trials of apollo – Cannonball Read 17

Lester Papadopoulos closes it out

The Trials of Apollo : The Tower of Nero by Rick Riordan

January 12, 2021 by Manimama Leave a Comment

We’re big fans of Rick Riordan in my house- my son has been re-reading various of his book series for the last four years pretty much non-stop. His latest book, The Tower of Nero, completes the five-book Trials of Apollo series and wraps up the Greek and Roman mythologies he began in Percy Jackson and the Olympians. In this series, the god Apollo is punished by Zeus by being cast down to Earth in the form of a pimply, flabby teenager named Lester Papadopoulos. Apollo has lost his powers […]

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Tyrant's Tomb by Rick Riordan

December 29, 2019 by Jen K Leave a Comment

I admit, I haven’t been paying that much attention to how long this series is intended to be so I thought this might be the conclusion given that the novel was about an upcoming attack on the Roman camp but halfway through Riordan mentioned a few other foes that hadn’t been entirely defeated yet, so there is more to come after this one. As much as I like Riordan, I am also kind of ready for this one to wrap up but let’s be honest, […]

Soooooo much to catch up on

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The Heroes of Olympus: The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan

The Heroes of Olympus: The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan

The Heroes of Olympus: The House of Hades by Rick Riordan

The Heroes of Olympus: The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan

The Trials of Apollo: The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan

The Trials of Apollo: The Dark Prophecy by Rick Riordan

The Trials of Apollo: The Burning Maze by Rick Riordan:

The Trials of Apollo: The Tyrant's Tomb by Rick Riordan

December 19, 2019 by Manimama Leave a Comment

Hoo, boy am I behind in reviews. Here’s to a rapid catch up before year-end! The Heroes of Olympus series is a follow-up to Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson books. Book 1, The Lost Hero, introduces three new characters in to the world of modern-day demigods. The twist is that the main character, Jason Grace, doesn’t seem quite Greek. He has no memory before he wakes up on a school bus for a field trip the Grand Canyon, but fleeting snatches of memory come to him […]

Is Rick Riordan Finally Wearing Out?

May 19, 2018 by CoffeeShopReader 1 Comment

I’ve been having some doubts about the Trials of Apollo series. It doesn’t have a terribly interesting heroic character or group, it seems to rely too much on the popularity of previous series’ characters and events, and the plot’s been dragging for two books so far. I was ready to give up after this one. I’m still not sure, so maybe that’s in favor of The Burning Maze? Apollo, Meg, and Grover are still searching for oracles to free and evil emperors to defeat. They’ve […]

How would blemmyae react to cussing?

June 24, 2017 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

I’m not sure what to make of the Trials of Apollo series. I’ve really liked Rick Riordan’s other series Percy Jackson and Magnus Chase, and while there are plenty of shared features and characters, this series just doesn’t have quite the same fun factor. The Blemmyae are probably the best villain assistants since the Minions, made especially entertaining by the fact that Riordan presents them as stereotypes of Midwestern nice/Stepford wives. Since I’m originally from Minnesota, I find it funnier than maybe I should the […]

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