tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031575485604990008.post2255144992754819135..comments2024-02-21T08:13:22.142-05:00Comments on Books and Stars: The Hidden Oracle Review: ApolloErikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06763730567652893251noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031575485604990008.post-49733009611541510122016-07-07T00:58:14.453-04:002016-07-07T00:58:14.453-04:00I felt the same! Magnus Chase didn't quite liv...I felt the same! Magnus Chase didn't quite live up to my expectations. I found it a little disorienting. But I was so glad with this book! We went back to the basics: Greek mythology, and everything I love about Riordan! His humour, his stories, his chapter titles, everything. I can't wait to read the rest of this series! :DErikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06763730567652893251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031575485604990008.post-10953918960110702992016-07-07T00:55:06.164-04:002016-07-07T00:55:06.164-04:00This book is definitely one of Riordan's fines...This book is definitely one of Riordan's finest. It's simple and fun, and I liked it much better than the Magnus Chase series! Apollo is absolutely hilarious to read. Hope you'll get to it soon! :)Erikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06763730567652893251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031575485604990008.post-49889310051308323452016-07-06T02:33:02.331-04:002016-07-06T02:33:02.331-04:00Ah, yes, this book was so very much enjoyable and ...Ah, yes, this book was so very much enjoyable and so very much fun :D <br />After reading Magnus Chase - that really disppointed me - I was weary of picking up trials of apollo. I shouldn't have been! Because it brought me right back to everything I love about Rick Riordan's books. I'm so looking forward to the next book in the series (: <br />Great review - I couldn't agree more! <br />I can't believe I wasn't following your blog... we're friends on goodreads but now I'm oficially following you on bloglovin. So I can see when you post next ^^ Zoey Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999029471105415165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031575485604990008.post-27094519901079858462016-06-21T14:31:23.101-04:002016-06-21T14:31:23.101-04:00Oh my gosh I'm literally so jealous of you rig...Oh my gosh I'm literally so jealous of you right now Erika. I haven't even got to read this yet, even though I'm such a big fan! This book looks and sounds so good. I even read a preview of it and omg Percy!!! ♥ and I saw a spoiler too about Nico and a certain blonde descendant of Apollo :O So anyways thanks for posting this review because lol it makes me want to read this so much more!! seashellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16254618732952929258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031575485604990008.post-25786148764300764752016-06-15T23:51:59.568-04:002016-06-15T23:51:59.568-04:00Thanks! Riordan honestly can do no wrong. He's...Thanks! Riordan honestly can do no wrong. He's absolutely amazing!Erikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06763730567652893251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031575485604990008.post-41278662492931743352016-06-12T21:57:16.439-04:002016-06-12T21:57:16.439-04:00Great review! I love RIordan and I definitely need...Great review! I love RIordan and I definitely need to read this one. :D Angel Erin's Book Obsessionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00764797323260137330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031575485604990008.post-69687546997673612052016-06-06T21:20:25.406-04:002016-06-06T21:20:25.406-04:00I'd argue that you technically don't need ...I'd argue that you technically don't need to know the details of what happened in Heroes of Olympus to read this book! But having the background information doesn't hurt, especially when they make some references to the other characters. I hope you'll enjoy this as much as I did! :)Erikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06763730567652893251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031575485604990008.post-52179009002351448832016-06-06T21:19:15.027-04:002016-06-06T21:19:15.027-04:00YES, WE GET HAIKUS. They are at the beginning of e...YES, WE GET HAIKUS. They are at the beginning of each chapter, and act as chapter titles, so to speak. They are fantastic and hilarious! <br />I KNOW, SOLANGELO IS OFFICIALLY A THING!!!! I couldn't be more excited!!!!Erikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06763730567652893251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031575485604990008.post-91407753927852406632016-06-06T21:18:18.402-04:002016-06-06T21:18:18.402-04:00Oh my god, yes. I tried to read Happily Ever After...Oh my god, yes. I tried to read Happily Ever After by Kiera Cass after ACOMAF, and though I enjoyed it, I felt like I was forcing myself through it because I was still wrapped up in ACOMAF. My heart just wasn't into reading anything except ACOMAF! Absolutely horrible! One of the worst book slumps I've ever been in!Erikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06763730567652893251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031575485604990008.post-42346648577601778972016-06-06T21:16:29.446-04:002016-06-06T21:16:29.446-04:00I really hope you'll read something by him one...I really hope you'll read something by him one day! It's definitely worth it :)Erikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06763730567652893251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031575485604990008.post-29304160693778417202016-06-06T21:16:03.503-04:002016-06-06T21:16:03.503-04:00Apollo's character development was fantastic! ...Apollo's character development was fantastic! He started out so far from being the person he ended up being at the end. I can't wait to see how his character continues to grow!