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The Tower of Nero by Rick Riordan

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valeria_gzz's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted 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

5.0

This gave me pretty much the same feeling as the burning maze, so five stars. I’m gonna miss Apollo even though he was really annoying in the first book and part of the second, he learned a lot and I think I did too. I didn’t think there’d be a lot to learn from a middle-grade book but honestly I’ve learned more from this series than most of the books I’ve read this year. I can’t express in words how proud I am of the character growth Apollo and Meg had so I’ll just leave it at that.

I liked how Apollo realized that Nero was just like every other bully and nothing special.

Also, I think anyone who is being abused in any way similar to the way Nero abused his children could benefit from reading this. I think it would help them to learn what exactly it is the abusers say to manipulate them to avoid listening to those worlds. <spoilers>I thought the Python fight was going to be underwhelming and it almost was (for me) but then it wasn’t.

I was very pleased with the few parts of Frank Zhang in this book, I treasure any bits I can get. Yes we got to see pretty much everyone BUT WHERE WAS GROVER???!!!

THE NEXT RIORDAN BOOKS ARE PROBABLY GOING TO BE ABOUT NICO YEEEEAAAAAAHH. I’m so excited I love Nico so much. I don’t like seeing him suffer though so I’m kinda worried. I like that Uncle Rick put more of Will and gave us more of his personality (aka he’s a Star Wars nerd). I totally forgot Bob’s name for a second there but I can’t wait to see him again.

I didn’t know how much I missed Mr D until he was back😭😭. ALSO AAAAHHH SALLY AND PAUL AND ESTELLE ARE SO CUTE AND KIND I LOVE THEM SO SO MUCH.

They still talk about Jason and it’s so realistic, it makes me sad every single time.

We got to see him for a little which was really sweet and sad at the same time.

Ok review done and wow I don’t think I’ve ever written this much or had this much to say. I’m going to miss being able to read these books one after the other for the first time, it was a good time. I learned a lot from this specific series and I hope I don’t ever forget it.

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the_pysselfia's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny 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

i started reading Riordans mythology books in Gymnasiet (swedish equivalent to high school/collage), when my life was still somewhat stable. In the years since I've been though alot, and I've had to leave a lot of people for the same reasons as some of the characters in this book do.

Having gaslighting talked about in such a popular and influencial book i really felt as though Uncle Rick was reaching out saying "hey i know it's hard, and it doesn't have to be okay, at least not right away". it feels like an epoque is over. it was a magnificent ending. calm and warm. they'll be okay, so i am going to be that i will too.

i am crying. i needed this.

thank you Uncle Rick ❤️

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skylar_river's review against another edition

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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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hayleyvem's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny 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

4.0

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fiveredhens's review

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful 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

2.0

favorite quotes:

"Cool," said Meg. "So if we find the trogs, we give them the lizard and they'll help us?"

"I doubt it will be that simple," I said. "Meg, has anyone ever agreed to help you simply because you gave them a dead lizard?"

She pondered the question so long it made me wonder about her past gift-giving practices. "I guess not?"

i felt like the ending was rushed and was just sorta bored

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trintrin's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious relaxing sad tense 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

5.0

A line from the book that I absolutely love (very minor, out-of-context spoiler):

"Call on me. I'll be there for you."

I'M NOT OKAY! Beautiful, beautiful book with a beautiful end to a beautiful franchise. Cannot believe my childhood is over :")

I never thought I would see the day I cried for the "death" of inanimate, non-living objects but here we are. I cannot stress how much I loved the arrow of dodona and it's snarky shakespearean comments. Got me sobbing. Too soon. I couldn't get myself to finish this book as soon as I would have. I kept going back and rereading the same pages. Really couldn't come to terms that this will the last Riordanverse instalment ~~or at least that what we all thought at that time~~. I love how Lester went back and visited all those places that were a part of his journey. Really filled me with nostalgia. And that BTS throwaway line at the end lmao. The glow-in-the-dark kitkat boyfriend thing is sooo cute I can't wait for the Sun and the Stars to get to witness more of this cuteness.

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steffi_23's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful 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

I cried I love them all so much

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brink03'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? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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autistic_dragon's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful 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

4.75

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luckykosmos's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional 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

I wasn't as big of a fan of the Trials of Apollo, until Tyrant's Tomb, which then became my favorite in the entire series. This, I'm happy to say, follows in Tyrant's Tomb's steps - strong emotional connections between characters, particularly seeing the growth of those we've known and loved in the past. The final confrontation with Nero was handled carefully. However, certain scenes that were built up to be pivotal felt slightly rushed, and fell flat. Rating up because of the strong characterizations, but not a full 5* for the occasional pacing missteps.

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