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(The Trials of Apollo #3)
The formerly glorious god Apollo, cast down to earth in punishment by Zeus, is now an awkward mortal teenager named Lester Papadopoulos. In order to regain his place on Mount Olympus, Lester must restore five Oracles that have gone dark. But he has to achieve this impossible task without having any godly powers and while being duty-bound to a confounding young daughter of...more
Published May 1st 2018 by Disney-Hyperion
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Jennifer DanielsI think Reyna has to forgive herself for killing her father so she can 'heal her heart'. I know she's a demigod, but she has to do this herself, the…moreI think Reyna has to forgive herself for killing her father so she can 'heal her heart'. I know she's a demigod, but she has to do this herself, the way Nico had to accept being gay. It's something that no one can do for you.(less)
Valentina MarkasovićThis answer contains spoilers…(view spoiler)[ Since Nero referred to him as his 'kinsman', and assuming that means another emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, I'd say it's going to be Caligula.…more Since Nero referred to him as his 'kinsman', and assuming that means another emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, I'd say it's going to be Caligula. We'll see if my guess was right!
EDIT: Having just finished the book, I've got another hint. The prophecy's master of the swift white horse might refer to Caligula making his beloved horse a consul (was that horse even swift, or white? Only time will tell.). The in thine own enemy's boots part might be a a play on Caligula's nickname (little boot). Still, I'm sure that R. Riordan will manage to surprise us with his interpretation of the prophecy! (less)(hide spoiler)]
Can't Wait Books of 2018EDIT: Having just finished the book, I've got another hint. The prophecy's master of the swift white horse might refer to Caligula making his beloved horse a consul (was that horse even swift, or white? Only time will tell.). The in thine own enemy's boots part might be a a play on Caligula's nickname (little boot). Still, I'm sure that R. Riordan will manage to surprise us with his interpretation of the prophecy! (less)(hide spoiler)]
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all the emotions
May 11, 2017P rated it it was amazing
“Pain is an interesting thing. You think you have reached your limit and you can’t possibly feel more tortured. Then you discover there is still another level of agony. And another level after that.”
Dear Mr.Riordan,
The Burning Maze wasn’t what I expected at all. You dared to DO THAT in this book, and yes, I’m here weeping for what you’ve done. The book is like the mixture of The Battle of the Labyrinth and The House of Hades which turns up to be my favorite of the year since I was halfway th...more
Shelves: 2018-books, lgbt, favorites, ya-fantasy, mythology-books
'It's been my observation,' I said, 'that you humans are more than the sum of your history. You can choose how much of your ancestry to embrace. You can overcome the expectations of your family and your society. What you cannot do, and should never do, is try to be someone other than yourself.'
...
*screams into the void*
Whelp. Rick's done it. Not since The Mark of Athena have I felt so destroyed by a Rick Riordan book.
IT'S NOT FAIR I TELL YOU.
*swings back wine bottle*
Okay. I think I'm ready to ta...more
Oct 09, 2018may ➹ rated it really liked it...
*screams into the void*
Whelp. Rick's done it. Not since The Mark of Athena have I felt so destroyed by a Rick Riordan book.
IT'S NOT FAIR I TELL YOU.
*swings back wine bottle*
Okay. I think I'm ready to ta...more
Shelves: bi-rep, fantasy, i-actually-cried, hardcover, lgbtqiap, shocking, library, 4-star, diverse, poc-main
so if I slap the book hard enough it’ll disappear right? Alexa how do you unread a book
Hey folks! It's that time of year when I write a really incoherent screamy review about Rick Riordan's books and I get told to chill, but I have no chill when it comes to Rick Riordan. And believe me when I say that this time, Rick Riordan is not fucking around.
Don't get me wrong - for a lot of the book, we've got the same fun adventure romp that many readers have come to love about Rick's books, even if it is somewhat formulaic. We've got Apollo in all his melodrama, with soooooooo many refere...more
Dec 04, 2018Tina ➹ the girl who lives in Fandoms (Book.Enchantress) rated it it was amazingDon't get me wrong - for a lot of the book, we've got the same fun adventure romp that many readers have come to love about Rick's books, even if it is somewhat formulaic. We've got Apollo in all his melodrama, with soooooooo many refere...more
Shelves: want-this-edition, cover, review-pride, favorite, 5-stars, golden-stars, 2018-read, re-read, fav-hero, 5-stars-complete
Complete 5 Golden Stars
& 5 thousands plus!
the Hidden Oracle: ★★★★★/5= 5: Marvelous
the Dark Prophecy: ★★★★★/5= 4.75: Gorgeous
the Burning Maze: ★★★★★/5= 5 Compelete!!!: Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! Marvelous! Gorgeous! Incredible! Unbelievable!....Legendary!......
