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Fic Rio
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Series
Publication
Disney-Hyperion (2018), 448 pages
Description
Fantasy. Juvenile Fiction. Juvenile Literature. Mythology. The formerly glorious god Apollo, cast down to earth in punishment by Zeus, is now an awkward mortal teenager named Lester Papadopoulos. In order to regain his place on Mount Olympus, Lester must restore five Oracles that have gone dark. But he has to achieve this impossible task without having any godly powers and while being duty-bound to a confounding young daughter of Demeter named Meg. Thanks a lot, Dad. With the help of some demigod friends, Lester managed to survive his first two trials, one at Camp Half-Blood, and one in Indianapolis, where Meg received the Dark Prophecy. The words she uttered while seated on the Throne of Memory revealed that an evil triumvirate of Roman emperors plans to attack Camp Jupiter. While Leo flies ahead on Festus to warn the Roman camp, Lester and Meg must go through the Labyrinth to find the third emperor�??and an Oracle who speaks in word puzzles�??somewhere in the American Southwest. There is one glimmer of hope in the gloom-filled prophecy: The cloven guide alone the way does know. They will have a satyr companion, and Meg knows just who to call upon.… (more)
Awards
Children's Favorites Awards (Selection — 2019)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2018
Physical description
448 p.; 6 inches
User reviews
LibraryThing member foggidawn
Apollo, forced by Zeus' wrath to survive as a mortal teenager, is not having a great time. His quest to find the five missing Oracles is proving more difficult than he could have expected. Not only is he feeling the lack of his godly powers, but he's also dealing with the confusing emotional
A friend asked me if this was just more of Riordan's usual monster-fighting shtick, but I didn't get that more-of-the-same feel from this book. He's doing some interesting stuff here with Apollo's character development. I mean, there are definitely still monsters and snark, but I'm not bored with this series yet. (Also, I was right about the identity of the third emperor.) Fans will read this, of course -- and if Riordan lost you somewhere along the way, you might pick up the first in this series and see if he can win you back.
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connections he's making in the mortal world. Now, he and his friends are facing down their biggest challenge yet: a sadistic emperor, an angry Titan, a reincarnated sorceress, and a portion of the Labyrinth corrupted with polluted flames that are slowly turning the western landscape into a wasteland. Some friends are on hand to help, but the costs will be high.A friend asked me if this was just more of Riordan's usual monster-fighting shtick, but I didn't get that more-of-the-same feel from this book. He's doing some interesting stuff here with Apollo's character development. I mean, there are definitely still monsters and snark, but I'm not bored with this series yet. (Also, I was right about the identity of the third emperor.) Fans will read this, of course -- and if Riordan lost you somewhere along the way, you might pick up the first in this series and see if he can win you back.
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LibraryThing member soraki
Apollo and Meg travel through the Labyrinth to California to secure the next oracle. In LA, they encounter Medea and the Emperor Caligula, who have their own plan for Apollo's demise.
This is Rick Riordan's most emotionally devastating book ever.
This is Rick Riordan's most emotionally devastating book ever.
LibraryThing member PardaMustang
Apollo's trials and tribulations continue in The Burning Maze. He and Meg head to California, accompanied by the satyr Grover. The southern part of the state is withering away thanks to the trapped energy of the sun Titan Helios. Fires rage across the land and drought parches what doesn't burn.
Grover leads the crew to a sacred place with the ruins of a great house built as one with nature. There are several greenhouses with succulent dryads, including a male dryad! I adored all of these dryads. They had such personality, that really fit with the plants they inhabit. Aloe, for instance, is all about healing. I never really considered that all plants could have dryads. Nature spirits, yeah, but I've always associated dryads with trees. Speaking of unusual beings, this book introduces creatures called pandai. Also known as 'big ears' they are furry and have huge ears that can allow them to fly, among other things.
The maze itself is terrifying! I live in NorCal, but we've had some pretty nasty wildfires of our own the past few years. Making their way through fiery tunnels and over a bubbly magma pit, just nope! Not only that, but they have several confrontations with the last emperor (whom I correctly guessed!), that end in terrible losses for the group. Losses I really wasn't expecting, and they hit pretty hard. They hit Apollo pretty hard, too. I'm so glad he's slowly changing for the better!
It turns out the sacred land is pretty special to Meg. She shares her memories of the place with Apollo, and it's heart-breaking. However, she does find part of the legacy the ruins have to offer- her legacy- in the form of special seeds. She plants them and tries to help them grow, but it's slow going. The end result, however, is a true miracle. Crest's story is likewise heart-breaking. He's out of place among the pandai, and they insist he be a fighter, something he's just not. Crest wants to learn music. That's all. So he gets mistreated for it.
