Title: The Hidden Oracle
Series: The Trials of Apollo (Book 1)
Author: Rick Riordan
Genre: MG, Fantasy
Summary: Apollo's a human now and has trials to complete so he can be a god again. And he's at Camp Half Blood. And funny stuff happens.
Rating: 8 out of 10 perfectly placed arrow puns
A very, very short review:
****Spoiler warning****
Oh man, how I've missed this mythological world! I haven't read a book by Rick Riordan since The Blood of Olympus and I think that's because I was so disappointed with that book. I've been wary to read another book of his because I didn't want to be let down again but something told me to go ahead and read The Hidden Oracle and I'm so glad I did. I love the cameos from past characters and I ACTUALLY CRIED when Leo returned (spoiler alert). I missed him so much!!
The humor was spot on and I think Apollo was the right Olympian to center this story around because he's the one who can have the most development. I'm imagining if this book had been led by Hades or Athena and those both sound like... weird and bad ideas. A MG/YA book about Apollo as a human + Riordan's trademark humor + believable character development made this book so much fun! I really, really, REALLY want the sequel in my hands. Like, right now. I want to be able to touch the book at this very moment.
I told you the review was short.
Basically, go read The Hidden Oracle if you're a fan of the Percy Jackson books, or if you like a lot of humor mixed with fantasy!
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