<br />SOLANGELO <3 I love them so, so, so much. I'm really hoping we'll see even more of them in the next book! :DErikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06763730567652893251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031575485604990008.post-3980910906437466092016-06-06T21:14:00.319-04:002016-06-06T21:14:00.319-04:00YES, Nico and Will!!! They are my OTP. I absolutel...YES, Nico and Will!!! They are my OTP. I absolutely adore them!<br />I found this book to be such a refreshing revival of the Percy Jackson world. Apollo definitely shares similarities to Percy, but is hilarious in his own way! I can't wait for the next book too!Erikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06763730567652893251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031575485604990008.post-11309986515547163692016-06-05T11:10:48.539-04:002016-06-05T11:10:48.539-04:00I can't wait until I'm able to read this b...I can't wait until I'm able to read this book. I have to reread the Heroes of Olympus series because I don't remember a ton and I stopped at the second book. I read the first two in sixth grade, and now I'm a rising senior so a lot has changed. :D I'm so glad to hear that Apollo was such a funny narrator! Gennifer Eccleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00649868338706328764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031575485604990008.post-30943465708375332452016-06-05T08:05:24.513-04:002016-06-05T08:05:24.513-04:00Apollo sounds like a hilarious person! I mean, yes...Apollo sounds like a hilarious person! I mean, yes he's extremely narcissistic, but he seems more in this book. One question though, do we get awful haikus? XD AND SOLANGELO. It's happening! *hyperventilates* Really great review Erika!Tasyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03406801926412663049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031575485604990008.post-33991947185473220852016-06-04T13:14:57.058-04:002016-06-04T13:14:57.058-04:00Hahah finding new books to read after ACOMAF has b...Hahah finding new books to read after ACOMAF has been awful for me.<br />This sounds like a lot of fun! Especially since Apollo has to stop thinking he's so much better than everyone else now that he's mortal :P I'm glad you liked this so much!<br /><br /><i><b><a href="http://lipstickandmocha.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Lipstick and Mocha</a></b></i>Carla Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06268478482673884958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031575485604990008.post-18833154390120409842016-06-04T11:55:52.821-04:002016-06-04T11:55:52.821-04:00This sounds like a great read. I haven't anyth...This sounds like a great read. I haven't anything by Rick but this sounds really fun!Jazmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14218708787382167027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031575485604990008.post-24158945751466079472016-06-04T05:56:56.382-04:002016-06-04T05:56:56.382-04:00I am so glad you enjoyed this book. I absolutely l...I am so glad you enjoyed this book. I absolutely loved it as well! Apollo was just hilarious, and I was highlighting almost everything he said (I read the ebook.) I love how Apollo's character evolved throughout the story and how he changed. Solangelo was my favourite part of the book! They were just so cute and I'm happy they found each other after going through so much. I cannot wait to read the sequel, but I can't imagine it being better than this one!<br /><br /><a href="http://millionbookmill.blogspot.com/2016/05/the-hidden-oracle-by-rick-riordan.html" rel="nofollow">My Review, in case you're interested.</a><br />Rekhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02075037206255802714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031575485604990008.post-80327384451526255002016-06-04T05:18:24.662-04:002016-06-04T05:18:24.662-04:00I know! Apollo is such a funny narrator - in some ...I know! Apollo is such a funny narrator - in some ways he mirrors Percy in sarcasm, but not in arrogance. There was so much character development for Apollo, he started off scorning humans but over time he really understood what it was like. Same!! I so ship Nico and Will and I wish they had more page time together (but I'm completely satisfied already) Anyways, it was such a good book and I really want to read the next one! Great review :)Cloehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028467864131564239noreply@blogger.com