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The Tower of Nero by Rick Riordan

6 reviews

theintrovertsbooks's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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jasmineslibraryy's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

the ending was even more beautiful than i was anticipating. apollo/lester's development through the series HOLY SHIT it's like you can't recognize the man anymore. i love that he went and visited everyone, it was such a nice way to wrap up the series. i loved seeing everyone again!

will & nico <3 can't wait to read the sun and the star. 

overall, while it takes immense patience to get through book 1&2, i'm so happy with how this series turned out.

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icedlemonade's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


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building_a_bookdom's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


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finnft4's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

 Damn, alright. Color me impressed. This is pretty clearly the best Trials of Apollo book.

Despite how much I hate Nero, he is a pretty good antagonist for Apollo. He's basically a physical representation of his shallow desire to be a god in the first place. 

All the character arcs are coming to a close, so that's awesome. Apollo's arc, man... I criticized it at first for seeming a bit rushed, but the pay-off was completely worth it. Absolutely my favorite character arc in the series. Other characters in this book were absolutely the best versions of themselves (
Solangelo is sweet! I like it a lot more now. Fierrochase is still my fav tho
). I started off despising Meg and Apollo, but now they're at least solid A tier characters for me. An extremely solid addition to ToA that absolutely elevated my opinion of the series overall (which used to be my least favorite lmao). 

Finale-wise, it's great. It's a satisfying conclusion to its individual pentalogy and the main series overall, while still leaving another loose end for another book. This used to bother me, but I'm more chill with it now. And, all things considered, ToA is way less of a stain on the Riordanverse than certain reviews led me to believe. It's a strong pentalogy in its own right and, honestly, I like it more than Heroes of Olympus. It's totally worth a read, even considering it's first two weaker ones. I 100% prefer a series that starts off mediocre and gets better as opposed to one that starts off good, gets better, then eats shit in the finale (Blood of Olympus lol). 

FINAL RANKING
[1] PJO: The Last Olympian (5/5)
[2] HoO: The House of Hades (5/5)
[3] ToA: The Tower of Nero (5/5)
[4] HoO: The Mark of Athena (4.75/5)
[5] MCGA: The Sword of Summer (4.75/5)
[6] PJO: The Lightning Thief (4.5/5)
[7] ToA: The Tyrant's Tomb (4.25/5)
[8] MCGA: The Ship of the Dead (4.25/5)
[9] ToA: The Burning Maze (4.25/5)
[10] PJO: The Titan's Curse (4.25/5)
[11] MCGA: The Hammer of Thor (4.25/5)
[12] HoO: The Son of Neptune (4.25/5)
[13] PJO: The Battle of the Labyrinth (4.25/5)
[14] HoO: The Lost Hero (4/5)
[15] PJO: The Sea of Monsters (4/5)
[16] ToA: The Dark Prophecy (4/5)
[17] HoO: The Blood of Olympus (3.75/5)
[18] ToA: The Hidden Oracle (3.75/5)

Avg. Rating: 4.35
PJO Avg: 4.4
HoO Avg: 4.35
ToA Avg: 4.25
MCGA Avg: 4.42

And, since this is the last main story Rick Riordan book (I *may* read TSATS bc the preview was pretty intriguing [gonna see how the reviews and shit are after it comes out before deciding] - I hope the writing style is different though bc it's a bit fanfic-y for my liking, I can mostly deal tho; I'm nervous for the sixth PJO book bc a bad addition to it could certainly ruin it for me, which is currently my favorite, and I don't see how it can end better than it already has):

SERIES RANKINGS
[1] Percy Jackson and the Olympians - While this one certainly had its weak points that the later series improved on, no other series has as good of a story/plot as the original. Riordan absolutely knocked it out of the park with the final book, too (considering it's still my favorite out of all 18), cementing it as my favorite series.
[2] Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard - This one definitely surprised me. Out of all the series, this one has the best cast. No contest. While it was weak in its presentation of the Norse gods - and was a bit weak story-wise - the heart of its characters and its world totally sold me.
[3] The Trials of Apollo - This one started off weak. Super weak with its first two. But it vastly improved in its next two and stuck the landing with its final book. Otherwise, I appreciate this series especially for giving more depth to already-established characters (some people will give this praise to HoO; I disagree. I think that series introduced way too many new characters and also weakened already established ones, honestly), like Will, Jason, Piper, Frank, Hazel, and others that were a lot weaker beforehand. On the same note, most of the new characters it introduced are likable and endearing. This series had a lot of heart, and nothing will top Apollo's amazing character arc.
[4] The Heroes of Olympus - This placement will definitely surprise some people. And despite my gripes - weak characters, contrived plot, WAY too many pages - it's not a bad series. It had its good moments, peaking at Mark of Athena and House of Hades. While it was often dull, it had plenty of fun, comedic segments (I enjoyed its fresher humor after PJO), as well as some of the darkest I've ever seen from any Riordan book. I enjoyed the depth of mythology Riordan went into, and I think that this is the only series where the journey is better than the destination. 

(I didn't read Kane's Chronicles) 

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skylar_river's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75


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