso- going from merely putting up with them and arguing with Cal at every turn, to tearing up when talking about leaving them (not that he’d admit it, though). Also, his eventual understanding that mortal lives are worth a hell of a lot more than he (and all the other gods) give them credit for. Who’d have thought he would go from the Apollo he was at the start of the series to the Apollo who willingly offers himself as a sacrifice multiple times in order to save Meg, whatta babe.

Can we please talk about Leo and Cal: I know I’m always a sucker for cute couples, but there’s something about these two that just makes me feel so happy. I guess it’s because throughout the series’ we’ve got to know them so well, but every little moment with Leo made me smile because he !! deserves !! the !! world !! He’s such a sweetheart, and the thought of him and Cal being looked after at the Waystation, going to school and getting to live slightly more normal lives feels so bloody right. What could be more fulfilling in a story than a fire boy, his magical island girlfriend, and his giant bronze dragon living happily and safely?! That’s all I ask, Riordan, all I ask.

Lityerses may be one of my new favourite characters, which probably sounds a bit weird, but I love a good redemption-and-second-chance type character, and to be quite honest I even liked him before he turned on Commodus. What can I say, I always end up loving the villains. Emmie and Jo are the absolute sweetest, I adore the fact that they are these gentle badasses, with their gentle badass little girl (who shares a name with me, making her the most powerful and brilliant character in the book in my eyes, duh), and honestly I kinda want to go and live with them in the Waystation, looking after griffins and living my best life. I adored Apollo’s understanding of the abuse Meg suffered from Nero, his handling of it was so soft and important and I love how he doesn’t rush her at any point- it truly is about her wellbeing and working on her trust and beliefs, and it’s just so carefully and well put together.

The action was pretty much nonstop, there were no dull parts, nothing I would consider to be filler, and I really enjoyed reading it. There’s something so incredibly fun about Riordan’s writing, and I always come out of it feeling so enriched with knowledge about mythology and excited to read more. Grover reappearing at the end genuinely made me sit up and squeal (really loudly, much to my sleeping cat’s surprise), I’m currently waiting for my copy of the next book to arrive in the post so I’m pondering over who I think the third emperor could be, and thinking of ways that Commodus will appear again (I’m thinking he’s going to just randomly jump out from under a table screaming bloody murder at some point, so I guess we’ll see). I’m just so ridiculously enthralled in Apollo’s trials, and I can’t wait to start the next book. Hopefully uni reading doesn't get in the way, because I'm so invested in Apollo and I'll be real sad if I end up not finishing this series for months (@ the gods: please let uni reading be fairly painless k thx bye). ...more

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Aug 18, 2020 Tiernan rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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This series is just gonna get better and better, huh? ...more

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Jan 03, 2017 luc rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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Rereading this in the #ReadRiordanBookClub for March, 2018.
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"As long as Gods shall live, so long shall I love you"

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Jun 03, 2016 Andrea rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2017, with-review

4.5 ☆

QUE FINAAAAAAAAL.
No me gustó tanto como el primero, pero lo disfruté muchísimo de todas formas. La evolución que ha tenido Apolo es mi cosa favorita en el mundo, me encanta como narrador y con este libro se ha convertido en un personaje muy especial e incluso puedo decir que uno de mis favoritos del autor.

Amo la fluidez de los capítulos, las aventuras nunca se perciben aburridas y ninguno de los nuevos personajes me pasó indiferente. Y la naturalidad con la que representa la comunidad LG ...more

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Jun 11, 2016 William rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 4-5-star

This book is such an absolute delight. It's one of those things in life you thought you really didn't need until it enters your life and proves you completely wrong. Then, you vociferously realize that you need more of it, NOW.

In a world where hatred, suffering, and oppression seem to proliferate exponentially (at least in the news, no thanks to the orange cheeto occupying the white house and his enablers in the house and senate), this book is a much-needed tonic of unbridled laughter, sass, an ...more

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May 06, 2018 Juliana Zapata rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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Reseña: https://bastvilard.blogspot.com/2018/...
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May 31, 2017 ♡ the belle and the book ♡ rated it it was amazing

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Calypso edged toward the griffins. I followed behind her—not because I was scared to lead, mind you. Everyone knows that when advancing into danger, the soprano goes first. They are your infantry, while the altos and tenors are your cavalry, and the bass your artillery. I’ve tried to explain this to Ares a million times, but he has no clue about vocal arrangement.

It has been months since I've read a really entertaining book and I've forgotten just how e ...more

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