Okay but can we all agree Nico's brief reunion with Bianca and Maria was such a good way to wrap up the story. Like it was so nice to see him actually get a moment to finally say things he never got to say and be able to move on from Bianca's death at long last. And that hug he gave Hades was so precious, like Hades is truly one of my favorite gods in the series and this just added more points to him.

so many of you would argue that nico was out of character and tartarus was a percabeth thing. but first of all, i don't see it as nico being out of character. i see it as him finally being open about who he really is as a person and being more than an emo child of hades. rick did a really good job helping us see that there's more to nico than an emo son of hades and more to will than being a sunny child of apollo. there is so much more to both of them and we really got to see that in this book. as for tartarus being a percy and annabeth thing only, that's really just close minded. nico had to go down there based on morals and his boyfriend went down there because he didn't want his boyfriend to be alone in that place. it shows that even though tey know the danger they still love each other enough to save a friend TOGETHER. and the tartarus trope doesn't belong to percy and annabeth. they both went through tartarus together for wildly different reasons, but that doesn't make it any less valid. and it's a good thing that their relationship isn't perfect. it shouldn't be. no realtionship is perfect and rick did a great job with that in this book. of course they're going to argue, of course they're going to get angry. rick did a much better job at showing this in this book because love is messy and it's not always perfect. in my opinion rick did a great job and i love him for this book

personally, i thought the scene where nico and piper discussed their sexualities was pretty wholesome and comforting! it definitely did feel like a “let’s shove this in here for brownie points” but it was genuinely reassuring to me, a gay teen. in comparison to other percy jackson books where the word “gay”, “queer”, etc are rarely/never explicitly used, i appreciated the clear message.

Ok i don’t care what anyone says, Nico has amazing character development through out the series

honestly I love the book because it gave Will a character instead of just being like a side character or like Nico’s boyfriend and also it showed that their relationship wasn’t perfect and like they both had a lot of character development like when Will was with Persephone and I think it was very cute and I love the part where Persephone said to give Nico’s Wills darkness and Nico started to understand that people can’t know what he’s going through unless he tells people a lot like how they met in the blood of Olympus Will said to Nico that people didn’t push out Nico, but Nico pushed out other people and Nico needs that type of person to bring him back to reality I just loved the book in general

I,m still reading the book but i like how their relationship isnt perfect and theres some communication issues and how it is being explored

17:35 Who the HELL doesn’t like Will? They need to get Judo Flipped for breaking the number one rule of Percy Jackson.

I think it’s an important thing to note that the book wasn’t really mainly about the plot, but the message. It’s obvious right from the starting pages: the dedication. And the dedication starts to make sense when you finish the book. If people didn’t understand the message and the ENTIRE symbolism of Tartarus, that’s a whole different story and they are probably very (fortunately) mentally stable 💀 I don’t understand all the issues with all the Solangelo moments. They’re fifteen and navigating their relationship they’re permitted to be cringey. And Nico is being completely himself when he’s with Will, so when people say he’s out of character they don’t realize that he just being himself. As for other things, it just made sense for their relationship. The whole public confession thing was so important to Nico’s character and to Solangelo’s relationship. As well as the screaming at the trees and the late kiss, because they’re not trying to rush their relationship. They just want to be *themselves.* I’ve loved Will from the beginning. I’ve always loved his very self awareness. He knows people aren’t perfect, but he’s also a good example of how even if we know nobody is perfect, we still beat ourselves up about it. I hope people remember that Tartarus bring out the worst in people and not everyone are saints (even Will believe it or not). And even being in the Underworld already took affect on him. But he’s so relentlessly a *hero.* He really wanted to understand Nico and they were bound to have misunderstandings on such a daunting quest. And with the whole Tartarus as a symbolism for peoples mental health was the *most* important thing. I was bawling by the end of the book, not entirely because of Will and Nico but because of myself. This was a huge slap to the face. A huge depressing hug. Nyx is the relentless darkness inside of you trying to get you to submit to your end (whether that be death or something else) and Bob and Will are the people in your lives who are willing to fight for you. And can also symbolize the life left in you willing to fight. The coco puffs were to remind you that your trauma will always remain with you, it’s your *choice* what to do with it. Choice was such an important thing here. This whole book was just a whole snake in the face, shaking me awake and saying “hey wake up, this is what you can choose to do with your own trauma!” Which brings me back to the dedication. It was to the Nico, Wills, and Pipers. This was Rick’s message to his readers who are struggling to live with their darkness every day. I couldn’t give a shit about the slightly bad writing, or plot that everyone seems to hate. It was about the message for me. And I think Rick intended it to be about the message too. Sorry for this huge gigantic rant, no one is every gonna read this 😭 I literally love all the couple moments between them (that neck kiss almost made me disintegrate Istg Rick) but we all have our own opinions abt this book. I just hope the fandom comes to understand what the ENTIRE book is about. Not just the writing and the plot. Nico and Piper was definitely just thrown in there, and it made sense if u think abt it but I just didn’t really like it 😭 Thank you for sharing your equal opinions on this. Yes the messages were really in your face at some points, but I think it came together really nicely :)