I,
Daughter of Apollo,
from Camp Half-Blood,
a Healer from Cabin 7,
announce this book
As
*dramatic pause*
PERFECTION!!
One word,
says it all!
In my point of view, one of the features of a perfect book is when you wish a thing to take pl...more
& 5 thousands plus!
the Hidden Oracle: ★★★★★/5= 5: Marvelous
the Dark Prophecy: ★★★★★/5= 4.75: Gorgeous
the Burning Maze: ★★★★★/5= 5 Compelete!!!: Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! Marvelous! Gorgeous! Incredible! Unbelievable!....Legendary!......
I,
Daughter of Apollo,
from Camp Half-Blood,
a Healer from Cabin 7,
announce this book
As
*dramatic pause*
PERFECTION!!
One word,
says it all!
In my point of view, one of the features of a perfect book is when you wish a thing to take pl...more
May 02, 2018Coreen (AsThePlotThickens) rated it it was amazing
MILD SPOILER:
WE ALL KNOW THAT YOU DONT KILL ONE OF THE ORIGINAL SEVEN DEMIGODS. YOU JUST DON'T!!!!!!!!
Nov 04, 2018C.G. Drews rated it really liked it · review of another editionWE ALL KNOW THAT YOU DONT KILL ONE OF THE ORIGINAL SEVEN DEMIGODS. YOU JUST DON'T!!!!!!!!
Shelves: 4-star, magical-fantasy, ya-without-romance, young-adult, ya-male-narrators, read-2018, retelling
My first question is: HOW DARE YOU. I should have more to say in this review but ajfkdsla I really want to leave it at that. I am in PAIN. I swear this is probably the most gutting Riordan book I've read so far????? I'm desperately hoping #4 rectifies some OBVIOUS TYPOS that this one left. Because...
no????
nonono
First off, I do admit I don't remember the first 2 books very well. Awkward pause. I'm definitely going to do a full series reread before #4 comes out. But I caught up pretty quick that w...more
Apr 10, 2018ambsreads rated it it was amazingno????
nonono
First off, I do admit I don't remember the first 2 books very well. Awkward pause. I'm definitely going to do a full series reread before #4 comes out. But I caught up pretty quick that w...more
Shelves: fantasy, urban-fantasy, mythology, mystery, magic
Thank you Penguin Random House for a full copy. All thoughts are my own
YOU CAN ALSO FIND MY REVIEWS FOR ALL THE BOOKS IN THIS SERIES ON MY BLOG! CLICK HERE
Dare I say it? I may just. The Burning Maze is one of Rick Riordan’s top five books of all time. This book had it all. Character development that didn’t fade away, action, death, drama and the inclusion of past characters didn’t feel forced. Oh, I forgot to mention the best part! The Burning Maze brought back Grover. I honestly feel as if Grov...more
YOU CAN ALSO FIND MY REVIEWS FOR ALL THE BOOKS IN THIS SERIES ON MY BLOG! CLICK HERE
Dare I say it? I may just. The Burning Maze is one of Rick Riordan’s top five books of all time. This book had it all. Character development that didn’t fade away, action, death, drama and the inclusion of past characters didn’t feel forced. Oh, I forgot to mention the best part! The Burning Maze brought back Grover. I honestly feel as if Grov...more
Aug 22, 2019Brittany rated it liked it · review of another edition
*3.5
Though I really felt like the ending of this book was amazing, I do feel like it dragged at some points. I feel like the main plot of the book wasn’t keeping me as entertained as the previous ones and even though the ending was phenomenal, I just don’t think it 100% makes up for the rest! I do think that the next book will be incredible though, and am so so excited to read it!
May 25, 2017Lucy of House Rojas rated it it was amazingThough I really felt like the ending of this book was amazing, I do feel like it dragged at some points. I feel like the main plot of the book wasn’t keeping me as entertained as the previous ones and even though the ending was phenomenal, I just don’t think it 100% makes up for the rest! I do think that the next book will be incredible though, and am so so excited to read it!
Shelves: read-riordan-book-club, 5-stars, in-english, all-time-favs, 2018-botm, re-read, buddy-read
'I would be Apollo.
