Reviews tagging 'Outing'

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

57 reviews

icedlemonade's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Eating disorder, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, and Abandonment

Minor: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Outing

inej_chase's review against another edition

adventurous funny inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

3.5

really cute and wholesome - many cheesy and comic moments but nothing too horrible hskadn if anything the cheesy moments made the story more lighthearted and wholesome

Nico coming to terms with his (especially queer) identity and learning to accept his dark past and move on <33333 and Will learning to accept Nico's "dark" moments <333 
ALSO THE "KIDS" WERE SO CUTEE <- Nico using Nyx's weapons against her

Sometimes I did feel like the stakes were not high enough, especially since they were in Tartarus. The story felt more like an average quest rather than literal Hell.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Homophobia, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail

maylinmunoz's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

a great follow-up to the riordanverse that explores how to heal from your past and navigate relationships. the book also addresses and ties up a lot off loose ends and places of discomfort from previous books, such as Nico's forced outing by Cupid and the ethical/moral implications of Bob the titan, in a way that felt very satisfying. it feels like such a safe place for conversation around mental illness as well as explicit queer representation, I'm sure in large part thanks to Mark Oshiro's contributions.

the way it handled Piper's unsureness about any particular label at the end felt so genuine. the writing of it itself if great even if my own personal headcanons around Piper were technically confirmed false. I always felt like she never was really attracted to Jason; it felt like textbook comphet. so for her to say directly that she was felt strange to me, and as a bisexual person now makes me feel more disappointed in that form of representation throughout HOO retroactively. i think it could have been a cool thing to show her come to that conclusion, as it is a process that can be very difficult for lesbians to go through and accept in themselves. though i also think the message of it's okay to not have a label or have everything figured out is also a very important one, so I'm not terribly upset at this alternative. my only other critique I can think of at the moment is that I don't buy straight Percy Jackson for a second lol.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Grief

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, and Blood

Minor: Bullying, Eating disorder, Homophobia, and Outing

little_white's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, and Outing

Minor: Child death, Eating disorder, and Homophobia

besohappily's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, and Outing

avacadosocks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Death, Violence, Blood, and Death of parent

Minor: Eating disorder, Homophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Outing

alesehunter's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia and Outing

fernnoweh's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

This is a very queer book. At least in the way I’ve experienced my life (+ the tism). There’s just something about hurt and lonely people gaining hope that things will be better. I truly did not want this book to end. This book could go anywhere and I would follow it happily. 

My suggestion: don’t read this on an airplane for 3 hours if you’re prone to crying at emotional things cause let me tell you…………

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Death, Death of parent, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail

maranda_maria's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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

3.0

This was probably my most anticipated book for this year. I’ve been a Percy Jackson fam since 5th grade (I am now 24), and Nico has always been one of my favorite characters. I had high hopes for this book because I feel like there is so much potential in both Will and Nico as individual characters and as a couple. There are parts of this book I absolutely adored, and parts that disappointed me. First, I loved the flash backs to Will and Nico’s early relationship milestones. I think the addition of Gorgyra was amazing, heartwarming, and also a bit heartbreaking at the same time. Moreover, I love how Will and Nico’s relationship is challenged, and that their insecurities are laid bare. It is clear that these insecurities could be the downfall of their relationship if not worked through, and that they both have trauma to unpack before they’ll be able to fully commit to each other. My main critique is that the plot feels rushed. There was so much build around Nico’s forgotten time in Tartarus, but Nyx as a character does not feel like a fully fleshed out villain or threat especially compared to the villains these characters have faced in previous books. Moreover, I was expecting the same terrifying depictions of Tartarus from House of Hades, but the deepest pit of the Underworld felt underwhelming in this book. Overall, this book was okay. It is not the best book within the Percy Jackson universe, but it’s not the worst (imo). My disappointment largely lies in the fact that I feel like so much more could have been done with these characters, especially Will Solace. I really wanted to get a deeper look into his past, especially get into the grief and trauma of losing his siblings in the Second Titan War. Maybe my expectations for this book were too high. All I know is I feel like there is still more story to tell with these two. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Homophobia, Mental illness, Grief, Death of parent, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail

Content warnings are ranked with the intended audience of the book in mind.

thegr1mreader's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, and Outing

Moderate: Bullying, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Outing

Minor: Biphobia, Bullying, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Grief, Outing, Abandonment, and Dysphoria