Yes omg the #tsats tag on tumblr is so chaotic because there are people who say THIS BOOK IS ACTUAL TRASH and then people who say ITS SO GOOD. I personally think it was really good but there are some people who didn’t enjoy it as much and it’s okay to have your opinion, but there are some people who are being straight up rude and disrespectful and ITS GETTING ON MY NERVES

My biggest thing was Dionysus felt super out of character to me and Tartarus didn’t seem as intimidating and horrific as it did in HoH

Loved the “BRING BACK JASON 👹👹” cuz that’s me sometimes 💀

just finished the book and I love that Nico and Will were given so much more depth than the always happy son of Apollo and the traumatized son of Hades. They are my fave characters and the fact that they went through relationship issues and had to talk about their pasts makes me love them more. TBH, I don't get why people are mad about it, it could've been worse (like someone dying) and it's basically what everyone asked for

Bro, i dont care what anyone says. SOLANGELO IS ADORABLE. the book was amazing, it was wholesome, it gave a lot of background, there was a ton of cute moments, it was sad, we got to see that there relationship isnt perfect all the time. I DONT KNOW WHATS GOTEN INTO THESE HATERS. ofc im not trying to make people feel bad abt their opinions, this is just mine

Honestly, I read the Sun and the Star before Trials of Apollo (I knew the important spoilers already), and so even though I had only seen Will once, I already loved him so much. Will is one of my favorite Rick Riordan characters, and was before this, but reading the Sun and the Star just made me love him more.

Finally got the book and I loved it. Nicos chatacter journey was insanely good! Im glad he isnt rejecting his darkness but learning to live with it. Seeing Nico finally eating to his hearts content almost made me cry... Like this kid probably never had a decent meal ever since Bianca died and then he made himself starve even since he was captured by the giants...

I finished the book and to be honest, i was surprised with the ending and to Nico's development as a person and as a boyfriend to will (as well with will). I like the book, especially the way narration was done because it was so different from any other narration from the previous books. I also had my own doubts with it especially with the confrontation with nyx but overall, I do think it is a good book.

honestly the only reason i want to read TSATS is to see nico cry so knowing there a lot of tears in this book is getting me so excited-

TOA spoiler: That where the hell was Jason when you were reading the reviews killed me 😂 I was like “Honey, he’s dead”

25:11 even if they are cringe- WHO CARES!! LET MY BOYS BE HAPPY AND SILLY AND SAPPY AND CRINGE IF THEY WANT TO!!

I think I am the few who really appericate the Nico’s friendship with Piper scene. It was soooo annoying when everyone was like Piper never love Jason, their realtionship is so fake blah blah blah. There 5 book on their realtionship and how much they love each other. Yet her being into girl make people/fan think their 5 book relationship is fake???? Bi people are real and glad Rick clear up Piper story. I love Piper and Jason so having closure for their realtionship was beautiful. I also agree with Nico. It was mess up he never contact Piper. He knew how much Jason love her and since they are best friend, the least he could do was call her up and see if she OK. Jason would have wanted that, for them to be there for each other. I didn;t think it was perachy or weird or anything. I think it fit the story very well and was a beautiful scene. (maybe not to most fan since everyone just hate on Jason and Piper so much for mostly stupid reason) After realzing how much he push people away, Nico finally able to open up to Piper about Jason. Which is huge for Nico since he doesn;t open up much especially about something so personal like the lost of his best friend.

Really late to the party but I only read it today (took me a while to reread everything so I would remember stuff before reading this) and personally I loved the book! It made me very emotional and happy to see Nico getting to the point in his life where he's ready to move on and fight for his happiness. I also loved how Solangelo's relationship was written, I think it was very realistic and it was satisfying to see them work through their issues. The book handled topics like relationships, grief, trauma, moving on, identity etc. well in my opinion and it's really great to have that stuff in a book for middle schoolers, I bet it helped a lot of kids with figuring stuff out. I also LOVED the Cocoa Puffs, I think they were amazing, and I LOVED Hiss-Majesty and I LOVED the scene with Hades towards the end, it made me tear up.

