Thank you so much for giving me the chance to read this sneak peek! I’m even more excited for the upcoming release later this spring and continue the story!

My thanks to NetGalley and Disney for a free e-sampler of the first few chapters!

Based on this agonizing teaser alone, this is going to be a wild ride in all the best ways. It was terrifying, heartfelt, thrilling, adorable, gripping, and many other adjectives that I can’t quite come up with. I’m loving the new dimensions we’re seeing to familiar characters. I’m loving the premise and the already-impossible-seeming stakes. Stay tuned for a full review that I’ll post on May 2 after attending the live tour event with Rick and Mark and binge-reading the entire book that same night.

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for letting me read an excerpt. I’ve been a fan of the Percy Jackson books since they came out and this one didn’t disappoint! I can’t wait to read the whole book! I like that Nico is finally getting his own book and can’t wait to see how this story unfolds. I like that Mr.D did take him seriously and not be sarcastic all the time.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this preview of this upcoming novel in exchange for an honest review.

This preview has fueled a huge excitement for this book. I have always loved the Percy Jackson series and am so excited to be back in this world! I cannot wait for this book.

I am so excited for this book, and I was so glad to read the preview for it. Rick Riordan always delivers such amazing books and I am so glad to see a book about Nico finally coming out. I can't wait to see what is in store and will be purchasing immediately.

Thank you to NetGalley and Disney Publishing for providing an excerpt of this eARC for review.

I really enjoy how this started. I always felt that Nico was one of the more interesting characters and we rarely had any insight to his thoughts and feelings. I’m looking forward to the full length novel.

I would absolutely say that it’s necessary to read previous series before venturing into this novel. From this excerpt, you can see that there are going to be many references to previous adventures and characters.

Ok since its only a sampler chapter, I cant really write a proper review but here's some od my comments:

- WILL & NICO LITERALLY PERFECT TOGETHER. Love looks good on him and he deserves it!
- the writing felt different but similar and nostalgic at the same time. I guess that's on Mark's additional flavor
- Mr. D is nice???? who is he and what has he done to the real Mr. D?
- THE LAYOUT WAS SO COOL there's smoky watercolor-like background for Nico's dream to differentiate it with scenes from reality? interesting
- I still want to give Nico a warm hug because he's still have to clean the mess he hadn't made. Also maybe I want to punch Percy a bit for causing some side troubles from his saving-the-world-stuffs.
- CAN'T WAIT TO READ THE REST OF THE BOOK

Review of The Sun and the star - First five chapters
Wow.
After almost three years of being away from the World of Percy Jackson, this was a phenomenal way to be brought back in. To preface this review, Nico di Angelo has always been one of my favorite characters in the entire series and I have always felt most related to him and it was always great to read his point of view in the previous books. But now a book that is, so far, entirely from his perspective...... absolutely. Especially with the fact that we are seeing more Solangelo, I am just utterly delirious with excitement over the pending release of the book.
One thing that was interesting, which correct me if Riordan has done so before, was the change in the paper background (?) to billowing smoke which really helps bring in the dream sequence feel. If you don't want to read the very few spoilers below then let me just say this book will definitely be on my shelf on release day.

[Spoilers ahead]

To begin with, the prelude page to the book's first chapter really sets up anticipation of further in the book where said event most likely occurs. Will being covered in bandages looking tired - which a Son of Apollo tired.... what?!? - that are being soaked with blood again?! The beginning of the story starts off great with mentions of which Star Wars man would be the best date; which was something I didn't know I needed in the Percy Jackson universe. Then you have some interlude dialogue; don't want to go in too much depth so as not to retell the entire book. Then, you get to the dream sequence where the story picks up. Let me just say, Nico di Angelo suffers way too much and just deserves the best of everything. Like his own dreams bringing up Jason yet again?!? Who was basically his first real friend that Nico really opened up to only for him to die?! Then he wakes up and we get some brief Solangelo fluff which is just great. Then, Nico is gifted a quest to travel with which we are left to assume is Tarturus - the darkest and worst place that only three demigods have survived, with a terrible prophecy given, and his boyfriend - who thrives off of sun - coming with him. Let's just say this book will be on my shelf as soon as it is released!!

This is a preview! I'm not sure why that isn't stated anywhere-- I had a huge surge of joy when I saw the "Read now", figuring it was for some promotion, with first 100 readers or so. Alas, it was not to be.

