Rick Riordan

Mark Oshiro

Demigods Nico di Angelo and Will Solace must endure the terrors of Tartarus to rescue an old friend in this thrilling adventure co-written by New York Times #1 best-selling author Rick Riordan and award-winning author Mark Oshiro. Percy Jackson fans, rejoice! Nico and Will have a book of their own! As the son of Hades, Nico di Angelo has been through so much, from the premature deaths of his mother and sister, to being outed against his will, to losing his friend Jason during the trials of Apollo. But there is a ray of sunshine in his life--literally: his boyfriend, Will Solace, the son of Apollo. Together the two demigods can overcome any obstacle or foe. At least, that's been the case so far . . . Now Nico is being plagued by a voice calling out to him from Tartarus, the lowest part of the Underworld. He thinks he knows who it is: a reformed Titan named Bob whom Percy and Annabeth had to leave behind when they escaped Hades's realm. Nico's dreams and Rachel Dare's latest prophecy leave little doubt in Nico's mind that Bob is in some kind of trouble. Nico has to go on this quest, whether Mr. D and Chiron like it or not. And of course Will insists on coming with. But can a being made of light survive in the darkest part of the world? and what does the prophecy mean that Nico will have to "leave something of equal value behind?" Nico will have to face demons both internal and external as his relationship with Will is tested to the core in this standalone adventure featuring two of the most popular characters in the Percy Jackson saga. Complete your Nico di Angelo collection with these series by Rick Riordan: Percy Jackson and the Olympians The Heroes of Olympus The Trials of Apollo

A Nico di Angelo Adventure

The Sun and the Star

Ellie M.

This was such an adventurous story of love, friendship, and redemption that also tackles the complexities of trauma and grief. Nico Di Angelo and Will Solace’s trip to Tartarus was very eye-opening, not only for them but for me as a reader as well. This didn’t only bring upon feelings of nostalgia by reading the characters who felt like my home for a very long time but it was able to teach me that change is hard but it is okay; that labels don’t fucking matter because we’re the only ones who can define ourselves. All these sappy stuff side, Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro’s incredibly thrilling, emotional, and comedic writing gives off feelings of familiar and new at the same time. This book offered wonderful queer representation and an accurate depiction of the realities of struggling with mental health issues. This simply isn’t just a story. It’s THE story. I would absolutely recommend this story to anyone looking for a spark of hope in darkness (literally, according to Nico).

Lila Roberts

this was so cute but also surprisingly deep and healing

being able to connect with my younger self who was OBSESSED with rick riordan and finishing big books like this in like two days bc i was so excited is probably the greatest feeling ever

nico you are my shining star, my little guy, my favorite ball of darkness

river

britt

i’m not going to lie. this is not one of my favs, but it was good. nico’s growth made me want to cry and his cocoa puffs 🥹. 

one of my biggest criticisms is that nyx was not really built up like at all. she didn’t seem that powerful and she was not scary BUT this whole novel was supposed to be about nico and will’s relationship and saving bob so like, she didn’t have to be that built up.

at least one person cries on every chapter. a little corny but im a 20yo reading a middle grade book so i probably should've seen that coming

i just freaking love nico di angelo

(the corny dialogue lost me from time to time… but i am acknowledging the great service this provides young queer people)

nina 

3.25 stars

what on earth was going on at the end? i will never know but solangelo you will always be the best lightxdark couple

Zita Azlina

No coherent thoughts present. 

Just a:

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If I were to pull an Amphithemis and wandering around in Tartarus as a mania, my unfulfilled wish would be 'SOLANGELO, WHERE IS SOLANGELO?' because that's how addicted I'm to them, they're my cure, my medic, my SOLACE. And if that haven't give you a glimpse of anything about what had this book done to me than congratulations for being illiterate.

ANYWAY THEYY solangelo and this book is my everything. This feels like a Medicine running through my veins where I depended on it for life. I had never, never know that I'm capable of having so much feeling at the same time as how i screamed crying shaking giggling throwing up punching the air curling my toe kicking my feet closing my face with my pillow.

This was the best best best BEST BEST BEST BEST BEST best BEST best BEST thing I've ever read.

2838823882838283/10


 You keep saying I need to choose the darkness, but I already have. I’m not afraid of my past any more. And you helped me realize that. I can’t ever escape from what’s happened to me. But I can learn to live with it.’ 

 But now I know that it’s not about conquering, or vanquishing, or any of that kind of hero talk. Sometimes it’s better to learn to live with the darkness 

 Even in the darkest parts of life, there was still … light. And no light was brighter than Nico di Angelo 

 Will had heard love described in so many dramatic, bizarre ways over the years, but no one had described it like this:
It’s like drifting down a river of pain and knowing you are safe.
It’s like holding a person in your arms and realizing they are an interlocking piece of a puzzle you hadn’t known how to assemble.
It’s like staring into a dark and treacherous expanse, unsure of what awaits you but finding comfort in the fact that you won’t have to face it alone.
It was a son of Apollo falling for a son of Hades.
It was this.

wylan

i have never felt more understood and seen by a character in a book in my life. happy pride, you deserve all the happiness in the world, despite what the past has given you. thank you, nico di angelo, for everything you are.

my ranking feels fake also i don't even know what to say about it...there's things i didn't enjoy so i'm just gonna focus in the things i did which it felt like a hug in a book, the way nico and will deal with their traumas in very different ways but for some reason they fit together so well i really enjoyed the comparison between the two also the fact of learning that nico indeed is not broken or needs to fixed he just learned how to live with it and i just thought that was absolutely beautiful. LOVED THE SILLY PETNAMES BETWEEN THEM like they were everything to me <3333

The Sun and the Star A Nico di Angelo Adventure

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