*******Many thanks to the author and publisher for providing a copy in exchange for a fair and honest review. Reviewed for the Seattle Book Review.
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Along the way, they recruit Jason, Piper, and Gleeson Hedge to help in destroying the burning maze, along with new friend Crest. But is it too late for the land? Grover leads the crew to a sacred place with the ruins of a great house built as one with nature. There are several greenhouses with succulent dryads, including a male dryad! I adored all of these dryads. They had such personality, that really fit with the plants they inhabit. Aloe, for instance, is all about healing. I never really considered that all plants could have dryads. Nature spirits, yeah, but I've always associated dryads with trees. Speaking of unusual beings, this book introduces creatures called pandai. Also known as 'big ears' they are furry and have huge ears that can allow them to fly, among other things.
The maze itself is terrifying! I live in NorCal, but we've had some pretty nasty wildfires of our own the past few years. Making their way through fiery tunnels and over a bubbly magma pit, just nope! Not only that, but they have several confrontations with the last emperor (whom I correctly guessed!), that end in terrible losses for the group. Losses I really wasn't expecting, and they hit pretty hard. They hit Apollo pretty hard, too. I'm so glad he's slowly changing for the better!
It turns out the sacred land is pretty special to Meg. She shares her memories of the place with Apollo, and it's heart-breaking. However, she does find part of the legacy the ruins have to offer- her legacy- in the form of special seeds. She plants them and tries to help them grow, but it's slow going. The end result, however, is a true miracle. Crest's story is likewise heart-breaking. He's out of place among the pandai, and they insist he be a fighter, something he's just not. Crest wants to learn music. That's all. So he gets mistreated for it.
*******Many thanks to the author and publisher for providing a copy in exchange for a fair and honest review. Reviewed for the Seattle Book Review.
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LibraryThing member cyderry
Lester Papadopoulos, previously the god Apollo, is still trying to restore the Oracles so that he can be returned to his former glory. In this adventure Apollo along with Piper, Meg, Jason, and Grover are attempting to free an Oracle, Sybil, that is trapped in the Burning Maze but the only way to
The struggles that the group undertake have the reader wondering if it is all worth it, and the surprise ending is truly heart wrenching. Apollo's attitudes are slowly but surely embracing the troubles of the human world as he fights to free the Oracle and himself from possible destruction.
Love the series!
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get to the heart of the maze is by finding the shoes of Caligula. The struggles that the group undertake have the reader wondering if it is all worth it, and the surprise ending is truly heart wrenching. Apollo's attitudes are slowly but surely embracing the troubles of the human world as he fights to free the Oracle and himself from possible destruction.
Love the series!
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LibraryThing member starbookworm
So many unexpected tears
LibraryThing member Anniik
TW/CW: Fantasy violence, mild language, character death
RATING: 4/5
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The Burning Maze is the third book in
This book broke my heart! I can’t believe it ended as it did. The first time I read it I kept hoping that he wasn’t really dead and that he’d come back somehow, but that doesn’t happen. Jason was my favorite character since The Lost Hero and killing him like that totally made me stop the series for…uh…three years.
I’m going to force myself through the next two books but I don’t think this series will ever set well with me because the author had to kill my FAVORITE CHARACTER.
Otherwise, this was a good book and a good addition to the series. It was well written and interesting, exciting and engaging.
This book is also LGBTQIA+ friendly.
I recommend to fans of fantasy and middle grade/young adult fiction.
RATING: 4/5
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*THERE BE SPOILERS HERE*
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The Trials of Apollo series by Rick Riordan. It follows the god Apollo who has been sent to earth in human (gawky teenager) form to finish a quest to save the Oracles.This book broke my heart! I can’t believe it ended as it did. The first time I read it I kept hoping that he wasn’t really dead and that he’d come back somehow, but that doesn’t happen. Jason was my favorite character since The Lost Hero and killing him like that totally made me stop the series for…uh…three years.
I’m going to force myself through the next two books but I don’t think this series will ever set well with me because the author had to kill my FAVORITE CHARACTER.
Otherwise, this was a good book and a good addition to the series. It was well written and interesting, exciting and engaging.
This book is also LGBTQIA+ friendly.
I recommend to fans of fantasy and middle grade/young adult fiction.
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LibraryThing member LynnMPK
Really enjoyed this one! It was more compelling than the second book and I may have even shed a tear or two towards the end.
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448