I went to tsats tour in SF today and am about halfway through the book. I’d honestly thought it was sort of mehhh compared to some of Rick’s other works but I think we kinda have to take a step back and see the bigger picture of why it was written and sort of what it was written with in terms of the authors and their talents. Obviously it’s a book sort of made to supposedly cater to us fans but seeing Mark and Rick speak about it it’s sort of obvious that it was more of a passion project to lay anything and everything Nico and Will on the table. I think Mark was definitely carrying their weird mix of fantasy and realism to the table that they usually have in their writing and didn’t necessarily realize that that’s not what the more one sided fans were wanting and Rick just kinda went along Mark cuz he trusts Mark’s intuition when it comes to queer people. Overall I do think it’s a pretty great book just not a traditional Rick book with the styling and plot as Mark did write the first draft which can be disappointing to people who wanted something different. After seeing them on tour I think the authors are very happy with it and that’s the most I can ask for.

this video is old old but I just re-read this book and needed to express my anger at it 😭 there were a lot of super cute parts in it and I loved Nico and Wills relationship. and I loved the fact that they argued like any normal couple would in a stressful situation- so it was super realistic. my problem was with the way they got together. I don't know why rick thought it would make sense for Nico to ask will out in front of the camp considering will wasn't out yet- its like a full 360 to the cupid moment, even though it was a mistake it just felt weird to me. what was even WEIRDER was the first kiss? like why would Will kiss Nico when he's processing another person he loves death? it just doesn't make any sense that Will would do that or that Nico would even be happy about it. I feel like its more of an issue on Ricks part because I don't know what he was thinking writing that. it sucks that those were the building blocks to their relationship- and that both big moments in their relationship are low-key weird. but I think if we all collectively ignore that those bits it was a good book and Nico and Will are super cute together so 😜

I liked the book. Yes there were a few moments where I had to redo my headcanon (like I would have thought Will, could at least handle some kind of weapon, like on an average level, because healing alone doesn't get you out of the monsters clutches, or trough a game of capture the flag) mostly because we had years to establish that (and new middle graders won't). I also felt this was a book about, mental/emotional evolution, challenge. There is no world ending threat, no war looming. It's a personal quest of two heroes after three wars, to learn to live a 'normal' life as teenagers. They are on home turf and (especially Nico) can people who are already on their side (from previous encounters). I think that it was very in character for Will to make mistakes (like leaving Nico under the boat) and Nico kinda forgetting that Will wouldn't nessecaryly be aware of the best course of action. Because unlike Nico (and unlike Percabeth in Taterus) Will hasn't the expirience of past quests to fall back on.

Alright, this is gonna be long. So, I really liked the flashbacks to Gorgyra. I loved the stories that they told her, I loved everything with Gorgyra. When it comes to the plot, I thought it was okay. I enjoyed it, but I thought it was sort of basic. I didn’t love the conflict with Nyx, and I think it could’ve made a bit more sense. I really disliked the whole thing with her children, and I wish we’d seen more about them. I was also sort of annoyed with what happened with the Nyx battle scene. It was really short and anti-climactic, especially when they all turned on Nyx. Like, all of a sudden they just changed their minds? It doesn’t make sense to me. As far as parallels go, I loved the subtle references and the incredibly obvious ones. I totally agree with you on the Percabeth thing, I hated that they used the ship name! It really bugged me too. As far as characters go, I was fine with Chiron and Dionysus, but it still felt a bit different than normal. Now, with Will, I sort of agree with you. I definitely felt very differently about him after this book, but it wasn’t necessarily bad. It wasn’t necessarily good either, it was just different. I still liked him, but he feels like a brand new character to me. He has a lot more depth now, and I’m here for it. With the whole “fixing Nico” thing, I loved it. It was super accurate for his character. Now, when it comes to Nico, I really liked it. It didn’t necessarily feel like 10 year old Nico, but he really felt like himself. I love how he changed. I think it worked really well, and I was very satisfied. I personally thought that the inner demons thing was kind of dumb, but it’s not a huge deal for me. When it comes to Nico being snappy, Will was not being a jerk. He’s literally a child on the sun god, of course he’s gonna be miserable in the underworld! On the topic of Solangelo, how dare you call it cringe. They’re teens, it’s supposed to be sappy. Chill out. I also really enjoyed the handholding and tender moments stuff. I also thought the thing with Bob crying in the background was absolutely hilarious!! So good! I also agree that it did what it was supposed to, be a somewhat cheesy romance book. Now, Nico’s friendship with Piper. I thought it was pretty useless, I don’t really get why it happened. On the topic of it being preachy, I see where your coming from but I didn’t really mind it. I do sort of agree with you on the representation thing. It seemed really forced and pointless at certain parts. Like with the non-binary demon, why did that exist? For what reason did that exist? On the topic of the Persephone’s garden thing, I also thought that it was really sweet. Overall, I really liked the book, I thought it was really cute, but a little forced at parts. Loved this video! Sorry bout how long this was…

i get why people may read the thing with the Cacodemons the wrong way and find it kinda weird, but.. possibly unpopular opinion, please don't attack me, but i found them kinda cute honestly spoiler alert especially when one of them fell asleep on Will, that was adorable!

