The Trials of Apollo: The Hidden Oracle

The Trials of Apollo: The Hidden Oracle

Guest Post by Ethan

Book Title: The Hidden Oracle

Author: Rick Riordan

Genre: Young Adult fantasy

Release Date: May 3, 2016

Format: e-book with audio

Number of Pages: 374

Stand Alone or Part of a Series: Part of a Series….This is the first book in "The Trials of Apollo" series

Summary: "Zeus needed someone to blame, so of course he'd picked the handsomest, most talented, most popular god in the pantheon: me".  - Apollo

After a civil war between the Roman and Greek demigod camps 6 months ago (in the last book series), Zeus was looking for someone to blame and punish. He chose Apollo since it was the huge ego one of his demigod children that got the two camps fighting in the first place.  Zeus feels that the son, Octavian, inherited that trait from Apollo. For his punishment Zeus turned Apollo into a mortal teenager with acne named Lester Papadopoulos and sent him to earth where he (Apollo) has to work for an awkward demigod named Meg McCaffrey and learn how to survive without his godly powers in the modern world until he can get back into Zeus' good graces.

 When he gets to Camp Half-Blood he is asked to look into why the Oracles around the world have disappeared or gone silent since he is the god of Oracles. Demigods cannot go on quests until the oracles are restored but it is very dangerous for Apollo since he doesn't know what to do and doesn't have any powers.

What I Liked Most About This Book: I liked how this book and series ties into the other two Greek Mythology series by Rick Riordan. I liked that you got to catch up with your favorite characters from the other books but I liked that Percy Jackson isn't the main character. It is fun to see things from Apollo's point of view because you don't learn what the gods think and feel in the other books.

What I Liked Least About This Book: There was not much that I did not like. However, I was disapointed that this book didnt talk about the demi-gods having dyslexia and ADHD. That is one of my favorite things about the other books - it helps to make these conditions seem normal and ok.

Share A Quote From The Book:  “Some of the best demigods have gotten their start by blowing up toilets.”

Would I Recommend This Book: Yes

Would I Re-Read This Book: Yes

Rating: 10 out of 5 stars!

Other Comments: You can read this book or this series as a stand alone, but it would make a whole lot more sense if you read Rick Riordan's other two Greek Mythology series "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" and "The Heroes of Olympus" in order.