The Hidden Oracle

5/5 stars

Rick Riordan never fails to impress.

I had high expectations for The Hidden Oracle, and not only were those expectations exceeded, but they practically got squashed by a giant s-oops sorry spoiler alert.

Years ago, when I read PJO for the first time, Apollo was my favorite god. He was just so full of himself, and so obsessed with haikus, that every scene he was in made me laugh so hard. I'm glad to see that he hadn't changed. I've seen countless reviews contain this comparison, but I have to agree. He's Gilderoy Lockhart, but severely less annoying.

I only have to complaints about this book: not enough Percy, and absolutely no Annabeth. But the fact that there was Percy, and the moments of Nico and Will's relationship made this book even more perfect.