Reviews

The Tower of Nero by Rick Riordan

_lily74's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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

clarejc's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

demievrything's review against another edition

4.0

Ein wirklich tolles und gelungenes Finale der Reihe um Apollo und seine Verwünschung als sterblicher auf der Erde zu wandeln. Es bleibt natürlich gleich spannend und wir treffen auch hier wieder auf einige tolle Charaktere. Auch Apollos Entwicklung kommt hier ebenfalls zu einem würdigem und stimmigen Ende. Die letzten Szenen dienen dazu alle Handlungsstränge noch einmal zu schließen bzw. die Möglichkeiten auf Fortsetzungen auszubauen.
Die Reihe lohnt sich auf jeden Fall für Percy Jackson Fans! Für mich hat sie sich wie ein einziger, großer Epilog angefühlt, weil wir so viele tolle Charaktere und Orte wieder sehen.

trin's review against another edition

3.0

I don't envy Riordan the task of ending this series, which also sort of wraps up all of his series (at least for the time being). That's a lot to put on one book! As such, the pacing feels off: there's a long windup, then a terrific, action-packed middle, then a sort of "huh. okay" of a climax, followed by a lengthy epilogue reminiscent of David Tennant's last episode of Doctor Who where he goes and says goodbye to everyone he's ever met and you're kind of like, "How has he not regenerated yet?"

But that middle run is highly enjoyable, a great blend of emotion/character/action. And I do love Apollo. I think I just realized toward the end that what I really wanted to be reading was fanfic of this book, something that could really go deep into Apollo's mental and body dysmorphia, pretty much, after his time spent as a human. I'll take 60K of that plus him making out with some hot dudes to go, please.

kaikaleda's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.25

cats_readings's review against another edition

funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

kimpunk4ever's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative inspiring relaxing

5.0

calvin_k_ho's review against another edition

3.5

3.5 stars!

Well, we're finally finished with The Trials of Apollo series. All in all, I had a fun time reading these books but feel like this one might be the weakest of Riordan's works. I love Apollo as an MC and loved revisiting these cast of characters I've come to know and care for over the years. But this conclusion just felt too rushed.

cate278's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

tildamb's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective 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? No

4.0