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I am completely lost with the #RiordanverseReadalong. I've not been enjoying the books the way I thought I would. I would still like to try the Apollo books since I did enjoy his Greek series the most

I'll put them up as buddy reads over on SG but I'm not going to be doing monthly things here. I don't want to pressure myself to read them in case I hate them! 🤣

I don't buy new new books anymore. I'll always opt for second hand or from the library which is what I intended to do with the Trails of Apollo books but I found the book set cheaper new than second hand.

Won't get to these until next year with #RiordanverseReadalong I'm excited though

🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗 I loved this book! I was really disappointed at the ending (no spoilers) but I‘m looking forward to the next book in the series!

#2025offmyshelfreadingchallenge

Okay. These books are my whole personality now. I‘ve loved all the Rick Riordan books I‘ve read. But Apollo as a narrator just hits right for me - SO funny. The weird thing is, my 14 year old son does not like them. He‘s too much of a Gilderoy Lockhart type, for him. But my 11 year old daughter and I are ALL ABOUT them. Loving how favorite characters from other books are included. Brilliant! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

It took me a little bit to get into this one, but Apollo is a hilarious narrator! I enjoyed watching him grow from a self-absorbed moron to a a place where he realizes how his self-inflated ego is alienating the people he cares about the most. I will be 100% honest, Meg drove me up the wall.

This book is about Apollo angering his father Zeus and sent to earth as a moral in New York. Without his power, Apollo is sent to free the oracles with Meg and that the Beast does not get to control all the orcales. If you like books of fantasy you may like this book. The point of view is first person and it is established by the author to tell the story of a view of what Apollo who became a moral to think of the life of morals

Warning, this review will be extremely unpopular. Please don‘t kill me. Personally, I found the two main characters insufferable. I wanted to DNF this book until the two thirds point. At this time the main character started to change and evolve. People have said that the first book is the worst one but still, I don‘t know if I will continue with this series.

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This went quickly - finished it today between kiddo‘s speech therapy and dance classes. Apollo is incredibly irritating, which is the point. Mortal as punishment for his role in the Heroes of Olympus debacle, Apollo has a lot of work to do to get himself back to Olympus and godhood. Betrayal, personal growth, cameos from old friends - really enjoyed this.

January 2022 reads #readinchallenge #goodreads #storygraph #cityofthorns #thelastwish #thewitcher #kingdomofthewicked #kingdomofthecursed

As a child, #PercyJackson meant the world to me. Two years ago, I bought all 5 series by #RickRiordan and re-read the original 5 books with Percy. I continued with The Lost Hero and then later The Kane Chronicles, but I couldn‘t get into either of them. I‘ve decided to skip both of them for now & continue with Apollo.

More for my classroom. I am stocking up on books for as companions for Romeo and Juliet (Our Violent Ends), sequel to The Marrow Thieves (Hunting by Stars) and the tagged book is a student request. #sorrynotsorry

I quite liked this book and enjoyed Apollo‘s way of storytelling throughout the book. I‘m excited to read the next book and overall was glad to see the return of the demigods we know and love! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

“We only have one life, but we can choose what kind of story it‘s going to be.”

#PoetryMatters Day 9: #Geyser

#two4tuesday @TheSpineView

🌿 For sure it has to be a tie between Artemis, goddess and protector of women, and He ate, goddess of magic. Both are so amazing!

🌿 I'm actually currently reading the Trials of Apollo series by Rick Riordan!

Birthday Book Haul #1!!!

I got these lovelies from my parents and sister! I'm super excited about the Rick Riordan box set! 😀📚💕

#birthdaybookhaul #bookhaul

Birthday lunch at the park, with a new book of course! 😄💖🌿📚

With a slightly different tone than previous demigod books (our narrator is a fallen god, after all), I found this one really funny and Meg and Apollo are surprisingly endearing. (Bonus: the return of a certain character I've been waiting for.)

(1st 2021 challenge square checked off! Read a book set mostly outdoors.)

I have been reading Rick Riordan‘s books for a long time now. I am both excited and sad to read the final series in his Percy Jackson Universe. My first book of the year is guaranteed to be a fun one! I was going to call this read through “Year with Riordan” but since there are only five books I think I‘m going to just call it #FarewellPercy

I read this one weekly with a friend and we‘re done✨

Starting this one with a friend✨

Apollo is turned mortal and sent to Earth to rescue his oracles. He meets Meg, who saves him from being beaten up and claims his service. They travel to Camp Half-Blood with the help of Percy Jackson. Meg is my least favorite character Rick has ever written, but I have been really enjoying this series so far.

