Hello bookish people,
I’m back with a new episode of Book series & Me, which will be about the last series in the Camp Half-Blood Chronicles: The Trials of Apollo.
Let’s go!
An overview of the series
This series is a pentalogy (five books) where you follow the god Apollo who is turned (again) by Zeus in human. To be back in his godly form and has his power back, he needs to succeed in a quest. The author of this series is Rick Riordan. He is the author of the well-known series Percy Jackson and the Olympians and is published by Puffin.
This series takes place after Percy Jackson and six months after Blood of Olympus.
Book by book
Book 1: The Hidden Oracle
Summary: Apollo wakes up in a bin in the street in New York, then he discovers his humanity and is attacked by two thieves and saved by a young girl named Meg. After finding out that she is a demigod, they are on their way to Camp Half-God to find help. However, they discover that some of the residents have disappeared, and they are sent to the quest of finding why. This quest will embark them in a more complex one which includes some emperor(s).
Book 2: The Dark Prophecy
Summary: Apollo is sent to his next destination to find another oracle. Here he will encounter new allies and bad and/or good old acquaintances, including another Emperor.
Book 3: The Burning Maze (the most unfair book of the series)
Summary: California is run through different fires. Where does it come from? No one knows. Apollo and Meg combine their forces by going to the Labyrinth and fighting against the last emperor and his allies to free an oracle and stop these fires.
Book 4: The Tyrant’s Tomb
Summary: An old tyrant rises from the dead and uses dead soldiers to overpower Camp Jupiter in a war.
Book 5: The Tower of Nero
Summary: The end of Apollo’s quest means defeating the emperor and taking back his last but most potent oracle from his worst enemy.
Did I like it and is this series worth it?
My rank for this series is not as straightforward as Heroes of Olympus. I would say that it’s 1) The Tower of Nero, 2) The Tyrant’s Tomb, 3) The Dark Prophecy, 4) The Hidden Oracle 5) The Burning Maze.
I was a little wary of starting this series as I wasn’t a big fan of the previous one. However, I was happy to have only one pov, the one of Apollo. It feels like being back reading Percy Jackson, but without the nostalgia for this one as it’s the first time I was reading it.
I feel that it’s a lot more mature than the previous series as it deals with complex topics like the toxic relationship between a child and her “father”. Also, the problematic side of the gods is in the open as we are following one. As we have his pov, we see him evolve and understand the problem of his behaviour as a god.
Overall, I liked that series as it’s like reading Percy Jackson without the nostalgia and a lot more mature. With this series, it really feels like the different series is following the reader age-wise.
Full reviews book 1, book 2, book 3, book 4, book 5
Do I will continue to read Rick Riordan’s books?
It’s still a big YES! As I complete the Greek/Roman mythology part of the verse, I will take a break (to buy the books) before starting The Kane Chronicles in April. Then I will only have to read Magnus Chase and the Asgardian and The Daughter of the Deep. For the last one, if it’s like for the fifth book of the Trials of Apollo series, it will be available in the correct format at the end of the year.
To know more about Rick Riordan and his books: https://rickriordan.com
Did you read this series? If yes, what your thoughts about it? Are you interest to read it if you didn’t?
This is the end of the sixth episode. I hope you liked it!
See you next time,
Liz.
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