The Hidden Oracle (The Trials of Apollo, #1)

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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 Weak and disorientated, he lands in New York City as a regular teenage boy Now, without his godly powers, the four thousand year old deity must learn to survive in the modern world until he can somehow find a way to regain Zeus s favour.But Apollo has many enemies gods, monsters and mortals who would love to see the former Olympian permanently destroyed Apollo needs help, and he can think of only one place to go an enclave of modern demigods known as Camp Half Blood. New Download [ The Hidden Oracle (The Trials of Apollo, #1) ] Author [ Rick Riordan ] – kino-fada.fr Zeus needed someone to blame, so of course he d picked the handsomest, most talented, most popular god in the pantheon me. This might be my favourite Riordan book I was actually disappointed with his last one The Sword of Summer and I began to question in my review if it was finally time for Mr R to take a step back from these books about Greek, Roman and Egyptian gods The conflicts were similar and the teen voices had begun to blend into one Magnus Chase could just as easily have b Zeus needed someone to blame, so of course he d picked the handsomest, most talented, ...Suffice to say, Apollo, you are awesome This book made me literally LOL multiple times and brought a smile to my face seeing old characters I love again YAY Ill be uploading my review to my youtube channel this week4.5 I LOVED THIS A review will be up on my channel on Fridayhidden oracleso fun and hilariousi heart apollo a haiku book review in honor of the god of poetryNOOOOOO OMG That final chapter killed me and brought me to life at the same time Apollo s team in this trials will be THE DREAM TEAM I m so excited to read the adventures of these three Also, everytime Percy appeared I couldn t stop SMILING OH And Apollo was FANTASTIC He made me laugh out loud every two paragraphs Humor on point I really loved this book.UPDATE 05 10 2015 WE HAVE THE SYNOPSIS AND THIS IS EVEN BETTER THAN I EXPECTED I ve always loved the way uncle Rick writes A NOOOOOO OMG That final chapter killed me and brought me to life at the same time Apollo s team in this trials will be THE DREAM TEAM I m so excited to read the adventures of these three Also, everytime Percy appeared I couldn t stop SMILING OH And Apollo was FANTASTIC He made me laugh out loud every two paragraphs Humor on point I really loved this book.UPDATE 05 10 2015 WE HAVE THE SYNOPSIS AND THIS IS EVEN BETTER THAN I EXPECTED I ve always loved the way uncle Rick writes Apollo and all the gods, tbh This is gonna be so epic and hilarious...Is anything sadder than the sound of a god hitting a pile of garbage bagsOr to paraphrase, is there anything sadder than your favorite author becoming a sellout It s blatantly obvious Riordan isn t even trying any He knows he can put out a steaming heap of crap and Percy fangirls and Solangelo diehards would still be clawing over each other for a copy, sending This Hidden Disappointment to the top of the NYT bestseller s list.I don t understand Solangelo Will and Nico They never had cIs anything sadder than the sound of a god hitting a pile of garbage bagsOr to paraphrase, is there anything sadder than your favorite author becoming a sellout It s blatantly obvious Riordan isn t even trying any He knows he can put out a steaming heap of crap and Percy fangirls and Solangelo diehards would still be clawing over each other for a copy, sending This Hidden Disappointment to the top of the NYT bestseller s list.I don t understand Solangelo Will and Nico They never had chemistry They were slapped together in The Blood of Olympus for the sole purpose of Nico getting over Percy Yeah, it was sweet then and I was drunk on the magic of the finale, but their relationship is never fleshed out They re presented as this oh so cute couple and we re automatically supposed to be on board because they re gay.To that, I say We ship Percy and Annabeth because they have history. They went to hell and back for each other Their relationship weathered problems, like Luke and Rachel Th...3.5 stars Yesterday, he was the mighty and melodious Apollo, son of Zeus Today, he is Lester Papadopoulos, a mere, ungifted mortal.There s only one thing for him to do now join the demigods at Camp Half Blood.What makes The Hidden Oracle incredibly interesting is Apollo himself Yes, he is one narcissistic personage with high standards and a peculiar appreciation for poetry.And, yes, he is tremendously flawed, there is no denying ...Things can turn out differently, Apollo That s the nice thing about being human We only have one life, but we can choose what kind of story it s going to beDammit, Rick Riordan This book was actually really good WHAT THE HELL When I first heard about Trials of Apollo, I had very mixed feelings On one hand I felt like, Jeez Rick, please don t turn into a huge sell out On the other hand, I was like, I GET TO BE REUNITED WITH ALL THE PJO HOO CHARACTERS YET AGAIN YESSSS Honestly, tThings can turn out differently, Apollo That s the nice thing about being human We only have one life, but we can choose what kind of story it s going to beDammit, Rick Riordan This book was actually really good WHAT THE HELL When I first heard about Trials of Apollo, I had very mixed feelings On one hand I felt like, Jeez Rick, please don t turn into a huge sell out On the other hand, I was like, I GET TO BE REUNITED WITH ALL THE PJO HOO CHARACTERS YET AGAIN YESSSS Honestly, the premise which is that Apollo turns mortal a punishment from Zeus and has to attend Camp Half Blood sounds like someone s fanfiction idea or something So I was a little like, Oh boy, how is this going to last for an entire book an entire five book series for that matter I guess I can only speak for the first book so far, but somehow it works I was honestly just going to read this book for kicks and to find out what had happened to...1 5 stars A Tired Spin on the Same Old Formula I ll be perfectly blunt you don t look to Riordan for originality We all know this to be true Hell, the very first Percy Jackson books rode the Harry Potter ripoff wave to C List stardom and even then he just rewrote ancient myths in a modern format Now he s going back to his roots and just ripping off his previous stories under that hypnotic guise of nostalgia We return to Camp Half Blood Prince and meet some familiar characters like Percy a 1 5 stars A Tired Spin on the Same Old Formula I ll be perfectly blunt you don t look to Riordan for originality We all know this to be true Hell, the very first Percy Jackson books rode the Harry Potter ripoff wave to C List stardom and even then he just rewrote ancient myths in a modern format Now he s going back to his roots and just ripping off his previous stories under that hypnotic guise of nostalgia We return to Camp Half Blood Prince and meet some familiar characters like Percy and Nico, only to go on the same old adventures.The main difference here is that Apollo has been...This was tons of fun The perspective of a god is great to read from, especially since Apollo made for a hilarious narrator While I didn t enjoy it quite as much as his other books, it was still great

The Hidden Oracle (The Trials of Apollo, #1)
  • English
  • 07 September 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 376 pages
  • 148473274X
  • Rick Riordan
  • The Hidden Oracle (The Trials of Apollo, #1)