Burning Maze, The-Trials of Apollo, The Book Three

I absolutely adored this book. I have a few questions though. SPOILER ALERT. In The Blood of Olympus, Jason sees his future. It shows him, living, with Piper, talking to his grandchildren. This scene is impossible, as we now know, because, first, Jason dies. Wouldn't Jason see this? Why didn't he? Is it because the future Jason saw was only one of the many outcomes of his life? Secondly, he and Piper break up, which is a blow to everyone, and Piper moves away, which means that they probably wouldn't have gotten back together. It is difficult to hold a long distance relashionship together, especially when it was ended on awkward or unfriendly terms. It is possible that Piper would've moved back to LA, but it is unlikely. LA represents the place that her dad's job fell apart. It represents the fame and money that once surrounded her, and which kept her and her dad apart. It represents everything about being a celebrity she despised. This is all assumed under the pretense that Jason's destiny is altered.The series is extremely well written and I admire Rick Riordan greatly. This is the first book Rick Riordan has written that holds great tragedy, except perhaps the Titan's Curse and the Last Olympian. I mean real tragedy, not a resurrection, such as Leo or Frank's death. It is the first book that has a major protagonist's death. I view Jason's death as so much worse and personal then any other death, perhaps because I have gotten to know him so well. Better then Zoe, Ethan, Silena, Beckendorf, Bianca, Michael, Lee, and Luke anyhow. If you are a true fan, you will understand who and what I mean. In my opinion, the death of Crest the pandai, while distressing, is not worth shedding tears over. The character was frankly, annoying. I was not a fan. If you were, I mean you no hate for liking him.I would also like to point out some neat foreshadowing I noticed. In the Last Olympian, Grover recieves a distress message from a satyr who fought a giant badger in Toronto. The note was signed "Gleeson Hedge, protector". Hint, hint. Another time, Annabeth tells Percy she's having a family emergency in Boston. Clearly she's referring to the time when she learned that Magnus was homeless from their Uncle Randolph. She expresses her frustration at being kept in the dark to her father as Magnus is eavesdropping on them, trying to find out why someone is looking for him. In the Last Olympian, when Percy warns the camp counselors that they have a spy in the camp, Silena Beauregard is racked by fresh sobs. The other counselors attribute this to the fact that she has just lost her boyfriend, Charles Beckendorf, which is true, but she is distraught mainly because she is the spy and she knows that it is her fault Beckendorf was killed. There is much more to discuss, but I am going to refrain from keeping you here for hours.One last thing I noticed is that each of the books have two main obstacles to overcome. In the Burning Maze they had to get the shoes from Caligula's boat and they had to free the oracle. If you compare this theory with every book in the Heroes of Olympus and Trials of Apollo series, I am sure you would find that it holds true. On that note, let me bid you all farewell and goodnight. Or good morning. Or good aternoon.

UNCLE RICK HOW DARE YOU! My heart feels so heavy, my head is aching from all the tears I shed and grief I feel. This book.... I cant even begin I new going into this that Jason was going to die... I don’t remember from where just that I saw a spoiler back when I was reading HOO. But nothing prepared me for the real thing. What hurts the most is that at the end of HOO he just wanted to live a happy life as normal as could be being a demigod. Jason suffered so much throughout his life from being literally thrown to the wolves at the tender age of two by his own mother. Losing his sister. Being branded and forced responsibility, and leadership at such a young age. There’s so much more I can say but I’ll be here forever. “The people who deserved to die took forever to do so. Those who deserved to live always went too soon.”Rest In Peace Jason Grace.After Jason death I hated Apollo. I wanted to hate him because of his ignorance and his selfishness. How he constantly wants to hide and let Meg and the other demigods fight his battles for him. How he expects them to treat him as the most important. When they have no reason to yes he may be a god but he among the rest of the olympians never appreciated and respected demigods there own children. They can’t be bothered to claim or even know who there children much less care about there well being. There only useful when they can do quests and defeat there enemies for them. So I’m glad Apollo is getting a taste of his own medicine CLEANING UP AFTER HIS OWN MESSES. With no help from the gods. As much as it breaks my heart this book and the deaths in it were essential to Apollo’s character development. Which angers me more because why do more demigods and innocent people have to die in order for this fallen god to humble himself and realize what it’s like for these KIDS! These human children man. To fight these monsters and try there hardest to survive and fight off monsters just because there godly parents couldn’t keep it in there pants much less take responsibility for the life they helped create. But I digress.“Jason took me by the shoulders—not out of anger, or in a clinging way, but as a brother. “Promise me one thing. Whatever happens, when you get back to Olympus, when you’re a god again, remember. Remember what it’s like to be human.”A few weeks ago, I would have scoffed. Why would I want to remember any of this?At best, if I were lucky enough to reclaim my divine throne, I would recall this wretched experience like a scary B-movie that had finally ended. I would walk out of the cinema into the sunlight, thinking Phew! Glad that’s over.Now, however, I had some inkling of what Jason meant. I had learned a lot about human frailty and human strength.”Apollo is slapped and dragged in the mud with a reality check in The Burning Maze. He now realizes what it’s like for these kids, his friends and the struggles they face on the daily and he won’t forget it.“I would be Apollo. I would remember.”

The book arrived well and was very emotional to read. Had a lot of fun with it.

Muito bom, comecei a coleção do universo Percy Jackson em inglês pra treinar vocabulário. Cada livro é único mas ainda mantém a essência Rick Riordan e Percy Jackson. Minha única observação é que essa versão é menor de todos os outros livros da saga (é uma reimpressão) e eu não me atentei a isso pois achei que só havia uma versão dos livros. Então pra quem quer fazer a coleção uniforme, minha dica é sempre se atentar as dimensões do livro e se tem escrito "edição de reimpressão" algo do tipo. Havia comprado o quarto livro no lançamento e os 3 primeiros agora. Os 3 primeiros vieram menores e com um tipo de folhas acizentado.

Soy fan del escritor y es muy bueno empecé con percy Jackson y ahora me sigo con Apolo es 100% recomendable para los fans de las mitologías.

If you love comical situation and old stories (specially Greek) you will love this book. It is so cool and fully of adventure. You will definitively enjoy every single page.

Me gusto este tercer libro a pesar de que me rompió el corazón.

Buena lectura. Todo llegó muy bien.