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The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan

7 reviews

fe_aye's review against another edition

medium-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

3.5

This was fun, it’s very interesting to see how a God would handle becoming mortal, especially when he has to rely on his children. 
Trials of Apollo seems to be shaping up to be a fun read it’ll be interesting to see how this develops, especially as Apollo learns more about being mortal and what that means. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Abandonment

Minor: Body shaming and Kidnapping

em_of_swags's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.75

I feel like the cast of characters was quite the downgrade from the first two series. I liked the side characters and reoccurring demigods well enough, but Apollo was so insufferable, I hope he'll have grown as a person in the second book.

Also it feels like nothing happened until the big showdown? Feels like a more solid way of storytelling than the previous books, which were like video game quests, but I don't like change so it was weird to not have a bunch of little adventures.

Still liked the book tho

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, and Kidnapping

Minor: Fatphobia

jasmineslibraryy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

reread 🤲

apollo is a little annoying but he’s also funny as hell and he would love taylor swift. also WILL + NICO <3 and i forgot how much i love meg

speed run finishing the series before i get my goblin hands on the sun and the star 💫 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Kidnapping

Minor: Child death, Cursing, Colonisation, and Pandemic/Epidemic

all the traditional percy jackson warnings

hales_1243's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I really enjoyed this book! It was a little more slow paced than the PJO and Heroes of Olympus series, but was still really good. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Fatphobia, and Blood

Minor: Slavery and War

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted 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

4.75

This book is so much fun, and I totally see why everyone loves Rick Riordan. I'll be reading many more of his books in the future, but I want to wait a bit to savor them. What a beautiful book for young folks to read with nary a terf in sight.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Vomit

Would recommend as LGBTQ positive!

britgirlreading's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious relaxing sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Fire/Fire injury

xoodlebooks's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I really, really didn’t like Apollo. I will probably still read the rest of the series, though. Out of all the Rick Riordan books I’ve read, this book was definitely my least favorite. I liked Meg. I also liked seeing Nico, Will, Percy, and Leo.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Violence and Kidnapping