Board Thread:The Trials of Apollo/@comment-40112776-20190928182907/@comment-31802321-20190929012949

Hmmm I wanted to start a new thread for this but what the heck? I'll say it here. (SPOILER ALERT!!!) it was an amazing book, by far probably the best of the TOA series so far. Four things got my attention especially: 1. Reyna. Yes, I absolutely loved the way Apollo healed her heart without actually falling in love or dating her. It was really cool that she remained and will remain the cool single lady because she's now a Hunter. And also she's finally devoid of responsibility of the praetorship and we get to see her as something other than the praetor for the first time.

2. Meg. I think Meg acted out of character. I think Apollo and Meg really bonded in this book. Maybe she just grew out of the curt answers phase and wanted to face her fears, and the heartening thing is, Apollo understood! Their bromance was absolutely adorable and Meg became a more likeable character in this book. Also she made her first friend outside of Apollo and dryads, who probably like her because she's the daughter of Demeter. She befriended Lavinia, an interesting character herself. It really is nice to see that Meg is capable of socialising.

3. Artemis. It was also so nice to hear that despite the bickering, Artemis (Diana?) Really misses Apollo and shows up at he right time to save him.

4. Harpocrates and the Cumaean Sybil, were such a sweet pair. Their stories are heartbreaking, and the way they finally end their lives together is so sweet. This is proper Rick Riordan content I feel we haven't seen in a while.

That's it, my assessment of the best points in the book.