The Sun and the Star

I forgot how much I love Rick Riordan's writing and world building. It has been so long since I read Percy Jackson (almost 10 years!) but it felt so good to fall back into this world. I haven't read anything written by Mark Oshiro, but I'm interest in checking out what he has written in the past! His contribution to the queer characters in this was really awesome. Nico was one of my favorite characters in the original series because I always imagined I would be a child of Hades. I do slightly regret not catching up on the rest of the series in the world because it did spoil me a bit for the series about Nero, but honestly, I'm not upset. For a middle grade book this had a ton of representation and incredible conversations about identiy, sexuality, and mental health that I'm sure kids can relate to. I did give up on the Nero series, but this has inspired me to go back and finish it just to be immersed in this world again. This was absolutely incredible and I hope more books get written in this series!






Thank you to Disney Hyperion and NetGalley for providing me with an eBook copy to review.