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 !!
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Rick Riordan, dubbed 'storyteller of the gods' by Publishers Weekly, is the author of five New York Times number-one bestselling book series with millions of copies sold throughout the world: Percy Jackson, the Heroes of Olympus and the Trials of Apollo, based on Greek and Roman mythology; the Kane Chronicles, based on Egyptian mythology; and Magnus Chase, based on Norse mythology. Rick lives in Boston with his wife, Becky, and their two sons, and when he's not writing, he enjoys traveling the world. He's even been known to go scuba diving on occasion. To learn more about Rick and his books, you can visit him at www.rickriordan.co.uk or follow him on Twitter @RickRiordan.
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man! it has been a while now... I was sooooo waiting for this book. i did not pre-order it coz i did not want to mess things up! (my kindle is kinda old but is still squeaky ) i have not read it yet but i bet it is going to be good.
so excited to read that i will now stop writing and start reading it.
one last question before i go
if rick is reading (which he most probably won't be ) this i wanted to ask
what is next? what will be the new overdose of wierdness after the trials of apollo??
cannot wait!!
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so excited to read that i will now stop writing and start reading it.
one last question before i go
if rick is reading (which he most probably won't be ) this i wanted to ask
what is next? what will be the new overdose of wierdness after the trials of apollo??
cannot wait!!
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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.

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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.
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Lester did reach a place where he is as much a Hero as Percy & others! Glad I could get a closure for Jason.
I did not like the part about Piper though! It was such a sudden change and not really making sense. Not that I have any issue with the story, it's just very random!
Glad that Leo gets a Mom & 2 sisters! Wow! Must say, having seen RARA as a Mexican Sister acting like a Mexican Mom with flicking the cheeks! LOL!! XD XD XD ded.
So much more glad that Meg got someone as a Mother figure! Love Lu! She is truly fierce, but definitely caring in as much of a motherly way as a "Celtic Barbarian" can! Love the fierceness!
Meg deserves all the love! Artemis is one of the Godesses other than Athena whom I actually like.
Yes. Glad Hera felt for Jason. That was definitely a good side. Also the comparison betweenNero and Zeus and the Toxic Tyranny? It's good.
Didn't like how Ares is always like heartless in Greek books of Rick. Is there anything good you'd prefer to write about him, not in Roman but in a Greek story, Rick?
We stan Rick. ❤️
I did not like the part about Piper though! It was such a sudden change and not really making sense. Not that I have any issue with the story, it's just very random!
Glad that Leo gets a Mom & 2 sisters! Wow! Must say, having seen RARA as a Mexican Sister acting like a Mexican Mom with flicking the cheeks! LOL!! XD XD XD ded.
So much more glad that Meg got someone as a Mother figure! Love Lu! She is truly fierce, but definitely caring in as much of a motherly way as a "Celtic Barbarian" can! Love the fierceness!
Meg deserves all the love! Artemis is one of the Godesses other than Athena whom I actually like.
Yes. Glad Hera felt for Jason. That was definitely a good side. Also the comparison betweenNero and Zeus and the Toxic Tyranny? It's good.
Didn't like how Ares is always like heartless in Greek books of Rick. Is there anything good you'd prefer to write about him, not in Roman but in a Greek story, Rick?
We stan Rick. ❤️
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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.
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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 the
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.
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.

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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.
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if you are percy jackson fan,do not forget to try this out.Awesome.Also read the other books by Rick riodran if you have not
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This is an ok read provided we put down the perspective we have made post reading the Percy Jackson and heroes of Olympus series.. The ending that we have seen for above 2 mentioned series had created an expectation which wasn't fulfilled in the series... Somewhere in the middle things seem to be too stretched while in the end things seem to be rushed ... The end battle or the concluding conversations just made the reader to wrap up the book quickly instead of savoring the read..
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I turned to the last page and immediately started crying because I knew it was the end and these books have meant so so much to me. For the last I don’t know how many years there’s always been a new book in the Percy Jackson universe to look forward to, and it’s completely insane that that’s not necessarily true anymore.
Possibly a proper review to come but there are a lot of emotions right now so we’ll see
Possibly a proper review to come but there are a lot of emotions right now so we’ll see
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This is one of the best books I have ever read and I hope others enjoy it as much as I have!
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It was definitely worth it.
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The Further Adventures of Lester and Meg
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 October 2020Verified Purchase
Lester (Apollo) and Meg having finished helping the clear up at Camp Jupiter are on their way back to Manhattan to find the last of the three Emperors, Nero.
Arriving at Camp Half Blood , only to find Me D in charge. During the train journey home, with a few problems and prophecy clips warnings indicating that they still have a job to do. A quick visit to Sally Jackson, meeting the baby sister to Percy Jackson, only to learn that he and Annabeth have gone to New Rome after finishing their education.
With Nero threatening the destruction of New York if Lester and Meg do not surrender themselves to him and the removal of Python from the sacred site of Delphi to be completed to restore the last of the Oracles. There are a couple of final battles to fight and a lesson to learn before all ends well.
Arriving at Camp Half Blood , only to find Me D in charge. During the train journey home, with a few problems and prophecy clips warnings indicating that they still have a job to do. A quick visit to Sally Jackson, meeting the baby sister to Percy Jackson, only to learn that he and Annabeth have gone to New Rome after finishing their education.
With Nero threatening the destruction of New York if Lester and Meg do not surrender themselves to him and the removal of Python from the sacred site of Delphi to be completed to restore the last of the Oracles. There are a couple of final battles to fight and a lesson to learn before all ends well.
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Little bit disappointing
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 October 2020Verified Purchase
I was really looking forward to reading this but I was a bit disappointed by it. It felt rushed and the plot development was not as good as usual. Introducing a whole new type of creature/character which pretty much saved the day was too much deus ex machina even for these books. I’ll read it again in a while to see if I like it better but at the moment I feel it was a sadly disappointing end to a really great series.
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Book cover damaged
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Just received my book which I bought for my son as it will add to his collection but the book cover is damaged. Gutted as I bought it new and damage like this loses the products value.
The book it self is a really good series. My boys love it. Definitely recommend. Get your kids hooked onto reading.
The book it self is a really good series. My boys love it. Definitely recommend. Get your kids hooked onto reading.

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Just received my book which I bought for my son as it will add to his collection but the book cover is damaged. Gutted as I bought it new and damage like this loses the products value.Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 January 2021
The book it self is a really good series. My boys love it. Definitely recommend. Get your kids hooked onto reading.
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