Rating: ***** Suggested Age: 8

My friends and I swear that Rick Riordan only wrote The Hidden Oracle to appease the fangirls. This book has all the couples getting together (hopefully that's not a spoiler) and all the ideas the fandom had for the future becoming real. Of course, I'm not complaining as I loved every second of it. I literally marked the pages with interactions between my favorite couple (no regrets).

While I wouldn't say that this book is absolutely fantastic for someone my age, I loved it so very much. I've tired of the humor that young children find funny, but I haven't tired of the character dynamics nor the action. Riordan's books are so creative and I find a deeper love for mythology every time I read one of them. His books are simple, especially since they're for elementary school age children, but they're filled to the brim with excitement. There wasn't a dull moment with this book. I finished it within a few days of starting it.

Furthermore, Apollo has to be one of the best narrators he could have chosen. I have never met a person with as big of an ego and couldn't help laughing out loud at his haikus or his complaints about having "flab". Some of the humor in this book did get to me, I see.

These books are exciting for all ages, even if you're too old for the humor. I highly recommend trying his books out, you won't regret it.

-Book Hugger

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