Star Wars convo and everything Small Bob were my favorites. Nico and Will make such a great couple! Loved the book

read the book in one day and I ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT!!! it made me tearful many times and felt true to the feeling written, yes some parts made me scream and cry in cuteness (some would say those moments were cringey) but those were my fav moments. They displayed a cute young relationship, and figuring the other person and accepting all the things that person has to offer. OVERALL THE BOOK WAS AMAZING IN MY OPINION!! :D

Enough people are right to complain that the Riordanverse always has the world in peril,so having a small stakes story is good,but now people are complaining about the plot being too much rom-com and not Enough peril...

The book was great. I don’t what people are complaining about

"where the fuck was Jason?" Jason's fucking dead and his soul would've NEVER made its way to Tartarus he would've made it to Elysium

Spoilers! I finished literally it less than 10 minutes ago and I loved it so much. Nico didn’t seem out of character to me because it seems like he was finally opening up. And there was a character with they/them pronouns? And Will’s POV? And I like the plot! I get why people hate it, but I don’t.

OMGS YESSSS!!! I love will solace sooo much! He was my fave character before this book, yeah, big flex loll. and YES, Will is VERY COMPLEX, but we don't really see him much until TSATS, but he is a very good character. Whenever I see Will depiected in fanfic, he's either this sun shiny ball of happiness 24/7 or suuuper angsty, or just flat out a jerk. I'm always shaking my head at that. Will, if I had to describe him, is snappy and sassy and still kind and caring. He is not taking front stage in a battle, but he is not weak. He has his concerns but will not let anyone hurt the people he love. Honestly, Will just needs to be explored more, and I can understand why people would think will is a jerk, but I also think those people as seeing it the same way as Nico. Will is trying to *help* nico, but people are ignoring that and saying he's inconsiderate and is a bad character. It's much the difference between 'being friendly' and 'flirty'. They look the same, but it comes down to intention, and I'm that some people don't see that. Obviously, this is alll my opinion, so yeah!

I read the book in three days bc I was in tech week for a show. I absolutely LOVED this book.

Ah, chaos. I love it.

I finished the book early yesterday. I LOVED it!!!! I loved how will and Nico were written. I think Rick and mark did amazing with it.

Honestly I love this book. It's so much better than the malec series by Cassie which read like bad fanfic so the bar isn't high for me. Also it just generally has that nice feel of actually belonging in the series without feeling forced. Cassie Cassie Cassie.

i feel like nico was maybe a bit out of character but overall it was a really good book and it was everything i've been waiting for since year 6. but their journey to tartarus just showed that their relationship wasn't picture perfect and that's ok. the whole epipales scene... i just didn't really know what was going on it was all a bit chaotic but i feel that is has good representation in it but it was all just a bit... and at the end when nico says "never stop being my care bear" or wtv, i was just kinda like 'what...' but overall it's still a really good and well-written book and i very much enjoyed it

It did answer some of the questions I had about Nico since the Trials of Apollo, like how he and Will end up together and how Nico actually survived Tartarus. I'll admit, as compared to Riordan's other books this one's much simpler. And it brought back so many memories of Camp Half Blood (I read the Tower of Nero back in 2020, so for me it's been a long time). And I was happy that my favourite couple was getting a standalone book. And we also got to see so many cute moments between Will and Nico. For a new reader, like maybe an 11 or 12 year old and exploring their identity, this book might be able to start their journey. Overall I would give it an 8.4 ( Hey don't you think the ending did not actually feel like the end? I get a feeling we'll get more out of this ).

Gonna be honest, i hope that we get a Piper book after that last part!! Idk, it just gave me some hope for it! I did think we'd get more from the riordanverse in it, but that is probably just me wishing that Alex and Magnus could meet Nico and Will (maybe some day...) after reevaluating my expectations about halfway through, I loved it!! I did find it weird we werent in tartarus for longer, but it does make sense it took so long honestly. Percabeth went in by accident, fell in at a weird point in time. Solangelo had to look for it and it took a while. Also, something small is the new enby characters added, and i felt there was more casual POC representation mentioned every once in a while compared to usually? Idk how to explain it. But yes, very good. A pageturner.

ok kind of off topic but i LOVE your earrings i mean i couldnt stop looking at them the whole time lmao

Didn’t like solangelo before this book, might’ve still been team Percy/nico even if it sank ages ago. I enjoyed their interactions since they felt more … real to me then in trials of Apollo . My only real grip was the ranch bearded thinking they’d be judged for their boyfriend over dating a giant, since the series has gone on record saying that in the world of gods sexuality isn’t weird. All in all it was a powerful book and it warmed my heart seeing nico get a w/ moment to be happy and have closure… that and getting popcorn, watching the orientation has its perks.

