Reviews

The Sun and the Star by Rick Riordan

mckennah's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful medium-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

4.5

ninjapenguin's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

4.5

sorear's review against another edition

funny hopeful inspiring medium-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

4.0

nervousbell's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-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

3.0

The plot revolves around Nico di Angelo and Will Solace, demigods who embark on a quest to save their friend Bob, secretly the Titan Iapetus, from Tartarus. 

My only complaint the non-linear arrangement of certain chapters, where events are revealed prematurely, detracts from the overall flow and enjoyment of the narrative. 

Other than that I enjoyed it quite a bit. 

mizu6079's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing 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

4.5

eeva's review against another edition

3.5

I did enjoy this, although I don't think I really meshed with the way this was written. I'm not sure how I feel about the framing narrative, or the way the POVs shifted within chapters. I'm not opposed to shifting POVs, but I guess I'm used to the change every chapter, like the Heroes of Olympus series with their names at the top of the page. It took me a while to realize the star graphic thingy indicating the chapter number was dark or light depending on whose POV was starting the chapter.

Either way, this was still a fun read!

accidental_jumpscare's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

scoutk's review against another edition

4.0

I wish I would have been warned about the teen pregnancy… it made me put the book away and rethink everything 😂

danascully7's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective 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

cbalaban's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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