First Impression- Just finished the book. Waited so long for this. Bit disappointed at the beginning but the final few chapters make up for it.
Characters- Let me tell you 'Lester Papadopoulos' was never my choice for favorite hero but right after I finished this book, I realized he's up there with the others -- Percy, Nico, Annabeth, Grover, Jason, Piper, Leo, Frank, Hazel, Reyna, Thalia, Rachel, Luke, Will .. I'm going to miss them all. The final two books was more centered around Lester, his emotions, his struggles and his relation with others. Yes, Nico was allowed some lime light (given the fanbase he owns). I was a bit disappointed that Meg was sort of the first runner up to Lester. She lacked any major say in the final stand. Rachel had a decisive part as the Pythia. Will is also involved quite a bit. I loved all the dad son interactions b/w Apollo and Austin. Even Arrow of Dodona had a part to play. I didn't like Lu much. I thought she lacked conviction, a perfect backstory like the one we got for Zoe nightshade might have made her hero image convincing.
Plot- I'm not going to give away spoilers. The first few chapters dragged on. There were few repetitive boring iterations of how messed up Lester used to be (I happily skipped). We had enough of that rubbish ! Lester was a dummy but he had earned my respect ever since the tyrant's tomb. Apollo's encounter with Python is a bit underwhelming. I enjoyed all the funny parts in the Apollo-Nero encounter in the throne room. What I really enjoyed was how Riordan wrapped up story of all the 7 demigods from heroes of Olympus (even Jason makes an appearance).
Overall- Its a book worth reading if you want to feel at peace after 10 years of Percy Jackson. You'll feel like you've grown up just like Lester. However, I think tyrant's tomb is still my favorite in this series.(except perhaps the last few chapters)
Future-I guess we'll get to see Nico and Will in their journey to Tartarus. I was so glad when I read they're talking about rescuing BOB(in other words 'Iapetus'). Perhaps Bob will get to tell the stars Hi after all. I'm sure rick is done with all the others characters, we may get few cameos from our favorite heroes, other than that he wraps up their stories in this book. Besides there were some hints on a collaboration b/w diff Rick Riordan universes and some mentioning of Celtic Gods.
We'll see what he has in store for us. Already excited !!
Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required.
-
Apple
-
Android
-
Windows Phone
-
Android
To get the free app, enter mobile phone number.
![The Tower of Nero (The Trials of Apollo Book 5) by [Rick Riordan]](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51LLiLi-9SL._SY346_.jpg)
Follow the Author
Something went wrong. Please try your request again later.
See all formats and editions
Hide other formats and editions
|
Price
|
New from |
|
Audible Audiobook, Unabridged
"Please retry"
|
₹ 0.00
|
Free with your Audible trial | |
|
Hardcover, Import
"Please retry"
|
₹ 1,278.00 |
|
Audio CD, Audiobook, CD, Unabridged
"Please retry"
|
₹ 2,775.00 |
Customers who bought this item also bought
Page 1 of 1 Start overPage 1 of 1
Customers who read this book also read
Page 1 of 1 Start overPage 1 of 1
Customer reviews
Top reviews from India
There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later.
Reviewed in India on 6 October 2020
Verified Purchase
Finally!!!
By Tej Thakkar on 6 October 2020
Pre-ordered this book, and got it ON THE DAY it actually came out in the market! Great service by Amazon. Good quality product. Waited months to get this.
By Tej Thakkar on 6 October 2020
Images in this review
Reviewed in India on 28 October 2020
CONCLUSION: This Book Is Excellent as I said before. I would definitely rate this book 5 stars. As for What ages This is good for. Ummmmmmmm... It is pretty nice for anyone above I would say 12 Years.
Verified Purchase
VERY NICE BOOK !!!!
By Anoop Agarwal on 28 October 2020
This is one of the most amazing books as well as the Last Book In Rick Riordan's Trials Of Apollo Series. This book is full of Rick Riordan's Humour And Expertise, I was waiting for this book as soon as Camp Jupitar: Classified was released. Although other Readers say that the first few chapters are not so great, I disagree. The first few chapters are sort of a recap of what happened in the previous book which is, by the way, the Tyrant's Tomb. The Whole Book is full Of Humour Said By Lester Papadopoulos("Or Should I say, Apollo"). The most definitely being The Lester-Nero Standoff In The Throne Room. Though I have To Say That Nero Is Pretty Cunning. (NO SPOILERS !!!!!)Anyway, The Plot Was Pretty Intense and It is Pretty Hard To Predict What Will Happen As the Story Progressed. The Story Started With Apollo And Meg Going To Fight Nero As Said In The Tyrant's Tomb. Yeah and one other thing I don't Recommend Going on to this book Without Reading The Previous Book As you might Not Understand Some Parts In This Book. Moving Along, We also find out that Percy and Annabeth are going to attend college in New Rome. Now with enough said we continue to theBy Anoop Agarwal on 28 October 2020
CONCLUSION: This Book Is Excellent as I said before. I would definitely rate this book 5 stars. As for What ages This is good for. Ummmmmmmm... It is pretty nice for anyone above I would say 12 Years.
Images in this review
Top reviews from other countries
Ella
Still crying
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 November 2020Verified Purchase
Kindle Customer
The Further Adventures of Lester and Meg
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 October 2020Verified Purchase
Nise Goldby-Timmis
Best book ever
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 October 2020Verified Purchase
Swllwmzn
Little bit disappointing
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 October 2020Verified Purchase
Beth
Great ending
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 January 2021Verified Purchase