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Hooked from start to finish! This book right here had me laughing, angry, on the brink of tears and ready to throw hands.
The characters are as lovable as I remember them to be and Apollo'scharacter development!? Amazing. One moment you laugh at him and the Arrow of Dedona and at some point all I wanted to do was punch the guy.
The same as all Rick Riordan books the plot just thickens and turns whenever a chance is given. Yes I had some foreshadowing take place too and I started to predict the plot near the middle but it was still an absolute blast to read

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adventurous dark emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

How does Rick Riordan write an equally tragic yet hilarious story? The man’s nuts.

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adventurous dark emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

WARNING! It’s sad!!

This is the first time I've ever shed actual tears because of a book .Should’ve known when I saw this book is dedicated to the Muse of Tragedy :”)

Or at least when I saw the first page literally says:

NO.

I refuse to share this part of my story. It was the lowest, most humiliating, most awful week in my four-thousand-plus year life. Tragedy. Disaster. Heartbreak. I will not tell you about it
…

In these pages, only suffering awaits.

Jason wasn't my favourite character in the Heroes of Olympus. But my respect for him shot up when we saw everything he was doing to help the minor gods and their children, which even Percy didn't manage to do. I was finally beginning to take him a little more seriously but TOO SOON. I was spoiled that he's gonna die but still it took me by surprise. Honestly didn't know Rick was capable of killing off such an important main character. The death itself made me incredibly sad but it was Piper and Leo's reactions that broke the floodgates. I'll never get over the fact that Leo and Jason are both dead to each other.

But on the bright side, this is the book where Lester starts his character development arc and I love him for that. I found him annoying for the past two books but he quickly became one of my favourite characters of the Riordanverse after this. Good for him

Two lines that broke me:

"Whatever happens, when you get back to Olympus, when you become a god again, remember. Remember what it's like to be human"

"But from now on I would be more than Lester. I would be more than an observer.
I would be Apollo.
I would remember."

*cue tears*

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