The Dark Prophecy by Rick Riordan

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4 Stars (4 / 5)

The Trials of Apollo #2
Rick Riordan does not disappoint with The Dark Prophecy. While I don’t think I loved this novel quite as much as The Hidden Oracle, it is still full of great snippets of Apollo’s past, more background on Meg, and fabulous cameos by Leo, Calypso, and Thalia. Filled with plenty of humor and action, I particularly enjoyed how Riordan was able to incorporate characters from his previous series, while still leaving Apollo and Meg in the spotlight.

Apollo’s attitude is much changed in this novel from the first, and I’m beginning to wonder what this will mean for our god at the end of this series (he is becoming more “human” with each passing book). That being said, I don’t feel like our god-turned-human had quite the same character revelations here as he did in The Hidden Oracle, and I have to say I missed that a bit.  Apollo’s transformation in the first novel was just so wonderful to read, I had hoped to see more of that.  But, with three more books left in the series, I guess he still has a lot of time to grow.  As always, I’m looking forward to the next installment!

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