History YMMV / TheTrialsOfApollo

** [[FridgeBrilliance Of course, take a look at who would witness her powers - most people would either not know (Percy) or be too muddled to connect the dots.]] By the time it becomes revealed in-universe, the people who see it are of course, people who haven't seen those powers before.
** Borders on CannotSpitItOut. Apollo tries several times to connect the dots and thinks he has a good idea, but can't confirm it as his mortal brain is cutoff from all of his immortal knowledge. He does surmise Chiron figured it out.

* LGBTFanbase: Started with the previous series, but Apollo being bisexual and showing that, in-universe, they are actually ''accepted'' and oftentimes even treated as normal is another big step.

* AssPull: The villains being [[spoiler: the emperors of Rome]]. At this point, it feels like Riordan's running out of mythological source material, and we suddenly have these characters to deal with, despite the Doors of Death plot being done already.
** Though in the book it was mentioned explicitly they never actually died.
** Historically: the emperors of Rome were considered gods in certain ways. That is, if the Imperial Cult was right and some of the emperors received divinity through the Senate (it's complex, let's just say that 'worthy' caesars were voted into divinity), then it might very well be less of an AssPull and more that the author is using something that is less well known. The [mystery] cults (such as the Cult of Iris, the Gnostics, the Imperial Cult, the bacchic rites [the Dionysus mysteries], and Christianity [originally]) were a major part of the Roman Empire's religious landscape in the late BC to 312 AD (Constantine established the Roman Empire as Christian). So, it's probably more of a case that Roirdan is fully aware of these historical events (they're common knowledge in the field), so, it's actually a case of shown their work/research, instead.
* CaptainObviousReveal: It's rather obvious to the reader that Meg's divine parentage is most likely [[spoiler: Demeter]] simply because of the [[GreenThumb weaponised plant matter]] and the appearance of Peaches. In-universe, nobody seems to be able to connect the dots.

* HilariousInHindsight: A [[WickedStepmother wicked stepfather]] who happens to be the sociopathic (Former) head of state? [[VideoGame/FireEmblemFates Funny coincidence.]]

** Historically: the emperors of Rome were considered gods in certain ways. That is, if the Imperial Cult was right and some of the emperors received divinity through the Senate (it's complex, let's just say that 'worthy' caesars were voted into divinity), then it might very well be less of an AssPull and more that the author is using something that is less well known. The mystic cults (such as the Cult of Iris, the Gnostics, the Imperial Cult, and Christianity [originally]) were a major part of the Roman Empire's religious landscape in the late BC to 312 AD (Constantine established the Roman Empire as Christian). So, it's probably more of a case that Roirdan is fully aware of these historical events (they're common knowledge in the field), so, it's actually a case of shown their work/research, instead.

** This exchange from ''House of Hades''

** Apollo being bisexual was also common in fanon.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Carrying over from ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians'' and ''Literature/TheHeroesOfOlympus'', Nico di Angelo.

** In addition to that, [[spoilers: when he expresses his desire for eternal companionship/marriage, but saying that it's not in his destiny.]]

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: [[spoiler: "Percy Jackson [[BigDamHeroes had arrived]]."]]

** [[FridgeBrilliance Of course, take a look at who would witness her powers - most people would either not know (Percy) or be too muddled to connect the dots.]]

* AndTheFandomRejoiced: ''Two'' Rick Riordan books in one calendar year? We're being spoiled for sure.
** And the main characters are Apollo himself and [[spoiler: Demeter's daughter]]? Finally - they got the shaft in ''Heroes of Olympus''.
* CaptainObviousReveal / The UnTwist: It's rather obvious to the reader that Meg's divine parentage is most likely [[spoiler: Demeter]] simply because of the [[GreenThumb weaponised plant matter]] and the appearance of Peaches. In-universe, nobody seems to be able to connect the dots.
** FridgeBrilliance: Of course, take a look at who would witness her powers - most people would either not know (Percy) or be too muddled to connect the dots.

* ValuesDissonance: In-universe. Nico and Will sit at the same table at camp and are pretty obviously a couple. Apollo doesn't find this weird at all - instead he notes that Nico is sitting at ''his'' table and not at the ''Hades table''. [[BiTheWay Apollo, however, completely understands why they would be so close to one another and doesn't find this odd at all - after all he does mention that he had a lot of boyfriends over the years]].
* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: Without getting into anything age inappropriate, Apollo makes it absolutely crystal clear that not only is he attracted to men as well as women, but that he's perfectly happy about it. He's also perfectly happy that his son is in a relationship with another boy, so long as his son is happy. He's also perfectly happy to have children with another man. One need look no further than ''The Hidden Oracle's'' Amazon reviews to see the kind of prejudice [=LGBT=]+ individuals can be subjected to, so while Apollo might be going a little out of his way to emphasize non-heterosexuality is nothing to be ashamed about, it's also very timely. Several fans have expressed hope that [=LGBT=]+ youth will be able to see themselves represented in the books.

* ValuesDissonance: In-universe. Nico and Will sit at the same table at camp and are pretty obviously a couple. Apollo doesn't find this weird at all - instead he notes that Nico is sitting at ''his'' table and not at the ''Hades table''. [[BiTheWay Apollo, however, completely understands why they would be so close to one another and doesn't find this odd at all - after all he does mention that he had a lot of boyfriends over the years]].

* CaptainObviousReveal: It's rather obvious to the reader that Meg's divine parentage is most likely [[spoiler: Demeter]] simply because of the [[GreenThumb weaponised plant matter]] and the appearance of Peaches. In-universe, nobody seems to be able to connect the dots.

* ValuesDissonance: Nico and Will sit at the same table at camp and are pretty obviously a couple. Apollo doesn't find this weird at all - instead he notes that Nico is sitting at ''his'' table and not at the ''Hades table''. [[BiTheWay Apollo, however, completely understands why they would be so close to one another and doesn't find this odd at all - after all he does mention that he had a lot of boyfriends over the years]].