This might sound random, but i love the Alice Oseman books in the background. Also, in my opinion, the book was great! I really enjoyed it. Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro did an amazing job. It was pretty descent and honestly very good for a stand-alone novel.

The plot lacked, sure, and their experience in Tartarus wasn’t as traumatizing as I wanted it to be. Otherwise, other than that I enjoyed the book a lot. Died a couple of times reading Solangelo being cute But seriously, where was Reyna? Where was HAZEL? WHERE WAS JASON? WHERE. WAS. EVERYONE?!

Ngl I loved this book I came to this video as soon as I finished it and placed it on my shelf (though it was struggle considering how many other books I have😅) I thought it was pretty well written and exactly what Solangelo needed and I was really shocked to hear what people said against it in any case you asked for a favorite scene, here's mine: it's not exactly a scene but I loved when Will was confirmed as bisexual, IG just as a bi person myself it was pretty amazing but also bc people the fandom had been headcannoning him being all kinds of different sexualities and now we an answer 🏳‍🌈🏳‍🌈❤❤

Tartarus didn't seem scary in this book to be honest. Definitely not as scary as in the House of Hades. Where is the ground made of sharp pieces of glass? Where is the need to drink fire because the air is toxic? And where are monsters that aren't instantly defeated by a glowing cat? Great book besides this. There were a couple of errors though like Bianca veing in Elysium instead of being reborn. Ow and they confuse The Phletegon and The Acheron when they are standing on the cliff in the end. Cocao Puffs are 🥰🥰

imo it was great. Yeah, their moments were cheesy but I feel like most teenager relationships are like that tbh. ppl say cheesy, corny things tto each other as a way of showing affection-there's nothing wrong with that. Also the cheesiness shown between the two is cute and oml if i were reading at a table i would've flipped it out of excitment-anywayyy i like how there are flaws in the relationship, added to the realisticness. I feel like the preachy vibes were an attempt to lighten up the dark mood of the story in general, because this is definitely one of the more darker rick riordan books within the pjo universe, or it could be a form of the two author's styles colliding idk. the children thing was uh. weird. my mind went to interesting places as soon as i read that one line, uh, i feel like they could've named the children smth other than..well.. children, im not gonna lie i was reminded of those memes where a protagonist shows a positive pregnancy test-i do get the reasoning behind the 'children' thing though. it was a message to all ppl with demons that those demons aren't you, but rather they shape you as you unknowingly 'raise them' which leads to their 'development'-like how nico;s grief over his sister later leads to self-isolation and worsening his mental health', in that way, you could say the demons are nico's children. ANd when nico 'lets them go,' it symbolizes him accepting the fact that they aren't him, they don't give him his existence and sense of self, they just shape him (LIKe i said before) ..i think this is my interpertation at least, sorry im not making anyway sense 12:00 AM idk what im writing but yea . i like how flawed the characters are individually too. and yeah okay so maybe tartarus is a percabeh thing blah blah blah i really don't care, nico went through it first so technically it should be HIS thing with that logic. BUt also is it really that bad, rick riordan slapped one of the most known ships into hell, so why not do it again for the gays? Plus the plots different, thepercabeth in hell arc ended with an implication that bob's story wasn't quite finished, and considering the books were heavy on saying that percy deserved a break, i don't see how this is a surprise to many people or a bothered by the fact that this story landed on solangelo specfically, plus nico has a connection with bob so it makes sense, and will insisting to tag along despite the dangers adds up to his character siginficant or minor. i respect the opinions of those who don't exactly like how solangelo thrown is into tartarus bc that's a 'percabeth thing', but that doesn't mean i understand it cuz i don't-( and tartarus is an interesting place imo and should definitely have more stories surrounding it cuz why not) also to anyone who says solangelo is being cringy in this book, im sorry but pls they just went through literal hell and suffered multiple traumatic flashbacks and tried to repair the flaws in their relationship and did their best to communicate with each other and faced a primordial god and almost died countless times, let them be 'cringy' and idiots in love in peace-

