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The Sun and the Star by Mark Oshiro, Rick Riordan

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ninjapenguin's review against another edition

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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!