#reading the hidden oracle

[wickedweasly]

DID RICK JUST CALL JASON THE SON OF JUNO?!?!

Oh my poor heart-

They way this ties perfectly with the fact that it was Hera/Juno who mourned him and not his own father….

He really was her boy🥹

[imafuckinstar]

i could never be a demigod because quests are literally only for morning people. like why do i have to wake up at the ass crack of dawn just to head to my imminent death with a side of eternal damnation. waking up that early is already punishment enough for paying the debt of my half-godly existence.

[soapywankenopy]

You know it's actually sick and twisted that Rick ended the trials of apollo series

Clearly he wasn't thinking of the needs of others (me)

[peachssodapop]

some LU doodles based on lately the HW Link and Young Link relationship has been taking up all my brain functions, Jojo's Wild design, and I was thinking about the mermaid tail from Oracle of Ages I think it's really cute he's like a fish

[haveyoureadthisbook-poll]

[weatheringandweary]

I love me some characters who make god awful decisions that align with their character. Literally just the worst possible choices in situations because they’re at their wits ends and succumb to their worst instincts, and/or relapse in their growth.

And consequences of said actions?? Superb. Wonderful. More horrible consequences please. Give that character an impactful arc IMMEDIATELY.

[mushroom-the-trauma]

Apollo is so weird.

In one moment he is insufferable egotistic creature and in the next traumatized scared insecure teen.

My empathy compass is spinning like crazy

@please-be-nice-im-sensitive

[amanita-muscaria-things]

Libby Reads Trials of Apollo: The Dark Prophecy

~spoilers below the cut~

• Honestly trying not to laugh at the Blemmyes

•Hunters of Artemis let's gooooooo

• Zoe Nightshade mention 💔💔

• Lesbians??

• LESBIANS

• Tbh I'm so happy Rick wrote a settled down, older, lesbian couple

• The ghost with the magic 8 ball is honestly a vibe and no I won't be explaining

• Loving and hating Leo and Calypso's relationship dynamic (what's their ship name again?)

• Not Leo feeling bad for taking Calypso off Ogygia stop I'll cry

• Honestly Apollo/Lester's nightmares are horrifying compared to Percy's

• 2nd emperor name drop (who even is this guy ??)

• Meg mentioned!!

• Loving the Adventures of Apollo/Lester & Calypso™️

• MEG MEG MEG MEG

• A Hunter of Artemis being named Hunter is so Rick Riordan coded holy shit dude

• Georgina 🎉🎊🍾

• Um the fucking colosseum scene is crazy

• Peaches 😰

• 🎶 Thalia Graceeeeee 🎵

• Lityerses being like "wtf you almost killed me!" and Commodus being like "pfft yeah and?"

• Commodus actually scares me wtf .

• Baby boy Festus ❤️❤️🫡🫡

• Bro how are there 4 hours left in this book?? It seems basically wrapped up

• Georgina being Apollo's kid (maybe) is crazy

• Meg singing a song with grief and guilt while Apollo goes crazy to the island 💔

• Ohhh it's Trophonius doing that to Meg

• Are Meg and Apollo going to be like a thing? Cause idk how to feel about that

• As a sucker for whump, Apollo being so worried about Meg is fantastic

• "I'm here. I'm Apollo. The god of healing. You will not die on me."  GODDDDD

• Um the prophecy ???

• I am utterly shattered over Heloise 😭😭😭

• A Satyr who loves enchiladas MY BOY IS BACK BABYYYY

[bookfirstlinetourney]

Round 1

That fool of a fairy Lucinda did not intend to lay a curse on me. She meant to bestow a gift.

-Ella Enchanted, Gail Carson Levine

My name is Apollo. I used to be a god.

-The Hidden Oracle, Rick Riordan

I'm getting really sick of Amanda Kornblatt's obsession with horses.

-Big Nate Lives It Up, Lincoln Peirce

[residentsocialfailure]

So I'm rereading Trials of Apollo, bc it's been a while and I never finished the series, and I want to catch up to the current stuff. And when I read it the first time, I guess I listened to the audiobook, but I forgot about that until very recently.

So while I'm reading the physical copy, the narrative voice in my head sounds a lot like Dorian Storm. And I'm like... that's weird, why is my brain giving Apollo Dorian's voice? Oh well.

And so I kept reading, but I kept hearing Apollo's voice as Dorian. So I was like... let me check on something. I honestly didn't even remember that I listened to the audiobook at all, much less who read it. But apparently it was narrated by none other than Robbie Daymond. And I listened to it way before he came to Critical Role, and I had no idea who he was at the time. So this was wild, that I somehow remembered that without actually remembering it. Brains are weird.

