The Hidden Oracle

I said I was starting this blog to talk about the books I read.  Since I haven't talked to many people about the them, it may take a few books to get my format figured out.

Ok, how many AARP eligible people read books for kids?  Childrens' librarians for sure.  Well, it's not my job and I do.  At least some.  I've read Rick Riordan's Heroes of Olympus Series, his Kane Chronicles, and have started the Magnus Kane series.  This book,   The Trials of Apollo, Book 1: The Hidden Oracle  is the start of a new series.     I enjoyed this book, it was a bit of a light refresher between some non fiction books I was reading.

This new book takes place within Riordan's Percy Jackson sphere.  In fact, Percy makes a brief appearance at the beginning and end of the book.  If you've enjoyed the other demi-god books, I think you'll like this one.  A brief summary - The Greek god Apollo is punished by Zeus and sent to Earth as a human teenager. A lot of the book does contain Apollo whining about being a human but the cast of characters is reasonably well developed and you come to be interested in what happens to them.

If you like to read mythology, have enjoyed other books by Riordan or have an Elementary school aged friend to read with, I recommend this latest edition.