Here, Apollo, pokes fun at the arrogance of the god characters and even shows he still thinks like them - at least in the beginning. This book shifts the point of view to a god that has the choice to change making for a strong character arc. A human might touch their lives, but they do not change and they do not work on developing friendships with each other. In his other books, the characters are human and the point of view is similar where the gods are presented as so oblivious to the fact that they are so selfish, egotistical, and arrogant that it's funny. However, character development and motivations are spelled out and it allows for easier interpretation by readers who may not be as fluent as others. There are not the usual mnemonics to remember the gods as found in his middle-grade Percy Jackson series. Riordan tends to "tell" more than "show", which helps younger readers that might not always recognize the character development. This is written for young adults with a 16-year-old protagonist. He gives specific mythical facts about yale creatures and admires their looks and capabilities thinking he'd take a video if they weren't trying to kill him at the moment, "I would have gotten millions of likes on Godtube!" It's corny. Apollo is opposite his god-like self as an unfit clumsy braggart who fears a mortal death. For instance, Calypso who controls air spirits is afraid of flying.
No blowtorching public monuments." The characters are opposite their myths which adds irony. His one-liners start from the get-go when Festus, Leo's mechanical dragon, burns down the Indiana flag. Tofurky, frenemies, are just a few words that the author combines to draw laughs in stressful situations. The rare mythical "yale" monsters are on the "endangered species list" and called, the "Harvard's," by Meg. You'll laugh at the play-on-words, one-liners, and poking fun at pop culture and mythology. The two make quite a pair and their extreme character traits make them funny. He learns to care for her even though she annoys him most of the time.
However, he's fat and pudgy and must serve the belching, fashion-challenged Meg. He can still sing, play instruments, give medical care, and shoot an arrow with deadly accuracy. He's the reluctant hero that doesn't want to go on a quest, is a klutz, coward who thinks of himself first. In his god-like form, Apollo is arrogant, immortal, abusive, handsome, a sun god, healer, seer, and musician. Riordan's narcissistic god, Apollo has been punished by Zeus and cast out of Olympus becoming a mortal making a storyline that is a great study in irony and unreliable narration.
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