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The Burning Maze

The Burning Maze

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  • Author：Rick Riordan
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Summary

I was a god， once。 Until I was cast out by my father， Zeus。

Now I'm an awkward mortal teenager named Lester， bound to a difficult and dangerous demigod called Meg。

Thanks a lot， dad。

My way out？ A series of scary and dangerous trials， of course。

For my third mission， I must:

Journey through the Labyrinth to free an Oracle who only speaks in puzzles。

Defeat a vicious and bloodthirsty Roman Emperor - the most vicious of three very vicious and bloodthirsty Roman Emperors。

Is that all？ No， I've to do everything without any of my godly powers。 Wonderful。 Looks like I'll be needing all the help I can get。 From new friends， and old 。 。 。

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Reviews

solène ，

Whatever happens， when you get back to Olympus， when you’re a god again， remember。 Remember what it’s like to be human。I don't know how to rate this third installment of The Trials of Apollo。 I don't know what to write about it。 I don't know anything anymore。On one hand， it's another Rick Riordan book about Greek mythology， an author whose writing and storylines and characters I've been loving for more than a decade。I've read all of his mythology books and I've been able to find things that I en Whatever happens， when you get back to Olympus， when you’re a god again， remember。 Remember what it’s like to be human。I don't know how to rate this third installment of The Trials of Apollo。 I don't know what to write about it。 I don't know anything anymore。On one hand， it's another Rick Riordan book about Greek mythology， an author whose writing and storylines and characters I've been loving for more than a decade。I've read all of his mythology books and I've been able to find things that I enjoyed in them no matter how old I was when reading them。 The Burning Maze should have been right up my alley。 Humans are more than the sum of your history。 You can choose how much of your ancestry to embrace。 You can overcome the expectations of your family and your society。 What you cannot do， and should never do， is try to be someone other than yourself。 On the other hand， and I'll be completely honest with you， there's not much I liked about this book —I mean， it took me a year and a half to painstakingly get through it。What I disliked:- Apollo， his humour， his "voice"， his thoughts， his total lack of redeeming qualities- the awful pacing and the empty storyline: the characters kept driving around and then going back to the Citern？ Nothing much happened during the first half of the book and even though I kind of liked the ending， I expected this book to be called The Burning Maze for a reason？？ And we barely spent a minute in the Labyrinth。。。- the writing: the forced banter， the way too numerous pop culture references， the lack of both humour and tension I had witnessed tens of thousands of mortal deaths。 Few of them had any meaning。 Most were untimely， unexpected， undignified， and at least slightly embarrassing。 The people who deserved to die took forever to do so。 Those who deserved to live always went too soon。 - obviously， （view spoiler）[ Jason's death， which felt completely useless and anti-climatic: even though I'd been spoiled a while ago and knew what would happen， I felt absolutely nothing （hide spoiler）]- the fact that every single HoO member was so out of character？ Jason and Piper not being themselves， Leo showing up at the worst possible momentWhat I liked:- Grover being Grover， a protector and a （somewhat cool） Lord of the Wild “Oh， Latin！” Grover said。 “Hold on。 I can do this。” He squinted at the words， then sighed。 “No。 I can’t。” - the fact that they didn't defeat Caligula at the end of the book， which I l o v e d， because it finally felt like there was a real， smart and cunning villain in this saga 。。。more

Arsenic ，

Il était bien mais je pense qu'enchainer les tomes n'est pas forcément une bonne idée pour moi。 Je suis un peu lassée donc je vais faire une pause avant de lire les suivants （même si j'ai très envie de savoir comment ça se passe pour certains persos） Il était bien mais je pense qu'enchainer les tomes n'est pas forcément une bonne idée pour moi。 Je suis un peu lassée donc je vais faire une pause avant de lire les suivants （même si j'ai très envie de savoir comment ça se passe pour certains persos） 。。。more

Stephani Roberts ，

4。5*

Ali Braun ，

a sad but hart warming tale of friendship

Cappii ，

REALLY glad I decided to do a series reread before continuing with the Trials of Apollo， because man does everything hit harder when it’s fresh in your mind。 I respect this book a lot for having stronger villains than usual - not that anyone comes close to Luke Castellan， but they’re starting to get more layered。

Zoe ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 okay tbh i was gna give this book 3， because on most levels it is a 3 and the adventures weren't as good as in the other books or other series。 HOWEVER， i have gone with 4 for one simple reasons。 This book broke me。 It was just so sad and emotional， because Apollo changed so much and it was like all this tragedy which was so unexpected。 I am honestly in shock about Jason。 Like at first i had to read it like 15 itmes to convince myself it happened， and then i was like so confused。 i felt every em okay tbh i was gna give this book 3， because on most levels it is a 3 and the adventures weren't as good as in the other books or other series。 HOWEVER， i have gone with 4 for one simple reasons。 This book broke me。 It was just so sad and emotional， because Apollo changed so much and it was like all this tragedy which was so unexpected。 I am honestly in shock about Jason。 Like at first i had to read it like 15 itmes to convince myself it happened， and then i was like so confused。 i felt every emotion i literally couldn't fathom it。 I literally spent the rest of the book crying。 It is so insanely heartbreaking。 There is just so much unfinished business （relating to Jason and not） that can never be finished and its just so sad。 Also， Apollo's change was most notable here， i guess related to the onset of like a million tragedies， which almost made them sadder because the narrator had a lot more empathy。 Part of me is still upset that Leo and Piper and heaps of characters are moving onto new lives， i know for them its great they get to experience peace and calm， but to me it feels like the era is well and truly over， I can almost experience it again but never entirely。 I can see them in action in bursts， I can see them from another perspective but it will never be the same again and it makes me so sad。 So， on most levels this is a 3 except for its emotionla impact which is why im rating it a four。 。。。more

