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Sun and the Star, The: A Nico di Angelo Adventure by Mark Oshiro, Rick Riordan
45 reviews
sarieatsbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-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
This story really captures a lot of queer joy that is needed in the middle grade genre and just in books in genre and I loved every word of it. I also loved how the book took a deeper look into Will and Nico's characters, especially regarding some of Nico's trauma and Will's troubles with extreme self doubt and anxiety and how their personalities spanned into their relationship. This book was just all around a beautiful read and made me love Will and Nico's characters together and separate even more <3
fav quote: "'pain helps us learn'....'it is unforunate, but we rarely forget the lessons taught to us in moments of pain.'"
fav quote: "'pain helps us learn'....'it is unforunate, but we rarely forget the lessons taught to us in moments of pain.'"
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Medical content
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Grief
Minor: Death of parent and Panic attacks/disorders
mattyb's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Dysphoria, Gaslighting, Grief, Blood, and Violence
Moderate: Kidnapping and Mental illness
dmatson21's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I loved being back in the riodanverse but there were some things that were lacking and wish we had gotten more of. Wills past/character could have been explored more and made the for an even more emotional book. Overall, it was incredibly heartbreaking but Nick got his happy ending
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Grief, Medical trauma, and Mental illness
Minor: Blood, Death, Eating disorder, and Fire/Fire injury
erins_bookshelf_'s review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I’ve genuinely never cried so much over a book before, this was beautiful and the perfect way to show Nico and Will’s story; it’s everything I wanted from a solangelo book and I’m so happy that this book exists
the only thing I'd say that I didn't like is the number of pop culture references, it feels less timeless than the og pjo books, but I didn't mind it that much
the only thing I'd say that I didn't like is the number of pop culture references, it feels less timeless than the og pjo books, but I didn't mind it that much
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Blood and Violence
Minor: Outing and Homophobia
amelianotthepilot's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
a cute little queer pjo story about solangelo
the writing in this was definitely a little funky you could tell it wasn’t fully uncle rick’s. specifically the beginning and ending something felt off about chiron for me. also a lot of the dialogue was very punny percy jackson-esque and i don’t feel like that’s who will and nico are all the time. and then i also felt like the morals of the story were a bit hitting you over the head.
i realize this is a book with children as the audience but the ending bit seemed a bit too easily resolved and corny. also the morals were so blatantly spelt out.
that being said this one dealt with a lot of important topics for kids these days including queer identity, PTSD, depression, and relationship navigating. will and nico’s relationship seemed way older than teenagers (maturity wise not sexually). also the main villain seemed to be a representation of the US problems rn with division and having to choose one or the other.
overall a cute little story but not as good as the other pjos sadly. nico is my favorite character tho so it was great to get more of his backstory and him and will’s relationship. also the black tinted pages were a cute aspect
the writing in this was definitely a little funky you could tell it wasn’t fully uncle rick’s. specifically the beginning and ending something felt off about chiron for me. also a lot of the dialogue was very punny percy jackson-esque and i don’t feel like that’s who will and nico are all the time. and then i also felt like the morals of the story were a bit hitting you over the head.
i realize this is a book with children as the audience but the ending bit seemed a bit too easily resolved and corny. also the morals were so blatantly spelt out.
that being said this one dealt with a lot of important topics for kids these days including queer identity, PTSD, depression, and relationship navigating. will and nico’s relationship seemed way older than teenagers (maturity wise not sexually). also the main villain seemed to be a representation of the US problems rn with division and having to choose one or the other.
overall a cute little story but not as good as the other pjos sadly. nico is my favorite character tho so it was great to get more of his backstory and him and will’s relationship. also the black tinted pages were a cute aspect
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Violence, Grief, and Mental illness
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