Great reaction to the book! I agree with most things you said. I think just the different style of the book and the fact that its not some "saving the world" story and more of a metaphorical journy had some people a bit confused. Extra things I did not really like: - Nyx who's suppose to be the scariest god off them all didn't feel scary enough for me and I think its cause she sounded so angry, People get angry cause they are out of control. I would have enjoyed a calm, collected and intimidating Nyx better. - I think its kinda sad that u have to read 15 books to fully understand this one. Most of the references went over my head honestly... (its been years since I have read pj and hoo) What I loved: - Will and Nico aren't perfect and they both have flaws - That this was a personal journey and not one for the sake of the whole planet. - the persephone scene, the Hades scene, and the coin/ ring thing - that somehow the book was readable, it didn't feel like a heavy and slow read which it totally could have been because of the theme of the book. In the end the book was much better then I thought it would be. And it gave me the happy feelings. For that alone I'm glad that I've read it.

When you said He's a teenager in my head I was like.... Isn't he like 90? But also I loved TSATS it was very middleschoolerish and at times was very clear that Rick Riordian wasn't a huge part of writing it but nevertheless it was written very well and I couldn't help fangirling every time they were with that one river person that asked for stories -idk the name- but it was so wholesome when Nico met with Bianca and Maria it may or may not of made me cry... But anyway it was such a good way to wrap up the book and speaking of the end of the book when Nico and Will fell asleep in the Apollo cabin with the Cocopuffs, like omg I need fanart rn!

I really agree with pretty much everything you said, I enjoyed the book a lot. Even though it wasn’t perfect, that’s a ridiculous expectation, especially for a book like this. That said, one thing I disliked was the scene with percabeth (SEE as a real life human and not a fictional character I can say that), not sure whether anyone else felt this way but Annabeth’s dialogue felt really out of character to me.

I’ll comment late but I didn’t like the book. I was alright with the relationship arc and the problems they faced in tartarus being more emotional and mental instead of like Percy and Annabeth’s trip. But I couldn’t get over the fact that will can do anything more than barely walk around down there, they just swim in the river of pain essentially, and their minds aren’t instantly snapped looking at Nyx’s place. Everything about all that was just too much of a stretch for me and took me out of the book because at some point absolutely nothing will kill them or be a real threat. Also Will said adios to Hazel right before she went to Alaska and dipped to Tartarus and Thanatos knew he was captured when they freed him. How was he down there longer than Percy and Annabeth who were there for like what a month? And he went in and he didn’t make it out the first time. He was captured and brought out by Gaea who was controlling the doors of death. I was shocked everyone treated it like he’d pulled a Kronos and rose out all on his own and it’d be no problem getting out again

the only character i think who was truly out of character was Dionysus. i can’t put my finger on it, but something about him just felt…off? then again, i haven’t read TOA and it’s been probably a decade since i’ve read either of the first two series. needless to say, my memory of the story as a whole is very limited.

Since, so many people have given their opinion on this book here, using this comment section as their review platform, it's time for me to give mine too... I've completed the book just yesterday so I suppose the feels are still real. First off, coming from a really simple Indian society, this same gender relationship is not something common.I was worried I would be weirded out by this. But, it felt really natural. Another thing many people point out is the inconsistency in Nico's character. But, Are you consistent? Like I am a teen, And I am not consistent to who I was yesterday. But, how do you expect someone who's been through soo much to be consistent. Sure, this story had some cringey moments but teens are supposed to be cringey right. I feel the real problem wasn't with the plot but the pacing rather. It took more than half the book to just enter tartarus but NYX was suddenly defeated . They could have divided this book into two parts or evenly paced the whole book. I feel like the last part instead of Piper and Nico could have been a Percy, Annabeth and Bob reunion which would have fit the narrative better. This book was a tribute to all the Nico's, Wills and Pipers, and it achieved that purpose My overall rating is 7.5/10 , a decent book completely rereadable.

I just got around to finishing this book and I loved everything about it! It felt so good to read a Riordan book again! Even if it wasn’t exactly perfect. Regardless, I loved it! 🖤

Omg, I love the Cocoa Puffs!!!!!

I think with villains we’re all just used to Luke AKA the best villain ever. I also didn’t like the copout ending.

lmao the tsats chaos in tumblr is so #onbrand (i love it) but i get how some people love it and some people hate it. like solangelo was very cute (the neck kiss sent me-) and so many of my headcanons came true (still mad that will didnt get a gun tho) but a lot of the narrative seemed a bit like it was just there for the sake of being there (piper :/) and a lot of the things were there mostly for plot convenience or brownie points as for will being ooc, i feel like the main problem is that we dont get enough of his character before this book to actually determine what is IN character for him, though i do agree that the writing for him was quite inconsistent at times. also, it felt like everything in his pov (memories, experiences, thoughts, insecurities) are all revolved around nico and not himself as a character almost like he didnt exist outside of nico (which, at a literary perspective, isnt wrong) but still. in an interview somewhere mark said that he didnt really know what to do with will, which explains a lot tbh. also, there are a lot of inconsistencies in the writing overall (not just writing style but the way the characters are written too) and unresolved plot points that they just seemed to gloss over (nyx’s children, will’s arc, damasen?) but i dont think anyone was really expecting this book to be totally groundbreaking either so i did enjoy it, but not the best work ever on the authors side.

