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Le soleil et l'étoile : une aventure de Nico Di Angelo by Rick Riordan, Mark Oshiro
47 reviews
tj_thenerd's review against another edition
- 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 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.
Graphic: Confinement, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Violence, Blood, and Medical content
Minor: Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Outing
abby_can_read's review against another edition
- 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
I had a wonderful time reading this book. Nico and Will were adorable. I liked their relationship.
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, and Grief
Moderate: Violence, Blood, and Death of parent
Minor: Eating disorder, Homophobia, and Outing
vaguelyredhead's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, and Grief
Moderate: Violence, Blood, and Death of parent
Minor: Outing
epohlig's review against another edition
- 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
My main reason for not giving it 5 ⭐️s is because the voice is slightly different from books that Uncle Rick does alone (which wasn’t a problem, but sometimes I missed what I’m more used to a bit). For the most part it wasn’t even noticeable, though. Another difference from Rick’s other books is the depiction of Mr. D, who acted more as a therapist here. It makes sense, but was also unexpected for me, given how he’s shown in other PJO books.
Idk why it sounds like I’m whining so much. I genuinely really enjoyed this book and would 100% read it again. It was very dark, of corse, but there were still happy, sweet, and other lovely moments throughout the story. There was also a lot of character growth, both for Will and Nico, and there were a lot of valuable lessons, both for the characters and the readers. I was a bit skeptical about another Tartarus book because of the darkness aspect, but I really loved it. :)
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Death and Grief
Minor: Blood
wildatheart1339's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Death, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child death, Homophobia, Torture, and Fire/Fire injury
melaschnie's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Medical content, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Homophobia, Outing, and War
val_theburrowofstories's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death and Death of parent
Minor: Outing
There is just one big spoiler of something that happens in The Trials of Apollo, just so you know:
- Grief: Nico is still grieving for his mom and his sister Bianca. But most recently
- Death / Death of parent: It is mentioned how those he loved have died.
- Violence / Blood / Injury: They were in the Underworld and Tartarus, so they had to fight and were injured in the process.
- Outing: Nico tells the story of what Cupid did to him in Heroes of Olympus.
scrubsandbooks's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
But, I rounded up half a star from 3.5 to 4 because this book is so important in the general sense. A middle grade book written by a beloved middle grade mythology writer featuring queer teens. Not only do those teens navigate rough patches in their relationship during this harrowing journey into Tartarus (which is NOT easy to do when one of you is the son of Apollo) but they openly feel their feelings. There is no hesitation when it comes to conveying their emotions which might be one of the more healthier depictions of mlm queer teen romance I have ever read in a book.
I know a lot of reviews here say this reads like fanfiction and maybe it does somewhat, but so what?? It doesn't take away from the importance of Nico's journey with his own demons and his relationships with the people around him who he has both loved and lost or love but are still there. There's also a calico cat that can turn into a sabre-toothed tiger, and that itself deserves a few stars.
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Violence, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Blood and Outing
hayleyvem's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Grief
Moderate: Eating disorder, Blood, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Body horror, Child death, Homophobia, and Death of parent
robertjspradlin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Outing and Abandonment
Minor: Eating disorder and War