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Who’d have thought he would go from the Apollo he was at the start of the series to the Apollo who willingly offers himself as a sacrifice multiple times in order to save Meg, whatta babe.Ĭan we please talk about Leo and Cal: I know I’m always a sucker for cute couples, but there’s something about these two that just makes me feel so happy. Also, his eventual understanding that mortal lives are worth a hell of a lot more than he (and all the other gods) give them credit for. His character development is most prominent in his friendship with Leo and Calypso- going from merely putting up with them and arguing with Cal at every turn, to tearing up when talking about leaving them (not that he’d admit it, though).
But he’s working on it, going from a god to a spotty mortal teen, slowly coming to terms with that and growing to be a better person. Is that possible? Pretty please with karpos thrown peaches on top? His writing is so captivating and I know that technically it’s aimed at a slightly younger audience than me but like sorry what? Didn’t hear you over how much I bloody adore the mythological world he’s created.Īpollo remains to be such a walking, talking, wonderful contradiction. You can easily google certain things to learn more, which I’ve done in a bunch of Rick Riordans books and books like the Song of Achilles.I’d like Rick Riordan to write my life please. Even people my age can stand to learn some, I know I’ve learned some. I think it’s a great way to get younger people interested in the classics/antiquity. Plus, as always, I like how historical fact is interwoven with modernity and a reimagination of the ancient gods. I don’t see a whole ton of redemption for an already vengeful and menacing emperor who’s returned for more nasty shenanigans, but I do rather like character growth for the likes of Apollo. I liked the introduction of other new elements, like the safe house for the two women who used to chill with Athena and the emperor who Apollo had a hand in murdering cause he was coocoo for coco puffs and was planning on mass murder. Sometimes you don’t want to have to reconcile such opposing views and complex issues in the span of a book. Or that Jaime will do unspeakable things with his sister but you’ll still see him as redeemable. It means I can simply relish in the story and not have to worry that Jon Snow will be knocked off. I don’t even want Rick Riordan to be like that, I like that there is a certain level of predictability in his books.
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He’s not trying to write something like the Game of Thrones, which is incredibly nuanced and full of grey areas. I absolutely love his books and I think he does an amazing job st handling a lot of things, including character development, diversity, and engaging plots. I don’t want it to seem like I am trying to rip into Rick Riordan’s writing.
The exact thing that made her betrayal feel flat happened. And, oh yeah, I knew she’d stick around just long enough to gather some important intel that Apollo wouldn’t have otherwise. It was hard to feel like her betrayal meant a whole lot in the first book because it was just so incredibly obvious that she was going to take about 30 seconds to figure out what a shit bag her stepdad, the evil Nero, is since she’s more matuuuure now. I mean, that’s a spoiler, but I 100% called that once. In the first book, we saw Apollo being forced to serve Meg, being betrayed by her, learning about the ailing oracles and the emperors, as well as meeting an old character, Leo Valdez. Naturally, he experiences a bunch of trials and tribulations and has to find out why the oracles aren’t working and needs to defeat a bunch of evil maniacal Roman emperors risen from the dead. The Trials of Apollo: The Dark Prophecy is the second book in one of Rick Riordan’s newest series, in which the god, Apollo, is cast down to earth as a mortal teenager as punishment for his indiscretions.
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