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Le soleil et l'étoile : une aventure de Nico Di Angelo by Rick Riordan, Mark Oshiro

kirahaynes's review against another edition

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4.0

I’ve seen a lot of valid criticism about nico outing will and it not feeling like the book matches with the others in vibe

But all i could think about was how much ambrosia and nectar they were having when the earlier books made it seem like you could only have a bit and they were eating it like normal food

I feel like nico and will referred to eachother/ were referred to by others as boyfriends way more than any other couple in the riordanverse

Also the cocoa puffs are my babies

I think Rick could have written this without a co author

thereadingcat's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional inspiring slow-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

cabalus's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional 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

2.25

tj_thenerd's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I'm really struggling to know how to feel about this book. I was a big fan of Nico Di Angelo when I initially read PJO and HoO, not to mention now as an adult queer I often seek out queer romance. But this isn't what I'm looking for. And I fear I've just grown away from this writing style. Things feel ham-fisted and it's constant references to ToA made me exhausted. 

I didn't enjoy that series and didn't finish it, so maybe I was hoping it would mostly be ignored? But I imagine if I had finished them, it would also bother me that everything was constantly being summarised again. It felt like I was simultaneously being isolated as someone who didn't engage with ToA AND isolated as someone who knew what had already happened. Over explained and under explored? 

I felt like it was trying to be one of those companion short stories that felt like bonus scenes in a DVD menu but instead it became a full movie that doesn't really stand up alone. Is that a bad thing? For me, yes, I think so. I think I was looking for something different here. And I think I knew going in it wouldn't be what I hoped but I read it anyway.

The relationship is sweet in places and made me smile. If you're still deep into these stories and enjoyed ToA, I think you'll like this. I just think I unfortunately have to concede that new additions to the Riordanverse aren't for me anymore. 
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100percentanerd's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective slow-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

elyanautumnreads's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny 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

3.75

buckysass's review against another edition

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2.0

I really wanted to like this book but it was so boring :( I love Nico and was excited to have an adventure with him and Will but this wasn't what I expected. I didn't really like the structure of the narrative--the time jumps back and forth didn't feel necessary and made the plot lose momentum. There were also a couple of errors (like Nico calling his mom Bianca instead of Maria) that really irked me. Very disappointed because I feel like this could have been so good and cute.


*I listened to the audiobook.

aannabananaa's review against another edition

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adventurous funny sad 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

3.5

rainytea's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

penelope's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark funny inspiring tense fast-paced

4.25