Trials of Apollo: the burning maze. Rick Riordan. 2018.

I was a god once.

Until I was cast out by my father, Zeus. Now I’m an awkward mortal teenager called 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 riddles.
• Defeat a vicious and bloodthirsty Roman emperor - the most vicious of three very vicious and bloodthirsty Roman emperors.

Is that all? No, I have to do everything without any of my godly powers. Wonderful. Looks likemI’ll be needing all the help I can get. From new friends and old…………