Rick Riordan: The Hidden Oracle (2016)

    After angering his father Zeus, the god Apollo is cast down from Olympus. Weak and disorientated, he lands in New York City as a regular teenage boy. Now, without his godly powers, the four-thousand-year-old deity must learn to survive in the modern world until he can somehow find a way to regain Zeus's favour (Goodreads).

    Finally, Rick Riordan writes with new, fresh characters and an original plot, even though he is once again just modernizing ancient Greek myths. Apollo is an amusing, self-centered character, and although he is an ancient God, Riordan manages to dispense great character development. Riordan finally seems to let go of Percy, although now he seems to be a convenient plot device. The climax is entertaining, and there is a twist ending that leaves readers wanting more. New and old characters respectively are able to keep readers engaged with Riordan's universe, and a supporting cast is also well executed. As per the norm, however, we are yet again bogged down by repeated addition of Greek (and Roman) names and places that no reader could memorize all of. 8.0/10