Reviews with content warning for Homophobia - The Sun and the Star

Man merkt stark das dieses Buch nicht nur von Rick geschrieben wurde, es fehlt an einigen Stellen dieses bestimmte Etwas von ihm. Aber dennoch ist das Buch wundervoll, was alles angesprochen wird, wie viel tiefer wir auch in die mentalen Probleme der Charaktere eintauchen. Wirklich süß und perfekt um das Buch zu verschlingen. An ein paar Stellen jedoch etwas wackelig und nicht zusammen passend, man merkt eben doch das zwei Autoren an einem Buch schreiben.
Jedoch kommen dabei auch viele Plot Points viel zu kurz, der End-Kampf (sowie auch der vorherige) haben keinen wirklichen Sinn ergeben, schwer nachzuvollziehen. Viele Charaktere wirkten OOC (out of character) und sehr platt. <Spoiler> darunter Will der irgendwie nur Nicos Freund ist und weiter? Percy und Annabeth wurden viel zu oft erwähnt und hatten auch ein kurzes cameo, wirkte auch total daneben und nicht so, wie man sie kennt. Mr. D. ja, das ist schwierig zu beurteilen, genauso Chiron... Entweder ist Rick noch unzuverlässiger bei Nebencharakteren als gedacht oder Mark hat viel verändert, ob gut oder schlecht? Schwierig zu sagen</Spoiler>
End-Resultat: super Buch das uns Will und Nico näher bringen, endlich auch in schwierigere Aspekte des Halbgott Seins blicken. Es lohnt sich!

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betweentheshelves's review

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adventurous emotional funny 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

Was this the best written book I've ever read? Not necessarily, no. But I couldn't put it down for the last half of the book. I loved how Nico and Will were able to work and grow throughout their journey, especially with Nico's past trauma and subsequent PTSD. Part of the core of the story is them learning how to open up to each other, how to work with both of their pasts and move forward as a couple.

The care taken with the mental health rep overall in this book is wonderful. Will is learning that Nico doesn't need to be fixed, and Nico is trying to learn how to move forward with his darkness. They are so wonderful together. I am so happy they got their own book, and that Nico finally got his time to shine. I would definitely read another book with them at the center!

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savanah's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional 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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kal517's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny 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

4.25

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eloise648's review

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful 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

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bisexualwentworth's review against another edition

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Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes

3.0

This book definitely has moments where it works. The emotional heart is strong. The non-linear storytelling is goofy but it works in theory. And I enjoy Nico and Will and several of the side characters and some of the humor. But it's definitely kind of artless in its execution and there isn't as much charm and quirkiness and there usually is in a Rick Riordan novel. The plotting is much more competent and coherent than in the Heroes of Olympus series, but that's a pretty low bar. And a lot of the references and jokes were just too cringey for me. They might be less so for someone who's actually currently the target audience. I'm glad that the youth of today get gay cringe about Nico di Angelo, but ultimately that's what this book is.

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