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A review by amelianotthepilot
The Sun and the Star by Mark Oshiro, Rick Riordan
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
sad
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
3.0
a cute little queer pjo story about solangelo
the writing in this was definitely a little funky you could tell it wasn’t fully uncle rick’s. specifically the beginning and ending something felt off about chiron for me. also a lot of the dialogue was very punny percy jackson-esque and i don’t feel like that’s who will and nico are all the time. and then i also felt like the morals of the story were a bit hitting you over the head.
i realize this is a book with children as the audience but the ending bit seemed a bit too easily resolved and corny. also the morals were so blatantly spelt out.
that being said this one dealt with a lot of important topics for kids these days including queer identity, PTSD, depression, and relationship navigating. will and nico’s relationship seemed way older than teenagers (maturity wise not sexually). also the main villain seemed to be a representation of the US problems rn with division and having to choose one or the other.
overall a cute little story but not as good as the other pjos sadly. nico is my favorite character tho so it was great to get more of his backstory and him and will’s relationship. also the black tinted pages were a cute aspect
the writing in this was definitely a little funky you could tell it wasn’t fully uncle rick’s. specifically the beginning and ending something felt off about chiron for me. also a lot of the dialogue was very punny percy jackson-esque and i don’t feel like that’s who will and nico are all the time. and then i also felt like the morals of the story were a bit hitting you over the head.
i realize this is a book with children as the audience but the ending bit seemed a bit too easily resolved and corny. also the morals were so blatantly spelt out.
that being said this one dealt with a lot of important topics for kids these days including queer identity, PTSD, depression, and relationship navigating. will and nico’s relationship seemed way older than teenagers (maturity wise not sexually). also the main villain seemed to be a representation of the US problems rn with division and having to choose one or the other.
overall a cute little story but not as good as the other pjos sadly. nico is my favorite character tho so it was great to get more of his backstory and him and will’s relationship. also the black tinted pages were a cute aspect
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Violence, Grief, and Mental illness