I admit I put off reading Riordan for a long time, due to Greek mythology and Classics not only being my area of scholarship, but also the subject of the fantasy series I‘m writing. That means I get VERY picky about how the gods and myths are rewritten. However, this book was so FUN! That‘s all I can say. Just a hoot! And I respect the heck out of Riordan for all his research. Is his take on Apollo different than mine? Yes. But still loved it!

I love how well Riordan weaves ancient mythology into modern day! And his characters are hilarious. It was fun to watch Apollo grow and learn throughout the book. I loved that he had made changes by the end, but still had some of his old thinking. Felt more relatable. Overall another fun Riordan book!

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The God of the sun, music, healing and peotry has been thrown out of Olympus by his father zues. He has now become a teenager and must consult the help of demigod percy jackson. He must also complete multiple tasks for a young girl named meg to regain his status on Olympus. But, meg has a secret she hasn't told anyone before. It can jeopardize everyone at camp.

Another wonderfully humourous myth- inspired book!
Read my full review: https://wp.me/p6C2DX-2Mr

This is the best smell in the world! 😍

This was a fun book, especially if you're into #greekmythology. I haven't met a Rick Riordan book I didn't enjoy even though I'm not the target audience of most of his work. #mythology #apollo #greekgods #YAlit

Great book.
Immortal god becomes mortal teenager. And every enemy he had as a God wants a piece of him.
Not gonna spoil anything, but it's a pretty good start to this series, and really ramps up the stakes for a former immortal, as he realises how little power he now has.

"Oh, why does college have to happen to perfectly good people?"

Quite relatable.

Call me silly but I probably should have read all the other series prior to this one haha. I have heard of Percy Jackson I never read his series & I didn‘t think they would constantly reference from Percy‘s series but it does. For its targeted age range I can see why it‘s popular, but for me there was just to many real world references that just got annoying. Apollo is well written though, Meg was flat & annoying for me. I‘ll keep reading though.

Growing up with “Percy Jackson” has made me long for the world of gods and magic. Now, many years later, my childhood is coming to full circle with “The Trials of Apollo” series.

Uncle Rick, thank you so much for the best childhood ever. I‘ll be waiting for every book you write.

?"Please don't leave me again!"?
I read this part in school and I'm so glad nobody was around because I started crying.

#fanart #trialsofapollo #toa #hyacinthius

?"Zeus needed someone to blame, so of course he'd picked the handsomest, most talented, most popular god in the pantheon: me."?
I listened to this song while I was reading this book and it reminded me of this book, despite the fact they're technically not chasing the sun.

#fanart #trialsofapollo #toa #apollo #lesterpapadopolus #megmcarffey

?"Sounds gruesome. Let's go."?
#fanart #percyjackson #pjo #heroesofolympus #hoo #trialsofapollo #toa #nicodiangelo

Tomorrow is the start of my last semester of law school, and I plan on it also being my first day of getting back to eating healthy. However, today is not tomorrow so I made this is RumChata Carrot Cake Banana Bread with RumChata Cinnamon Cream Cheese frosting.

I finished my first book of the year and I absolutely loved it!
#RickRiordan #TheTrialsofApollo

Apollo the god of many things.
Archery
Music
Prophecy
Poetry
The Sun
Medicine

I have fallen asleep TWICE while listening to this audiobook today... but it‘s no reflection on the book. It‘s good. I‘m just coming down with something. 🙁😷😴 #percyjackson #audiobook

I also got a copy of The Hidden Oracle for only $4 today!

Book one of #readathon done and dusted! Uncle Rick does it again! There were a lot of parts of this book that made me laugh out loud (in a, thankfully empty apartment). On to the next in the series and then the third one out on Tuesday!!

A little over half way done book #1 and snuggling a loveable old cat. How is everyone doing out there? #catsoflitsy #trixie

It‘s finally here! With all of the packing and sadness that the last week brought, I am so ready to binge read the first two Trials of Apollo books in preparation for the third one to be released on Tuesday! Happy #readathon everyone!!!

Trials of Apollo - the hidden oracle by Rick Riordan
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How do you punish an immortal?By making him human. After angering his father Zeus,the God Apollo is cast down from Olympus.Now without his godly powers,the four-thousand-year-old deity must learn to survive the modern world until he can somehow find a way to regain Zeus's favour.Apollo needs help,and he can think of only one place to go...an enclave of modern demigods known as Camp Half-Blood.

3.5 ⭐️; it was fun, and the haiku that opened each chapter were hilarious. But overall, for me, it seemed to be missing the special something that made me love the Percy series, the Heroes of Olympus, and the Magnus Chase series. Still going to pick up the second one soon, though! #thehiddenoracle #thetrialsofapollo #rickriordan

Oh, my God. The haiku are KILLING ME. 😂😂😂 #thehiddenoracle #thetrialsofapollo #rickriordan