Review: Hercules 2: A Hero’s Journey (on a School Trip)

Review: Hercules 2: A Hero’s Journey (on a School Trip)

Hercules 2 A Hero's Journey on a School Trip by Tom Vaughan and David O'Connell, boy sitting on a horse with a temple behind him and busts next to himThe newest Hercules Braver book and this time a trip to Greece along with trying to figure out what superpowers he has!

😍 While Hercules got on my nerves at times I did like that he was searching for something awesome and see him discover things about himself. I loved that people were positive around him and tried to tell him what kind of skills he had. Yes, they may not be as awesome as flying, but these really matter. Plus, I liked seeing him have a list and try to figure out if he had any of those skills.
😍 That part with the boar had me in complete stitches. I loved what Hercules tried there, but OMG the chaos and how it went from 0-100 in such a short time (well, OK, they had to wait a few hours, but after that it went just in full OMG mode).
😍 How they got to go on the trip, oh Hattie, keep being yourself forever.
😍 The school trip and that we saw all sorts of fun things in Greece along with yummy foods and lots of events. One day I also want to go to Greece, one day!
😍 The oracle at Delphi was just A-Plus, I had NOT expected her to do that as her real job and I loved her prophecies even if they were a bit weird, but then again, that is prophecies for you.
😍 The many mythology we learn throughout the book, Pav is seriously into it and he knows all the deets and I was very curious about his speech and what he would chat about. I loved what he picked in the end and I loved how much research he put into it. Go Pav!
😍 I loved seeing what Mount Olympus was and wish I could be there. Endless holidays! Sounds the best life to me.
😍 The illustrations were really fun once again.
😍 On that note, I really like the cover!
😍 Ken is such a fun character and I am glad that he went along with the school trip. I also love how close Ken and Hercules are.

πŸ˜πŸ™„ A mixed one! I liked seeing Apollo and Athena and Ares and I loved how they were able to transform and hypnotize someone so they could tag along. I loved Athena and how she tried to convince Ken about what is real and he was trying to science her all the way out, I loved that Apollo discovered new music and even changed his instrument. But dear lord, all these gods were just as bad as Zeus was. All of them were horrible. Ares was seemingly nice but I knew Ares. And then later things escalate and I was done with those gods.

🀬 The bully can just go away. I hated how he got away WITH EVERYTHING. It is like in Thea Sisters how Vanilla never seems to get her dues.
🀬 I am removing a bit of the star rating because I find Hercules SO insensitive towards his best friend. I get he is a boy. But seriously, your best friend wasn’t at school for 2 days, got called away by the head of school, is constantly crying, wants a potion that cures everything, cries when she calls her mom and sounds worried, how many fucking hints do you want? It is not lovesickness it is not puberty. Geez, get the hint.
🀬 I am SO SO disappointed how the superpower was handled. I mean seriously, there is so much hype for it and I was at that point just so hyped to see what power he would have and what happens he gives it away not even 5 minutes later. I get why, I get all the blabla around, but I found it dumb as fuck. Why even give him such an awesome power. *rolls eyes*

But despite some eh things I still had a lot of fun reading this one and I am curious what is next for Hercules!

Star rating, 4.5 stars

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