[emachinescat]

A Year in Book Review: My 2024 Reading Journey 📚

#23 - The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan

Fantasy / Trials of Apollo #1 / 385 pages / published 2016 / Finished Feb. 16 / Reread

One Sentence Review: Another brilliant installment in the Percy Jackson universe, this book boasts loveable characters - familiar and new - as well as truly loathsome villains, a hilarious narrator, tons of Greek mythology, some questionable poetry, real heart and emotion, and, of course, our beloved Camp Half-Blood.

Favorite Quotes

"Live fully and without fear."

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"Aquaman driving / Couldn't possibly be worse / Oh, wait, now it is"

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"Seven-layer dip / Chocolate chip cookies in blue / I love this woman"

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"Things can turn out differently, Apollo. That's the nice thing about being human. We only have one life, but we can choose what kind of story it's going to be."

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"I could feel the magic taking hold, despite the Arrow of Dodona whispering to me like an annoying Elizabethan stagehand, SAYEST THOU, 'PLAGUEY, PLAGUEY, PLAGUEY!' ... FIE! TOO STRONG IS THY PLAGUE. The Dodona Arrow hummed with annoyance. THY CHANTING SUCKETH ... METHINKS THOU HAST BLOWN IT, said the Dodona Arrow, my source of infinite wisdom. MOREO'ER, HIE! TAKEST THOU THE REINS."

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"I spluttered something like, 'Nuh-uh, dun-doot!' I may have waved my Brazilian handkerchief with the hope that its magic would destroy my enemies."

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"Listen to the trees / The trees know what is up, yo / They know all the things"

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"A father should do more - a father should give more to his children than he takes."

My rating: 5/5

[lifblogs]

I totally forgot that Rick Riordan already talked about AI back in 2016. Not much, just the line from Apollo, “AI will destroy us, man.” I love it.

[jasper-tarot-reader]

hello! i would like to request a reading :-) my question is: what do i focus on in my spiritual life right now? as for the info, my most used name rn is karol, any pronouns, and the background information is that im basically at a standstill in my development because i just… dont know what to do lmao. thank you!

Hello Karol, I love your name! For this reading, I used the Wisdom of the Hidden Realms oracle deck, so this reading is going to look a wee bit different. For the answer to your question, you have received The Sacred Union in the Ally position.

Well well well, look who needs a buddy. It sounds to me like the key to finding a new and interesting direction to take your spiritual life in is to start casually chilling with other people of varying, different spiritual paths, practices, and lives, and to see what they can inspire you to do. Or, perhaps, this card is telling you to reach back out to whatever entity/entities you interact with, if such a thing applies to your spiritual life. Either way, in order to achieve character development, you've gotta stop rotting alone and instead rot with others! Communal decay is a fun and wonderful thing.

I wish you luck with finding others, Karol! Hopefully you wind up with chill folks instead of one of those weird Discord cults. If you feel so inclined, please feel free to send feedback in my ask box and/or reblog my new reading guidelines!

~Jasper

[sockswritings]

books i've read in 2023

↳ the hidden oracle, rick riordan (★★★★)

[pigeonmoony]

˗ˏˋ ★ ˎˊ˗ Book Log #2 ˗ˏˋ ★ ˎˊ˗

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Title: Trials of Apollo; The Hidden Oracle

Author: Rick Riordan

Pages: 279

Time Spent: Jan 31 - Feb 7

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Rating: 4/5

Medium: Audiobook

Review: I started this when it first came out then never finished it so here i am back in my pjo hyperfix. I love the slow humanization of Apollo's personality. His progression is so good ty Rick. This is also my first full audiobook listen and I really enjoyed it. It's perfect for when I'm at work.

[amanita-muscaria-things]

Libby Reads Trials of Apollo: The Hidden Oracle

~spoilers below the cut~

• Meg is incredible

• Lowkey loving how miserable Apollo is as a human

• Not Percy answering the door with a "Why?" 😭😭 let this poor guy live

• WILL AND NICO WILL AND NICO

• What kind of camp would have a three-legged race INTO THE FUCKING LABYRINTH - CHIRON WTF

• Big Surprise™️: Things Are Crazy in the Labyrinth

• Rachel Elizabeth Dare Spotting!

• Not me crying over Apollo's feelings over Daphne

• Rhea? My new hippie mom??

• I know who The Beast is (for once growing up Christian gives me interesting knowledge)

• "They continued to exist because of the collective memories of a culture."

• Sam? Dean? What is Baby doing on Long Island??

• "I've turned too many people I cared about into flowers, Meg." APOLLOOOO

• Ew Nero is here (I appreciate that he said fiddles didn't exist yet when Rome was set on fire though)

• MEG WAIT NO

• Mama Ant how I love thee

• Sassy Percy is here bitches (also MRS. O'LEARY!)

• LEOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

• The Calypso and Percy reunion that was somehow more awkward than I ever imagined

• Okay I know two of the emperors but WHO IS THE THIRD OMG