From the World of Percy Jackson: The Sun and the Star: A Nico di Angelo Adventure

The Sun and The Star by Rick Riordan 5/5 ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ This is a book that I didn't know I needed to read until I read it! Holy crap, my heart! 😍 While you do not need to have read Rick's other books in this world and can read this one as a stand alone, YA-adventure, I definitely recommend that you do because it references past plots and characters. He is the author of all of the Percy Jackson books and this one features two of my favorite couples, Nico de Angelo and Will Solace. Nico, son of Hades, and Will, son of Apollo, are sent on a quest deep into Tartarus, the extreme depths of the Underworld to rescue a used-to-be-evil-but-is-now- reformed Titan, Bob. Nyx, the godess of Night has trapped Bob, forcing him to choose between his good side and his bad side over and over because he keeps chosing good. Bob reaches out to Nico in his dreams, begging for help and freedom from Nyx's grasp. This book is full of cutesy boyfriend fluff, like hand holding, forehead kissing, falling asleep in each other's arms and teasing. It is also full of naked truths, emotional healing, patience and how hard it can be to work at a relationship every single day. These boys are polar opposites sometimes (light and dark) but they definitely work well together, both strategically in battles and romantically. I am beyond thrilled that they got their own book and adventure so we could see them outside of Camp Half-blood. I really liked that this book focused on mental and emotional health/healing and that I got to see Nico (one of my favorite demigods from the original books) have character development and healing because he really deserves to be happy. This might just be my favorite book of anything Uncle Rick has written and I may have literally dropped everything to read it - boy, was it worth it! 💙 💙

I'm 45 years old, and I wept as I finished this book. The story was excellent, of course, but the tears were for the 14 year old me. If I had read this book when I was 14, my life would be very different. Representation matters. I didn't have any books or TV or movies where I saw myself when I was that age. Nico and Will are the characters I needed. They healed something in me as I followed their journey. I'm so grateful that kids today have this. It really does get better. Thank you, Rick and Mark. This meant more to me, and means more to the world, than you know.

First, I would like to state that I was one of the so many fans who was waiting for Solangelo book for so long. So, seriously, even this book contained all the elements I dislike, those are: 1. Co-writing. This made me feel that Nico's (and Will's) personality was unstable. The only case that co-writing-book will work in my opinion is that the authors write different characters. As you can feel. We have a no-nonsense Nico in one part (or chapter) and a sweet and playful Nico in the other. I have never liked co-written-book, and this one is another proof. I also don't think Percy and Annabeth had these many sweet moments. It's quite disconcerting (within this universe). 2. Too many flashbacks (and dreams. Oh so many dreams). Not only too much but also very long. A good amount of flashbacks (or dream sequences) are nice, but when it became too much, it made me feel a bit irritated. I want to know how the story will advance, not staying in the past too long. Well, I will admit that in this book some flashbacks are necessary, but still think it didn't have to be that long. 3. Stories are told in many timelines and in many directions. This exhausted me. You have present situations, and then you have something like the result in the future, and then you have flashbacks. Like, you are reading a very serious situation and you are drawn into it, but just turning the page and you got a very light-hearted, lovely and sweet scene. And this repeated. Emotionally exhausted. Plain and simple. BUT, because this is Nico and Will and Bob's story, all are good. Will and Nico, Light and Darkness. The sky above and the underground. The first time Mr.Riordan set these two together I was filled with hope for their own stories and adventures. There are so many aspects and anything you can use this contrast in the plot. This book came out not as good as I have been expecting, but still good enough. PS1. This book is definitely not a Stand-alone. If you want to understand what's going on, you at least must read 11 books before this. 5 from the Percy Jackson series, 5 from the Heroes of Olympus series, and at least book 5 of the Apollo series. You may feel a bit discouraged, but please believe me, you will not regret it. They are worth every cent of your money and every minute of your time. PS2. Bob and Small Bob, I am So happy to be able to meet you again. And I hope I can still see you again somewhere. PS3. Anyone who was expecting many humorous moments, like in Percy's series or Apollo's series, will be a bit disappointed. After all, it is Nico's book. Especially, Nico in Tartarus.

This book is definitely a departure from Mr. Riordan’s adventure Quest/ Save the world storylines. It’s a more mature read, with introspection and deeper delving into exploring relationships & gender identities of “non-traditional” type. I can see why there’s mixed reactions to the writing but failure to understand the nature of the story’s journey is probably the cause. Nico and Will are gay and in a relationship- that’s not a typical central to the adventure trope in this middle school genre - but it should be. Ancient Greeks were much less rigid in their views on sexuality & since these books are Olympian it’s a natural direction to explore. While I did find some parts of the book a bit plodding, the “quest to save Bob” was more of a side plot and exploring Nico and Will’s relationship and their own coming to terms with who they are (together and as individuals) was more the central story arc. I think Nico deserves his story to be told, he’s always been lonely, felt rejected and an “outsider” - seeing him come into his own and his evolving sense of self and acceptance was a ray of sunshine (thank you Will Solace). As an older adult I was a bit thrown at first at the LGBQ themes but my 10yr old loved the story and didn’t bat an eyelash at the boys’ relationship or the many non traditional gender identities of many characters - so Bravo Mr Riordan and Mark Oshiro for normalising gender identity and “non-straight” relationships and making it more accessible and accepting to mainstream audiences.

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The Percy Jackson universe has been with me since I was 12. I've been eagerly awaiting a story in Nico's perspective since Blood of the Olympus. Now it is here and I am thrilled! I think it's good that Rick Riordan brought in an author who has a clue in the queer genre. The thoughts, fears and problems that plague Nico are very well described. The story is suspenseful, somewhat predictable, but that's not the point. The main theme of the story is not to leave oneself behind, to be able to rely on others and to leave behind things that cannot be changed. You also notice here that a lot of the theme of searching for oneself and dealing with being queer is addressed, which is a very nice touch. I can recommend the book if you have already read all the other books, otherwise a nice story!

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such a good book

Ce livre, je l'ai commandé pour un cadeau d'anniversaire, j'ai presque hésité à le garder pour moi tellement la qualité était superbe. Arrivé dans l'emballage comme il faut, pas de plis, pas pris l'humidité ni rien donc super, pas de regret.