I love this book sm. I read it in 2 days

I still need to read trails of appolo first before i read and watch this video. Your book channel is great,keep it up

This is probably going to be an unpopular opinion. But, there are a lot of parts in the story that felt like the book could do without it. Like it was only written to prolong the story and felt like something from a fanfic. But don't get me wrong. I do love Solangelo. I think they're perfect for each other and I love that they got a book of their own. I was just so worried that this would be like another "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" case. Thankfully it didn't go down that road. I guess I was just so used to the Riordanverse written by Rick himself that this book throws me off a bit. Still I enjoyed reading a new story to the Riordanverse.

Honestly I loved the book, every aspect. No complaints 10/10. I personally 100% disagree with all of tumblr

I loved the book, but i still have some criticism concerning Will. I feel like Will kind of has an actual reason to not like the underworld if it literally literally is out to get him. And i'm not sure if it's a fair thing to point out since it is nico di angelo adventure, but will doesn't have enough focus. Will was THE battlemedic throught two wars so has seen some shit and from apollo cabin which was cut in half in campers. I'm so annoyed there didn't seem to be anything on that. Realistically will should already accept what death is. And don't get me started on how Will giving a primordial being who doesn't have a face or lungs a hay fever. That has to be ridiculously powerful if directed at a mortal or even a demigod an THEN it isn't even mentioned ever again. Neither of them say anything about it when they recount the experience to everyone. Also, concerning Nico's nightmares, i could have sworn that in Boo nico says something about mostly being able to travel between dreams and that was how he met clovis in some dream place and could see the head coulcelor meeting and describe Will for the first time.

wait what :0 the thumbnail is scaring me wdym😭

i read the book in a day and omg i was sobbing through the whole book

Awesome review 💯‼️ I totally agree with you 💯on your review and your comment ‼️

no spoilers in my comment :) the fragment when you go to tumblr with the voices? i was there, unclaimed. i was there, 3000... well, actually that was 3 days ago, but you get the point. for those of you who didn't have the experience, let me tell you: it was W I L D. people either hated or loved it, nothing in between. now, fortunately, there are more nuanced opinions, people say things they didn't enjoy while appreciating the book as a whole (many points are actually very similar in all of these posts). for me tsats wasn't a masterpiece, but who cares? after finishing it, i fell in love, then i started seeing some flaws, but that doesn't change the fact that reading this book let me come back to my beloved universe. i pretty much agree with everything you said, and it's good to see more and more people having healthy and balanced opinions. i've been impatiently waiting for your review, and you did not disappoint me, this video was so entertaining! also seeing how much you grew feels great, so keep up the wonderful job

1:05 Why did this make me laugh sm😂

I completely agree with all of your points! Although I would like to add that "Leave something of equal value behind" part of the prophecy wasn't really fulfilled? I don't know if I am forgetting this because I read the book a month ago but they didn't really leave anything behind that was really important to them. Or I guess I've become a sadist after reading Toa

I just found out that my town's public library had the book but im saving it for when i go on an upcoming camping and i literally have trouble falling asleep at night thinking about reading then book

To be honest, I like this version of Nico, since it shows more layers to him and shows him getting beyond the fatal flaw

AAAAGGHHHH I JUST FOUND OUT TODAY THAT IT'S OUT. I'M GOING TO BUY IT THIS WEEKEND

when i read the part where nyx tells bob he can't change my reaction was "omg nyx is every transphobe ever"

hi I'm subscribed to you and I just really wanted to do a video request I know how you did like a one-star ratings of the Percy Jackson series maybe you can do a five-star rating of the Percy Jackson series😄

I can understand why people might have different opinions about this book, but personally I went into the book with an open mind, ready for anything because this is not a Rick Riordan solo book, but I gave the book a chance and I really enjoyed it, sure, it’s not HoH but it’s still a good book. Obviously different because it has another author. But no matter what I stan Solangelo, I love them and I think it was a beautiful book overall even if I did miss ricks writing style. Also was I the only one waiting for Jason to show up somewhere in the book?

