The Burning Maze (Book #3 of The Trials of Apollo) by Rick Riordan

Synopsis :

The formerly glorious god Apollo, cast down to earth in punishment by Zeus, is now an awkward mortal teenager named Lester Papadopoulos. In order to regain his place on Mount Olympus, Lester must restore five Oracles that have gone dark. But he has to achieve this impossible task without having any godly powers and while being duty-bound to a confounding young daughter of Demeter named Meg. Thanks a lot, Dad.

With the help of some demigod friends, Lester managed to survive his first two trials, one at Camp Half-Blood, and one in Indianapolis, where Meg received the Dark Prophecy. The words she uttered while seated on the Throne of Memory revealed that an evil triumvirate of Roman emperors plans to attack Camp Jupiter. While Leo flies ahead on Festus to warn the Roman camp, Lester and Meg must go through the Labyrinth to find the third emperor—and an Oracle who speaks in word puzzles—somewhere in the American Southwest. There is one glimmer of hope in the gloom-filled prophecy: The cloven guide alone the way does know. They will have a satyr companion, and Meg knows just who to call upon. 


This is what I say :

Are you tired of the demigod series?  If you are, my apologies and let me assure you that this would be the last post on the demigod series that I am hooked on started from Heroes of Olympus to Trials of Apollo for the time being.

The next book is the series is entitled The Tyrant's Tomb.  I don't think I will be reading it anytime soon as I am not able to locate a copy as yet.  

I enjoyed The Burning Maze.  The reason could be due to some earlier characters from the Heroes of Olympus Series are also prominently featured in The Burning Maze but it was also rather sad as a demigod hero died and he is one of the main character in the demigod universe.

Apollo has also grown as a human and has shed some of his annoying condescending attitude from the first two book in the series. He is certainly more likable now.  

I think things would pick up in the forth book in the series with Apollo heading to the Jupiter Camp and in search of a tomb.  I hope it won't be years till I read The Tyrant's Tomb.