I tried to be there for them, but I wish I had understood what those students were dealing with, and had the language and the emotional capacity to help them more than I did. So that’s always sat with me,” he says. “It made perfect sense to me that a child of Loki would be gender-fluid.” I tried to focus on the beautiful sunset. I tried not to obsess about my impossible to-do list or the two-headed snake in row sixteen. Upstairs, he realizes that the entire lower floor area has become a battleground, Camp Half-Blood demigods having come in. Kayla and Austin, two of his children, help Apollo reach Meg. On the way, Lester enters the wrong room, one containing the buttons to burn up Manhattan; the button is pressed, but nothing happens, as the vats have been disabled. Nero recovers and tells Meg she needs to control herself. Meg tries to get a word in but Nero cuts her off telling her he can keep Apollo alive if that's what she truly wants and she just needs to be his daughter again. Meg remains in her spot and Nero tells her that everything becomes much harder when she wakes The Beast. He tells her that she and Apollo are both outnumbered and couldn't take down everyone in the room. Meg tells Nero that she didn't kill her father or cut off Lu's hands. That was all Nero's doing and for that she hates him. Nero's next attempts at manipulating her don't work and she tells him that she's not listening to him anymore and she won't use his weapons to fight anymore. With this she throws her golden rings on the floor. Nero tells her that this is foolish and is about to give his crew the signal to start fighting until a BOOM shakes the chamber. Through all the rubble and dust Apollo can see Nico di Angelo commanding a bull. Apollo is confused by this and realizes this is a terza rima. They realize they will find the next stanza at their destination to which Meg is unnerved by.

The depth of this book was surprising but entirely welcomed and I love it for it. It was the right way to say goodbye to the series. Riordan’s writing has been adapted to this last book. As always, it’s full of funny quirks and puns, with each chapter title containing a comedic haiku that gives some insight into the story. As the story progresses, the tone of the writing shifts to reflect Apollo’s own introspection and all he’s learned in the past six months as a human. Riordan also forgoes the romance, choosing instead to emphasize how important friendships can be for a person. Both Apollo and Meg emerge as different people from having been friends; Apollo is a better person while Meg is able to begin the healing process after escaping from her abusive home. The book ends with Apollo saying his trials have come to an end. Six months and five volumes of adventures as well as pain and suffering. Like Meg, the reader deserves an award as well. He says he's fresh out of unicorns but anytime someone wants to fire their best shot or is trying to put their emotions into a song or poem, know that he is smiling on them. You're friends now, when you need him call on him and he'll be there for you.

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They are interrupted as the troglodytes hear noise from above. The gang unintentionally brought the cows with them to the hiding place of the troglodytes. The troglodytes now have to escape to stop themselves from being killed. Screech-Bing tells a troglodyte named Grr-Fred to take Meg and Apollo to the Tower as the ceiling collapses. Cassius is a young demigod about 8 years old who, according to Apollo, resembles Jason Grace. Apollo also sees him in a dream, where he describes him and 10 of his adopted siblings. Accordign to this, he presumably has a face filled with fear and wonderment of Nero and may have some features related to this. THE IMPORTANT PART IS THAT NICO INTRODUCED WILL AS HIS BOYFRIEND EVEN THOUGH IN HOUSE OF HADES HE COULDN’T EVEN ADMIT THAT HE WAS GAY.

WHEN TRAVELING THROUGH WASHINGTON, DC, one expects to see a few snakes in human clothing. Still, I was concerned when a two-headed boa constrictor boarded our train at Union Station. Zeus/ Jupiter | Hera/ Juno | Poseidon/ Neptune | Demeter/ Ceres | Ares/ Mars | Athena/ Minerva | Apollo/ Apollo (Roman) | Artemis/ Diana | Hephaestus/ Vulcan | Aphrodite/ Venus | Hermes/ Mercury | Dionysus/ Bacchus | Hades/ Pluto The Hidden Oracle is the first book of the series. It is told in first-person by the main character Apollo, and it uses haikus for chapter titles. The book was released on May 3, 2016. [6] She looked up from her complimentary Amtrak magazine, raising an eyebrow above her rhinestone-studded cat-eye glasses. Where?Line 7 refers to Rachel Elizabeth Dare. Her combined ability of clear sight paired with knowing the ins and outs of the buildings made her the perfect guide. I also enjoyed the appearances of other important characters from the previous series, and the new characters such as Luguselwa and Lavinia who were introduced in these books. It was cool seeing how everybody worked together to help Apollo out in his quest, and how various characters left a lasting impact on him and inspired him to become a better person. It was enjoyable gaining insights into It seems to me, that The Tower of Nero outdid itself in all the ways it could and gave a fitting ending to this story. A story that, may I add, we have been following from the very beginning of the saga.