Fantasy Buddy Reads discussion

This is a Buddy read for The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan starting on June 15, 2024.


Happy Reading!

Thank you!

Continuing the Read Across the Riordanverse! We've knocked out:
1. Percy Jackson & the Olympians
2. Kane Chronicles
3. Heroes of Olympus
4. Magnus Chase and the Asgardians [link]

And now we're up to The Trials of Apollo!
1. The Hidden Oracle (June 15)
2. The Dark Prophecy (July 15) [link]
3. The Burning Maze (Aug 15) [link]
4. The Tyrant’s Tomb (Sept 15) [link]
5. The Tower of Nero (Oct 15) [link]

Audio: Not on Hoopla or A+
Ebook: all on Hoopla
Check your Libby and personal libraries--let me know if you find any universal subscription/library copies.

After this, There's a few loose books in the universe, and the start of a new Percy series, then there's the whole Rick Riordan Presents if we want to keep some of this genre going.

Started. Poor Apollo ;)

I'm going to be late... running about a week behind right now.

I really am enjoying Apollo. I'm only at chapter 4 but I like his attitude and how his character is written. It's pretty funny.

In chapter 12. Apollo is one fun teen LOL!

Starting! I need some light laughs. Apollo has been nominated to help with that.

Through Chapter 9. Lol-ing at Apollo's high-and-mighty attitude in frail mortal body. Meg is a perfect partner.

Chapter 12--I just love Nico & Will... they're so cute...

Nico: When I have to sit alone at my table bad things happen. Cracks in the earth. Rampant undead. I can't help it. I have to sit at a table with other people. I have a note from my doctor.
Will: *raises hand* I'm his doctor.

Up to chapter 22. So.. Meg is who I suspected she is ☺️. And whole story is more and more interesting:))

Up to chapter 31.... so much is happening...

Finished. Good one ☺️

Monika wrote: "Up to chapter 22. So.. Meg is who I suspected she is ☺️. And whole story is more and more interesting:))"

LOL Great to hear you suspected! (view spoiler)[Ah, I think you're talking about as a Daughter of Demeter, not the other stuff... (hide spoiler)]

Finished also--(view spoiler)[The first time through, I don't think I suspected Meg was the mole, or that she was the stepdaughter of our bad-guy... even on reread, I was thinking that the Beast was Caligula and the stepfather was Nero, two different people... I'm pretty sure one of the Triumvirate is Caligula, but I can't think of who a third crazy Roman emperor would be... probably not Julius Caesar... There's too many options on Google. Commodus? Who played gladiator and thought he was Hercules. Tiberius? Skeevy old man...

I really liked the way that Apollo grows... even if it is fairly on the nose--obviousness is fairly normal in Middle Grade books... He's trapped in a teen body, so he's growing up there--but he's also being put in situations that emphasize his responsibilities as a father: interacting with his kids at Camp Half-Blood and realizing what an absentee dad he's been, and being partnered with Meg, who is so young... so he's not only growing up as a teen, but as an adult, and it's an interesting dichotomy.

And Leo coming back!! What better ending could we ask for?? (hide spoiler)]

I really enjoyed this book as well! I need to actually read the other series though to get the most out of it and hope to start The Lightning Thief soon.

Have you not read any other Riordan, Rachel?

I have only read the Magnus Chase books and 2/3 of the Kane Chronicles so far. Greek mythology isn't necessarily my favorite so I haven't tried Percy Jackson but picked up The Lightning Thief at the library today because I enjoyed his cameo in this book. I am hoping to go back and read all the books you guys have done in order to catch up.

The Greek & Roman books are my favorite of the collection--Percy Jackson and the Olympians followed by Heroes of Olympus series. The Kanes & Magnus have some crossovers with them too--Annabeth in the Magnus books is a main character with Percy...