Ace C ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 HOW COULD HE KILL OF ONE OF THE SEVEN？ After all， Jason went through， my heart just broke when he died。 I literally refuse to believe he's dead。 He never got back with Piper， never finished his god project。 He just had a normal life。 He never saw Leo again or Thalia。 He defeated Gaea， but NOOO， he doesn't get a happy ending。 Man， if he doesn't come back， this is going to be one of the biggest deaths that broke me in fictional books。 HOW COULD HE KILL OF ONE OF THE SEVEN？ After all， Jason went through， my heart just broke when he died。 I literally refuse to believe he's dead。 He never got back with Piper， never finished his god project。 He just had a normal life。 He never saw Leo again or Thalia。 He defeated Gaea， but NOOO， he doesn't get a happy ending。 Man， if he doesn't come back， this is going to be one of the biggest deaths that broke me in fictional books。 。。。more

Яна Ячева ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I love and hate this book！ Everything is perfect except the part when Jason died 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭！！！！！！！！！！ Why Rick Riordan did that！？！？！？！？！？ I will never forgive him about that！ But I will always remember Jason， his sacrifice and his last words！😢😢😢😢😢

Just As Sane As I Am ，

4。5 stars

abby ，

cryingread itnow

Jenn （Jenn’s Bookshelf） ，

Rick？ My dude？ You can stop ya king on my heart now it’s coming up outta my throatGods。 This - owe。 Owe。

Jen ，

Impossible to put down。 Rick Riordan outdoes himself compared to the first two books in the Trials of Apollo series。 The character growth and increased intensity of the plot are satisfying and engaging。 The Burning Maze holds no punches against your emotions after getting you emotionally invested in the characters。 The ending is bittersweet in the best way， I can't wait to get my hands on ToA #4。 Impossible to put down。 Rick Riordan outdoes himself compared to the first two books in the Trials of Apollo series。 The character growth and increased intensity of the plot are satisfying and engaging。 The Burning Maze holds no punches against your emotions after getting you emotionally invested in the characters。 The ending is bittersweet in the best way， I can't wait to get my hands on ToA #4。 。。。more

adele 😘 ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 i was not expecting that！！！！ rip jason wtf😞

Kaylie ，

FINALLY！！！ Grover is back in the series！！ I feel like he was sort of forgotten in the Heroes of Olympus and I really missed his character！

Miška ，

absolutely amazhangand so sorry for pip thoand for leo too

brownie ，

are you kidding me？？this is not how it was supposed to end！！！

Coty ，

（Late rating/review）4。5。

Maddie ，

ruined my day

Erika ，

* suspiro triste *

Kaye Costiniano ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Jason Grace 💔Crest 💔

