The Trials of Apollo: The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan
Synopsis:
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 disoriented, 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 favor.
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.
Review:
The ambitious Rick Riordan has begun yet another new series, set in the same world as the Percy Jackson series. Apollo has become a normal, human boy – acne and all. Since this isn’t the first time Zeus has punished him, Apollo assumes all he needs to do is find a demigod to help out for a while to get back in his father’s good graces. Of course, it can’t be that simple.
This new series focuses on a great character. Apollo is very complex – arrogant yet humiliated, powerful now weak, ancient yet losing some memories. Since this is set in the same world as the other series, we get to see several familiar characters. Though, this is about Apollo, so the story focuses on him. And his quest will be about him and his new friends. The story is fun and full of mystery, danger, and suspense. There were a couple major plot twists I didn’t see coming. And the ending came too soon and left me wanting more. I can’t wait for the next in this fantastic new series.