I would remember'
i just need to sit and cry for the rest of my life...
buddy reading with the #ReadRiordanBookClub and Iliana
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As if it wasn't too hard already, i decided i'd read this book twice this year
I like suffer maybe way too much
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check out my trials of apollo youtube playlist here
I would remember'
i just need to sit and cry for the rest of my life...
buddy reading with the #ReadRiordanBookClub and Iliana
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As if it wasn't too hard already, i decided i'd read this book twice this year
I like suffer maybe way too much
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check out my trials of apollo youtube playlist here
Jun 05, 2018samantha (books-are-my-life20) rated it it was amazing
This book has everything a Rick Riordan book needs to have with it making me laugh, cry and feel pretty much every feeling in between. It feels both dark yet light at the same time, which is very hard to have. i loved that Meg and Apollo have very difficult self journeys in this book. And we get to see Grover again which was a plus i love his character. But i do have a question for Mr Ridordan Why is the third book in a serie always so sad?! I mean The Titan's Curse, The Mark of Athena, and now...more
Dec 08, 2018E. rated it it was amazing Shelves: 1-2-read-in-english, 3-1-f-mg, 6-novel, 3-0-series, 0-2018-release, 3-0-f, 9-c-god-or-demigod, 0-my-reviews, 1-1-read-in-2018, 3-2-f-fantasy
5?
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Ok, I posted only crying emojis because I had many emotions but it was 3 am. Now, it's time for the actual review because I have some thoughts.
Magnus Chase is sti...more
????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????...shit, i thought i was ready but i was so wrong
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Ok, I posted only crying emojis because I had many emotions but it was 3 am. Now, it's time for the actual review because I have some thoughts.
Magnus Chase is sti...more
May 14, 2018Sally ☾ rated it really liked it
'Whatever happens, when you get back to Olympus, when you're a god again, remember. Remember what it's like to be human.'
I will never forgive Uncle Rick for this.
I just...cannot believe. I don’t want to believe.
everything hurts.
*cries forever*
OMG! OMG!
I got The Dark Prophecy today! I saw the title of this book at the back. The I looked at the release date. *dies* HOW THE HADES AM I SUPPOSED TO WAIT AN ENTIRE YEAR FOR THIS????????
At least I have Magnus Chase and the Ship of the Dead to look forward to... even if it is six months away. *dies again*
I got The Dark Prophecy today! I saw the title of this book at the back. The I looked at the release date. *dies* HOW THE HADES AM I SUPPOSED TO WAIT AN ENTIRE YEAR FOR THIS????????
At least I have Magnus Chase and the Ship of the Dead to look forward to... even if it is six months away. *dies again*
May 05, 2018Neil (or bleed) rated it it was amazing
The Burning Maze is, by far, the best in this series, The Trials of Apollo. I don't know about you but I really did admire Apollo on this book. I mean, he's still the eccentric, conceited god but he continue to make progress as a god/mortal, emotionally and intellectually. He continue to realize the value of human and the human nature. And I just love how it was portrayed and delivered in the novel.
The Burning Maze is also the book, among the other Riordan's books that I felt the realness of the...more
The Burning Maze is also the book, among the other Riordan's books that I felt the realness of the...more
May 15, 2017Oda Renate rated it it was amazing
Just as the other books in this series the words to describe it; Humor, twist and quality quality quality!
Sad its a whole year to the next one but hey, I can always read the imprint books.
Sep 23, 2018Circe rated it really liked it · review of another edition
Please Apollo. Remember. Please.
The cover is here and IT’S BEAUTIFUL!!!!
Is it May yet?????????
Is it May yet?????????
Apr 30, 2018Charlotte rated it it was amazing
well fuck uncle rick can still make me cry
May 01, 2018Tadiana ✩Night Owl☽ marked it as to-read
Shelves: yay-for-presents, arc, ya-fantasy, greek-mythology, fantasy
The hardcover of this book just appeared on my doorstep today, a gift from the publicist for review. Nice!! BUT ... I haven't read the prior two books in this Trials of Apollo series. What do I need to know about Riordan's version of The Story of Apollo (Thus Far), so I'm not completely lost when I jump into this third volume?
Update: So my 16 year old son came home from school and dug the first two Apollo books (which I didn't even remember that we had) out from some basement pile of books and h...more
Update: So my 16 year old son came home from school and dug the first two Apollo books (which I didn't even remember that we had) out from some basement pile of books and h...more
May 07, 2018Davina Herondale rated it it was amazing
This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here.
Jun 03, 2018N (they/them) rated it really liked it Shelves: 4-and-a-half-star, pov-1st, reviewed, i-cried, what-a-plot-twist, anticipated-releases-2018, genre-urban-fantasy, 2018-reads, i-have-feelings, laugh-out-loud
”Remember what it’s like to be human.”
4.5 stars
TW: violence, death
The Writing
It’s the classic Apollo-style writing that we had in the previous two Apollo books that I absolutely loved mixed with just classic Riordan writing that we get in all of his books and I also love. It’s funny, it’s got character, it’s easy to fly through. I appreciate it. There’s really not much else to be said about it.
The Plot/Pacing
It’s so fastpaced! Something is constantly happening and you can’t lose focus for...more
Shelves: found-family, great-girls, lgbt-queer-rep, ugly-cried, ripped-my-heart-out
Uncle Rick... what did you do to my heart...?
