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The Sun and the Star by Rick Riordan, Mark Oshiro

haunted_air's review

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adventurous emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

thegirlwithinthestacks's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful sad 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

elinegrahn's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

3.75

edithp_peony20's review against another edition

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2.0

Honestamente no se cuantas estrellas todavía ponerle. Siento que este libro no aporta mucho al canon de Rick Riordan, pero supongo que antes de hablar de eso, necesitan saber un poco más del libro. 

Esta ambientado después de la tercera saga llamada 
Las pruebas de Apolo, sin embargo, Nico y Will van reviviendo ciertos pasajes que están ambientados tanto en la saga principal como en la de los héroes del Olimpo. 

Como primicia tenemos a Nico, el hijo de Hades, quien últimamente ha tenido sueños un poco extraños, por órdenes del médico (o sea su novio 
Will, quien es hijo de Apolo) comienza a hablar con el señor D y aunque si le ayuda bastante, este tratamiento se ve interrumpido por Rachel, la oráculo del campamento a decirle que el tiene una misión, así es como Will y Nico se embarcan a una aventura al inframundo. 

Tuvo muchos altos y bajos y la realidad es que aunque Rick Riordan escriba en su mayoría libros middle grade, siguen siendo fantasía, ahora en este caso se sienten libros con un toque leve de fantasía porque lo que importa en este libro es Nico y Will y su relación en pareja, pero nada de eso se sintió orgánico.

Sabemos que Nico convive con la muerte y sabemos que Will es igual, no por algo es médico de campiña, sin embargo pareciera que querían jugar con la frase: puedes encontrar luz en los lugares más oscuros y oscuridad en los lugares más claros.

 No se, no odie el libro pero incluso afirmaría que el 90% del libro está escrito por Mark Oshiro. 

Ah y el que se refieran a Percy y 
Annabeth como percabeth, el nombre de su ship me dio mucho cringe.

simonlorden's review against another edition

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4.5

It's been a while since I read anything in Percy's world, and I never actually finished the Apollo series, but Nico was always one of my favorites. It was strange to read this at first because they kept referencing events I either completely forgot or haven't read at all. But I really liked how this went into the difficulties in Nico and Will's relationship. The opposites attract and grumpy and sunshine tropes are popular for a reason, but it's not that easy if you and your partner are complete opposites.

maradf's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional 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

4.0

mariposasz's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful 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

4.25

annrhub's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad slow-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? It's complicated

4.75

mewngles's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

3.5

sadpeoplefunmemes's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.5