![]() He is just so unashamedly himself, whilst still developing so much as a character throughout the book, seeing him grow to care for Meg and all of his other friends to the point where he would willingly sacrifice himself for them was just so lovely. I still love Apollo, perhaps even more in this book than I did in the last book. I did have to look back to remind myself of what happened in the last book, because I honestly found myself a little confused at the start and you are sort of just thrown back into the action, so I definitely recommend refreshing yourself with the end of The Hidden Oracle! I wish authors put little recaps of their last book in the series at the front, it would be so helpful to those of us who don’t have the time to reread the previous book before the next one comes out! With them by his side, can Apollo face down the greatest challenge of his four thousand years of existence? To survive the encounter, Apollo will need the help of a now-mortal goddess, a bronze dragon, and some familiar demigod faces from Camp Half-Blood. Standing in Apollo’s way is the second member of the evil Triumvirate – a Roman emperor whose love of bloodshed and spectacle makes even Nero look tame. if it doesn’t kill him or drive him insane first. Somewhere in the American Midwest is a haunted cave that may hold answers for Apollo in his quest to become a god again. He and his companions seek the ancient oracles – restoring them is the only way for Apollo to reclaim his place on Mount Olympus – but this is easier said than done. The god Apollo, cast down to earth and trapped in the form of a gawky teenage boy as punishment, must set off on the second of his harrowing (and hilarious) trials. I devoured it in just a week, which is pretty fast for me, but actually I didn’t enjoy it quite as much as the first one? It was still witty and hilarious and I loved Apollo but I did feel like it kind of lagged a bit in the middle? It just didn’t feel quite as exciting to me as The Hidden Oracle did, although the ending definitely sets up for a very exciting third book! Here is a short synopsis of the book: I loved the first book in his latest series when I read it last year, so naturally I was really excited to read this book. I feel like my love of Rick Riordan is well known by now, literally, I will read anything this man decides to publish, I’d even read his shopping list, I’m sure he’d find a way to make it hilarious. I had seen this skyline.Book: The Dark Prophecy (The Trials of Apollo #2) Nor could I imagine why Meg McCaffrey would be sent here to capture me. ![]() ![]() I could think of no reason why an evil triumvirate of ancient Roman emperors would take interest in such a location. And, no, Hera, why would I be talking about you?) After falling to earth in New York City, I found Indianapolis desolate and uninspiring, as if one proper New Y ork neighborhood-Midt own, perhaps-had been stretched out to encompass the entire area of Manhattan, then relieved of two-thirds of its population and vigorously power-washed. (Not the yummy kind of licorice, either the nasty variety that sits for eons in your stepmother’ s candy bowl on the coffee table. Around us rose a meager cluster of downtown high-rises-stacks of stone and glass like lay- ered wedges of black and white licorice. ![]() Indiana was flat country-highways crisscrossing scrubby brown plains, shadows of winter clouds floating above urban sprawl. “Apollo, just try, will you? Does this look like the city you dreamed about or not?” I scanned the horizon. “Godly positioning systems.” “That’s not a real thing!” “Guys, cool it.” Leo patted the dragon’s neck. ![]()
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