I'll admit the first two Trials of Apollo were just okay. This one, was brilliant.
So many emotions. Too many emotions.
I have grown to care about Piper and Jason as side characters in this one book, 10 times more than I did in the five Heroes of Olympus books.
I also FINALLY care Meg and Apollo and the relationship they have. I even love them.
Don't get me started on how wonderful it was to go on an adventure with Grover again.
It feels like the brilliant...more
I'll admit the first two Trials of Apollo were just okay. This one, was brilliant.
So many emotions. Too many emotions.
I have grown to care about Piper and Jason as side characters in this one book, 10 times more than I did in the five Heroes of Olympus books.
I also FINALLY care Meg and Apollo and the relationship they have. I even love them.
Don't get me started on how wonderful it was to go on an adventure with Grover again.
It feels like the brilliant...more
May 12, 2018Sara rated it liked it · review of another edition
The third instalment in The Trials of Apollo series by Rick Riordan sees our heroes face the final Roman emperor in the Triumvirate, as well as meeting a large number of dryads in a very hot and desert like California. We’re also joined by Piper and Jason, demigod heroes last seen in The Heroes of Olympus series - and let’s just say they’re on rather fractious terms...
This picks up the action straight away, as we see Apollo, Meg and Grover running for their lives in the Labyrinth while pursed by...more
May 07, 2017Menglong Youk rated it really liked itThis picks up the action straight away, as we see Apollo, Meg and Grover running for their lives in the Labyrinth while pursed by...more
Shelves: young-adult, audiobook, fantasy, middle-school
Nov 19, 2017Captain Nemo (The Demigod Slytherin Who Drives A Jeep) rated it it was amazing
Darn you uncle rick. WHY CANT YOU WRITE FASTER!!
Update: THE COVER! It’s so amazing!
Another update: Here’s a sneak peek!!! http://ew.com/books/2018/01/17/rick-r...
Okay, now for the actual review! This book was awesome! The third book is always a turning point in Rick Riordan's five part series. This book was no different. It was happy at some points and sad in others. I am so glad Grover has made come back. Plus we see an appearance from Piper and Jason. Many people are not fans of them, but pers...more
May 10, 2018Devann rated it really liked itUpdate: THE COVER! It’s so amazing!
Another update: Here’s a sneak peek!!! http://ew.com/books/2018/01/17/rick-r...
Okay, now for the actual review! This book was awesome! The third book is always a turning point in Rick Riordan's five part series. This book was no different. It was happy at some points and sad in others. I am so glad Grover has made come back. Plus we see an appearance from Piper and Jason. Many people are not fans of them, but pers...more
Shelves: a-mid-grade-child, z-18-05-mythical-may, 4-0-star, c-dl, g-fantasy-realistic, sg-mythology
So I really loved this. Apollo is definitely my favorite god [in the general Riordanverse], Meg is great, and it's nice to see some cameos from familiar characters throughout [although I still cannot believe that (view spoiler)[Rick just killed off Jason like that??? It feels wrong for him to die outside of his own series lol Like if Batman just died in some random Aquaman issue and never came back, because I'm pretty sure he won't be bringing him back to life but I guess we'll see (hide spoiler...more
Aug 19, 2019#Fangirl31♥ rated it really liked it · review of another edition Shelves: reviewed, male-protagonist, my-little-library
4 stars!
“I would be Apollo.
I would remember”
WOW! That was a sad ending! Something I'd never expect from Uncle Rick's books...
I thought I was prepared to face it( you know how some spoilers can spread like a wildfire!) but no,I was wrong...
So, Apollo is still Lester (Papadopoulos. Lol!) with acne and flabs, Meg is still his scimitar wielding, plant growing master (Oh Gods! I'm horrible at descriptions.) and we get to meet Grover again!(Yay!) And also Piper and Jason. If only Leo was there to co...more
“I would be Apollo.
I would remember”
WOW! That was a sad ending! Something I'd never expect from Uncle Rick's books...
I thought I was prepared to face it( you know how some spoilers can spread like a wildfire!) but no,I was wrong...
So, Apollo is still Lester (Papadopoulos. Lol!) with acne and flabs, Meg is still his scimitar wielding, plant growing master (Oh Gods! I'm horrible at descriptions.) and we get to meet Grover again!(Yay!) And also Piper and Jason. If only Leo was there to co...more
Something happened and I definitely didn’t expect it
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Is Piper McLean Bratty? | 4 | 32 | Sep 08, 2019 06:09PM |
The End! (Spoiler Alert) | 61 | 249 | Aug 31, 2019 03:08PM |
Goodreads Choice ...:Burning Maze - July 2019 | 2 | 34 | Jul 22, 2019 08:59AM |
Jason death and break up with Piper | 2 | 25 | Apr 24, 2019 07:04AM |
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