1. I still can't get past the scene where they make out in front of a sobbing Bob. 2. Bianca being there even though she chose rebirth. Nico even says, "arent you in Elysium?" And shes like, "yep." But she isn’t???? 3. "We made a mistake. You have to fix it." Percy "loyalty is my fatal flaw" Jackson would never. Those tidbits aside, my main issue is that I think the book was poorly written and constructed. I'm not a professional by any means, but this is why co-authoring is not always the best option. And overall I'm not a fan of Mark Oshiro's writing. At all. I've read some of their works before, and I don't like their style. I also feel I should say if you liked the book, no hate or shame to you. Like what you like, and vice versa.

I want to read this so badly, but its impossible to find a copy in my country. The prices will be too high and will have to waitamother one or two years to getafree pdf 😢 it's so heartbreaking as i already have read all the books 😭

to add on to the percabeth comment I felt that line was OOC to the writers and speaking of which did anyone else caught that error where Nico told Nyx his mom is Bianca? or is it just my book? that part had me like HUH?! and the part where he addressed his mother by her first name I got super confused and weirded out since he calls Maria Momma (I would not call my mom by her first name) that was the only thing that bothered me reading this book and how no one caught that name mistake?

Did anyone else notice the mistake at the end of page 401 when Nico said- "My mother is Bianca Di Angelo , and she loved me very much." Is that just my book? I'm I going crazy??

Hello, I wanted to know if the novel would be translated into different languages, if you know anything about it? I am French and I really want to read it 🖤 when I saw that it was only released in English on May 2nd I was too sad😭( I hope I spoke correctly in english😅)

Ah yes,the "doesn't have enough cameos" problem...

The funny part is that Hypnos is the only thing that I liked about the book and I have no idea why I guess it’s because of his myth that I imagine him being a huge mamas boy and like a nervous really dependent guy despite actually being a super powerful god

I haven’t read the book but people should remember that it’s not only Rick that wrote the book mark oshiro also wrote it so that can be why it’s a little different from the books we’ve read so far, but I’m not sure because i haven’t read the book

As a member of the target audience for this book I have to say, they were almost too mature at some points for me when I first read it but once I reread it I realized it’s because both Nico and Will (do different extents) had to grow up to fast so they were very mature on the outside but more their age

3 stars for me - was cute but read like fan fiction and felt too preachy but other than that was pretty cute

I really believed that before it was revealed that the mania was supposed to find Dionysus, he was actually given a quest to find Jason's soul who was also trying to find Bob. I genuinely believed that "Leave something of equal value behind" would be leaving Jason in the Underworld.....

Sun and star is literally one of my favorites because its so well written and many people are like ni thats just a repeat of house of hades but no, its not the only thing similar about sun and star and house of hades is tartarus and many people say that the tartarus story is for percabeth not solangelo but actually nico went before percabeth too, and why everyone was arguing sbout i don't understand

Unpopular opinion but i wished nico and will had only gotten together until this book. Their relationship while adorable always seemed rushed to me. Nico shouldn't had let will get close to him that fast and they should've become best friends and then boyfriends in this book

They are just upset they are single

I'm so excited to read it

I just finished reading it, and idk how to feel. My main problem is the style of writing, and maybe its the fact that im an adult and the book is for younger kids, but yeah I think I would enjoy it a lot more if the level of writing was a bit more mature. The plot was nice, and the stuff with Nico's development was okay, but again I wish it was leaded a bit diffrently. I think that all queer stuff was really needed, and talk with Piper was nice I really liked it, and I think that a lot of queer kids will find it comforting. Tho if I didn't have a sentiment for the series I probably would give it up after first chapters, I can't even say why, but somethin put me off about it. Younger kids should enjoy it a lot tho!

the story just felt flat to me didn't have the stakes or punch to it that the earlier books had and felt more fan fiction writing than rick writing the book , I felt like rick did not need a co author to write the book since rick as written lgbtq kids quite well in the past and one scene that did my head in was nico meeting with Menoetes because some dialogue was forced and sterotycal between them. the best moments was when will got caught by Persephone had me laughing and hynpos hiding away was funny and nico seeing his mum and sister again was nice touch signalling him moving on

can someone let me know if finishing the trials of apollo series is needed before reading this book

"Hey Night Light" "Demigod carebear"

Can we normalize saying Percy an Annabeth like regular humans

The best part of this book is the tarter sauce quest

Cocoa Puff Superiority!!!

I actually got the book for my birthday.

Nico and Will are teenagers. The whole book they talked like they've been married for 50 years. that's weird

Someone told me that Nico DIED, so I was so happy when he didnt😂

The book came out just a few days ago and people are already finishing. I am behind ;-;