Anisa ，

و ریک ریوردنی که همیشه حرفی برای گفتن داره。 من مجموعه دوست دارم اما نه کتاب‌هایی که نویسنده چون ترکونده هی بیش از حد ادامه‌شون می‌ده؛ مثل جی کی رولینگ。 اما این شونزدهمین کتابی بود که از این دنیای خدایان ریک ریوردن خوندم。من دو جلد اول آپولو رو دوست داشتم در حدی که یه دفعه برگشتم و نیمه اول کتاب اول رو دوباره خوندم؛ اما انتظاراتم از ریوردن به شدت بالاست:） و خب این کتاب فکر می‌کنم برآوردشون کرد。من بیش‌تر تو کتابا دنبال یه چیزا یا کساییم که درکم کنن بدون این‌که نیاز باشه بهشون چیزی بگم، یا با شخصیت‌ و ریک ریوردنی که همیشه حرفی برای گفتن داره。 من مجموعه دوست دارم اما نه کتاب‌هایی که نویسنده چون ترکونده هی بیش از حد ادامه‌شون می‌ده؛ مثل جی کی رولینگ。 اما این شونزدهمین کتابی بود که از این دنیای خدایان ریک ریوردن خوندم。من دو جلد اول آپولو رو دوست داشتم در حدی که یه دفعه برگشتم و نیمه اول کتاب اول رو دوباره خوندم؛ اما انتظاراتم از ریوردن به شدت بالاست:） و خب این کتاب فکر می‌کنم برآوردشون کرد。من بیش‌تر تو کتابا دنبال یه چیزا یا کساییم که درکم کنن بدون این‌که نیاز باشه بهشون چیزی بگم، یا با شخصیت‌ها زندگی کنم。 پس از مقدمه‌چینی‌ها متنفرم！ و عمو ریک هم همیشه می‌ره سر اصل مطلب:] الان این نسبت به کتابای دیگه‌ش از همون صفحه اول شروع شد！ یعنی با یه عالمه به‌به و چه‌چه کتاب رو شروع کردم و خوندم و خوندم که رسیدیم به اون مرگ:） من مرگ این بچه رو اسپویل شده بودم ولی خب شخصیت‌های ریک ریوردن از واقعی‌ترین چیزای زندگیمن و پسرم الان دیگه نیست:） خیلی احمقانه‌ست اما الان که دارم می‌نویسمم گریه‌م گرفته！و بعد ملیای‌ها رو داریم و خبر خوشی که قراره به اردوگاه ژوپیتر کشیده‌شه و الله و اکبر که رینای قشنگم میاد！ یه پایان قشنگ که کلی حال می‌کنی و منتظری که زودتر جلد بعد به دستت برسه。شاید نظر بقیه این نباشه مشخصه که من یه فن تعصبی ریوردن‌ام ولی خب ملت بخونید و لذت ببرید！چقدر دلم واسه جیس و پایپر تنگ شده بود！ اصلا این بچه‌ها یه تیکه مهم از زندگی منو تشکیل دادن و وای وای وقتی پسرم خبر مرگ دوستشو شنید:））））عشق من به قهرمانان المپ هیچ‌وقت ته نمی‌کشه！ تک‌تک بچه‌هام با کوچیک‌ترین نقشی که تو اون ماجراها داشتن تو قلبمن و فکر کن از یه مجموعه خوشت بیاد و بچه‌هاتم توش باشن。توی مجموعه پرسی جکسون دو تا تز دخترام می‌میرن و من بعد دو سال منتظرم به یه طریقی زنده بشن؛ از من انتظار نداشته باشید مرگ این بچه رو باور کنم！ 。。。more

Nina ，

Was für ein unfassbarer dritter Band！ Ein sehr starker Band mit unfassbaren Bildern， tollen Charakteren， fantastischen Schauplätzen und einem guten Tempo。 Dieses Buch hat mich auch emotional total erreicht und geprägt， ich denke jeder der es gelesen hat weiß warum。 Ich bin froh， dass ich jetzt gleich mit Band 4 weitermachen kann， sodass ich passend zum erscheinen des letzten Bandes fertig werde （:

AMANDA PROSIN ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I like how Apollo has become more human， caring for others。 But I was shocked who died。 Rick Riordan always tells a good story。

margarine A P ，

why are jason and piper better characters from someone else's pov why are jason and piper better characters from someone else's pov 。。。more

Nikola ，

Mam złamane serce。

jaz²² ，

Sabía lo que pasaba？ SiDuele igual？ Por supuesto

Meg ，

Not nearly as exciting as the Percy Jackson books， but still a satisfying fantasy。

Dani Stark， Daughter of Apollo， Gryffindor Halfblood， Avenger， Time Lord， Hunter & More ，

I'm not emotionally okay。 That was brutal。 Starting with the good things: it was great to see Grover。 I've missed him。 Jason & Piper were awesome。 It was nice to see them again。 I loved all the dryads， they were fantastic。 Now onto to what made me sad。 （view spoiler）[ Jason's death。 I didn't actually cry when he died， I started crying when they were all at the plane， saying goodbye， & Leo arrived。 I got emotional。 （hide spoiler）] All in all， this is my favorite book of the series so far。 Onto Th I'm not emotionally okay。 That was brutal。 Starting with the good things: it was great to see Grover。 I've missed him。 Jason & Piper were awesome。 It was nice to see them again。 I loved all the dryads， they were fantastic。 Now onto to what made me sad。 （view spoiler）[ Jason's death。 I didn't actually cry when he died， I started crying when they were all at the plane， saying goodbye， & Leo arrived。 I got emotional。 （hide spoiler）] All in all， this is my favorite book of the series so far。 Onto The Tyrant's Tomb！ 。。。more

Marie ，

This was by far my favorite in the series so far。 Where the Dark Prophecy felt lethargic despite the non-stop adventuring， this book had great pacing and kept me intrigued the entire time。 I was somewhat surprised by this last fact， considering I've known a major spoiler for this book since it came out three years ago。 Even though I thought I knew how I might react to certain events， I felt the full effects through Apollo's thoughts as well as the reactions of the surrounding characters。 Though This was by far my favorite in the series so far。 Where the Dark Prophecy felt lethargic despite the non-stop adventuring， this book had great pacing and kept me intrigued the entire time。 I was somewhat surprised by this last fact， considering I've known a major spoiler for this book since it came out three years ago。 Even though I thought I knew how I might react to certain events， I felt the full effects through Apollo's thoughts as well as the reactions of the surrounding characters。 Though it's due to tragic events， I'm happy to see Apollo starting to take more responsibility for things， and to see that he's willing and ready to remember what his human experience has been like。 Will this be the PJO series where the gods actually start to care？？？ Probably not。 But if we can get Apollo on that train， anything is possible。 。。。more

Isabella Dias ，

rest in power jason grace 🌟 i love u

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