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A review by ashley_mrose530
The Sun and the Star by Rick Riordan
adventurous
emotional
funny
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
4.75
This book is so good. I loved the hero adventure feel that all of these demi-god stories from Rick have. He does a fantastic job of coming up with things to stall his heroes while also keeping them learning something new and staying on the original quest.
But this book has an added benefit of doing a really deep dive into a character's mental health and how that affects a romantic relationship. It was so well done especially for a middle grade to young adult audience. Nico has PTSD and depression as well as grief and his boyfriend doesn't understand it or know how to deal with it. And the book deals with that and how Nico has to learn to ask for what he needs and open up about his feelings. It was really a wonderful addition to this book and really added some depth to the story.
I feel like the only thing that might be an issue about this book is that you kind of have to read all of the other books in the other three series to fully understand Nico's character and the events he's one through. I haven't read the trials of Apollo books and I did feel some confusion about past events because of it. I do wish I had had access to those books before reading this one.
But the slight confusion aside, I loved this book probably even more than the other two series that I have read. I do hope I can get ahold of the Apollo books soon.
But this book has an added benefit of doing a really deep dive into a character's mental health and how that affects a romantic relationship. It was so well done especially for a middle grade to young adult audience. Nico has PTSD and depression as well as grief and his boyfriend doesn't understand it or know how to deal with it. And the book deals with that and how Nico has to learn to ask for what he needs and open up about his feelings. It was really a wonderful addition to this book and really added some depth to the story.
I feel like the only thing that might be an issue about this book is that you kind of have to read all of the other books in the other three series to fully understand Nico's character and the events he's one through. I haven't read the trials of Apollo books and I did feel some confusion about past events because of it. I do wish I had had access to those books before reading this one.
But the slight confusion aside, I loved this book probably even more than the other two series that I have read. I do hope I can get ahold of the Apollo books soon.