Disappointment aside, it was a fun ride, though I can't believe [REDACTED] is a Reylo, I thought better of [pronoun]. I look forward to reading this later!

So far, so good! I'm definitely eating up the rest of the book when it's out, especially because it's very interesting till what I read, so pretty excited.

I absolutely loved this preview of The Sun and The Star's first five chapters. Nico di Angelo is very near and dear to my heart. He and Will are absolutely deserving of continued story, and I'm so excited to read the full book when it becomes available!

Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with a preview of this book!

I was able to read the first five chapters of The Sun and the Star, and any fan of Rick Riordan’s work will be instantly drawn in by the premise. This book follows Nico DiAngelo and Will Solace, who are recognizable names from former stories in the Camp Half-Blood saga, as they head on a quest to Tartarus. The beginning of this book is flush with Riordan’s characteristic humour, while introducing a more mature element — the extensive trauma that Nico has been through is not going to be shied away from, and I suspect the book itself will explore themes that have yet to be fully breached in one of Riordan’s books.

A full review and updated rating will come once the full book is published, but suffice it to say that as a Riordan fan of over a decade, I’m anticipating its release date even more now!

To say that I cried a little when I saw this would be an understatement. I have missed Nico, a lot. From these first few chapters it certainly seems like the characters and places I know and love are back and I am so happy. I cannot wait to read the full book!!!!!

I absolutely love this. Only got to read first 5 chapters but it starts off super intense like the prologue starts off with will dying so I’m just like what’s happening 🫂😭😭😭 I need this book to come out already because the 5th chapter ends when the adventure is truly about to begin😭😭😭

I am so happy to have a new book from Rick Riordan - I feel like it's been forever since we've gotten to be in his world. This was a great chapter sampler - but if you haven't read these series; Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Percy Jackson and the Heroes of Olympus or The Trials of Apollo you will be spoiled. Even in this first 4 chapters there are things mentioned that you might not have known about, so I would believe even more possible spoilers throughout the book. This book takes you on a "trip down memory lane" but since it's from the POV of Nico you get to see new things and I love that. Also I love the page design that was added when Nico is dreaming - it was a nice touch. Can't wait to read the rest!

Thanks to #NetGalley and #disneyhyperion for an eARC of this book to read and review. #FromtheWorldofPercyJacksonTheSunandtheStar

This is a review for only the preview since that is all that is available so far. Based on what I've read so far, and my past experience with both authors, and given that I love Nico, I'm sure I'm going to end up giving it 5 stars, but since I don't have the full book, I don't feel right rating it 5 stars. I will certainly change it after I've had the chance to read the whole thing.

This preview contains what is probably a prologue and it sets us up for the quest that will probably take up the rest of the book. We've known for some time (I can't even remember in which of the last 15 books it was, but I think it was in the second series) that Rachel channeled the oracle to give Nico a quest, but up until now, he has tried to ignore it. At this point, he and will have been boyfriends for a year, and everything in the world seems to be going their way for once. Except his nightmares have increased.

I was excited when I read that Mark Oshiro and Rick Riordan had teamed up to write Nico and Will's quest story. Nico has been one of my favorite characters and has been through more trauma than just about any other character, and it's a miracle he's still functioning, a great testament to his resilience. But I get the feeling that he and Will are going to have to dig deep to get themselves through this adventure. I think Mark will be the perfect writing partner for this story, and while I don't know who wrote what, this prologue reassures me that this story will fit right into the Percy Jackson series. I suspect I'm going to need a box of tissues for this one though!

This was an advanced sampler preview of the opening chapter from NetGalley, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

The sampler was so good. Can't wait to have the book in my hands and read the entirety of Nico and Will's story (probably in the span of a day if I'm being honest).

I am so excited for more adventures in the PJO universe but also FINALLYYYYY a Nico story! I can't wait for more.

I loved this so much! This sampler is such a teaser and made me want to cry when I got to the end cause I wanted to continue reading it. This has me so excited for the book to be released. Just from what I've read it seems like this book is going to be a rollercoaster of emotions. I can't wait to read more about what is in store for Nico and Will!

It's very exciting to sneak a peek at how this book will read, with another author in the mix I was wondering how the tone would work out, but I was pleasantly surprised to see just how familiar it felt. This reads like a Percy Jackson book, and i'm excited to (finally) get an extended look at things from Nico's pov, he was always a bit of a mystery, so it's fun to get a feel for what he's really like. I look forward to reading the rest when it comes out!