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The Tower of Nero by Rick Riordan
5.0

“No story ever ends, does it? It just leads into others.” I love how this series ended. I love that it branches out but also let’s us know that everything will go on as it always has, as it always will. That being said, I would absolutely read more about those stories if it was published.

Can we talk about Apollo’s character development? Huge and amazing. I loved the nod to Hyacinthus at the end. I loved the appreciation of scars. This was a beautifully written arc that developed over the series. At the beginning he was absolutely unlikeable. I absolutely deserve an award for suffering through 210 of his haiku. But by the end he gained some humanity.

This book was “like Will’s skill at healing, it was gentle, useful, and exactly what we needed in a pinch.” ‘I’m so proud.’”