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A review by sylvia_reads
Trials of Apollo 3 Book set(The Hidden Oracle, The Dark Prophecy, The Burning Maze) by Rick Riordan
5.0
Okay, I normally give Riordan’s books 4 stars, since I love them but can’t objectively call them perfect.
But you know what, screw that, I loved this book.
I loved the style, I think it’s pretty awesome how Riordan writes from Apollo’s perspective, not to mention that it’s damn funny. (Also if other people don’t let their first perspective characters give ongoing commentary on the story and the reader, then why do they even write it in that perspective?)
Anyway, this book brought me close to tears on my reread, which is something good, because I’m here to feel things.
(I once saw a talk show and a guest was talking about a book, and said: “It really made me laugh.” Like that is something he never experienced? And I was ??? What do you even read then? If a book doesn’t make me feel something I can’t really like it. But I’m much better at laughing over books than crying.)
So I laughed, I (almost) cried, I got really upset and immensely happy, it was amazing.
I absolutely love the character development in this series as well. Apollo is the most obvious, but many other characters do also change or have already changed since we last saw them. And I just love it.
My only problem was that I was under the impression that this was supposed to be a trilogy? But it wasn’t? And then the book was just over? Like that? On that ending? Without much good news?
But anyway, did I mention that I love this book?
So, yes this did not disappoint, I loved it and I really recommend this (and all Percy Jackson books) to everyone. (Like seriously if you don’t think they’re at least funny there’s something wrong with your sense of humour.)
But you know what, screw that, I loved this book.
I loved the style, I think it’s pretty awesome how Riordan writes from Apollo’s perspective, not to mention that it’s damn funny. (Also if other people don’t let their first perspective characters give ongoing commentary on the story and the reader, then why do they even write it in that perspective?)
Anyway, this book brought me close to tears on my reread, which is something good, because I’m here to feel things.
(I once saw a talk show and a guest was talking about a book, and said: “It really made me laugh.” Like that is something he never experienced? And I was ??? What do you even read then? If a book doesn’t make me feel something I can’t really like it. But I’m much better at laughing over books than crying.)
So I laughed, I (almost) cried, I got really upset and immensely happy, it was amazing.
I absolutely love the character development in this series as well. Apollo is the most obvious, but many other characters do also change or have already changed since we last saw them. And I just love it.
My only problem was that I was under the impression that this was supposed to be a trilogy? But it wasn’t? And then the book was just over? Like that? On that ending? Without much good news?
But anyway, did I mention that I love this book?
So, yes this did not disappoint, I loved it and I really recommend this (and all Percy Jackson books) to everyone. (Like seriously if you don’t think they’re at least funny there’s something wrong with your sense of humour.)