Author : Rick Riordan
Review:
This is the second of the 5-book series which follows the fallen-God Apollo, who needs to seek his Oracles and follow the trials of the prophecies to complete the quests in order to regain his Godhood. In this book, he has to seek the Oracle of Trophonius for his next prophecy. A typical Riordan book, it is filled with witty one-liners. Any tired day, you can go pick up one of his books for a respite. You are suddenly in a new world, and in no time, you have a big smile on your face reading them. The plot has been my only qualm in few of his books.This series, so far has been more to my liking after Percy Jackson series. This has a decent plot. You get to know about the different types of Oracles which the Greeks had, and their origin and belief systems, however eccentric they might seem. And also those minor Greek monsters, you would never have heard of. The main antagonists for this series are the three Roman emperors, who are called the "Triumvirate", you get to read more of the arenas, the gladiators, the roman games and exotic caged animals. To summarize, a liking towards Rick Riordan depends upon your perspective, an over-imaginative young adult fiction or an insight into different mythologies. I prefer the latter. A breezy read, an easy going plot, sarcastic humour- Thumbs up from my end.
Recommended:👍
