This book was, for the most part, a great end to the Trials of Apollo series. There were a few bumps
This book was, for the most part, a great end to the Trials of Apollo series. There were a few bumps, but overall, it brought the series to and end well.Meg and Apollo return to New York to confront Nero, the final emperor in the Triumvirate, and to try and stop his horrifying plans for the city. We meet new friends, and get to see old ones as well, as not only Apollo and Meg, but all of Camp Half Blood, and some new allies, rally to stop Nero. Then, of course, the final trial, Apollo vs Python.The first almost 2/3 of this book were, to me, really slow and kind of cobbled together. It was like a whole bunch of interesting ideas were crammed into the first part of the book. That slowed the plot down and made the book feel off kilter, while reading. Once the final battles started though, the plot coalesced, and the pace picked up. It became a highlight of the series, and a book much more in tune with what we are used to seeing from Riordan.There were some pretty horrendous events in this book, and though they were not described in detail, you knew what was happening. That really surprised me, Riordan doesn’t usually do that, it was a little shocking. Without giving too much away, I really liked the ending, and was really happy with what happened in terms of Apollo’s character. I was afraid it would take a different track and it didn’t, that made the series really worth reading.A fitting end, to a fantastic series. -- source link
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