Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

Der verschwundene Halbgott by Rick Riordan, Gabriele, Haefs

44 reviews

juan_adhd_reading's review against another edition

adventurous funny tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I think it was definitely a good thing that I waited a few months after reading the PJO series before starting this one. Boy, I really did miss this world and its characters, and this book did not disappoint! I’m hooked and I can’t wait to continue the series.

Piper and Leo’s POVs were awesome! Piper’s relationship with her dad really tugged at my heart strings, end Leo using humor to cope with the trauma of his entire childhood really hit hard. Jason’s POV was ok. The problem with him was that he usually suffered from main character syndrome, and at times he really came off as a Mary Sue. I mean, the same could be said about Percy in the original series, but the difference is that Percy was funny. 

The story was incredibly fast paced, and at times almost overwhelming. The poor trio only just found out that Greek Gods and monsters are real, and already they are battling enemies just as strong or stronger than the ones we’ve seen in The Last Olympian. I know why Rick decided to this, but in my opinion, the story could’ve benefited from a longer timeline.

The entire quest takes place over just four days and it takes them the vast amount of that time just to find Hera. In the end this meant they only had 5 minutes to liberate her. This is not hyperbole, that’s the amount of time they spent actually figuring out how to open Hera’s cage, and even less that that because they spent the first few minutes fighting an army of wolves and the Snow Goddess. I don’t know, I guess I was hoping they would figure out something more clever than “Lull the cage to sleep while I cut it with my electric saw”.

 

Anyhow, I really enjoyed this as an introduction to the new phase in the Riordanverse and I can’t wait to see how it develops!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Bullying, and Death of parent

anndreya's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Bullying, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Racism, War, and Abandonment

vaguelyredhead's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury and Death of parent

Moderate: Bullying, Violence, and Blood

Minor: War and Abandonment

theintrovertsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Car accident, Child abuse, Cultural appropriation, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Animal death, Bullying, Vomit, Torture, Racism, Kidnapping, Infidelity, War, Abandonment, Blood, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Violence, Stalking, Murder, and Grief

brynn_books's review against another edition

4.0

This was hard to read at first because it took me a while to get used to the new characters. But I fell in love with them. I especially love Leo. He’s my baby and no one better hurt him or I will be throwing hands. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Death of parent, Bullying, and Fire/Fire injury

elysianemily's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Bullying, Racism, Torture, and War

Minor: Vomit

em_of_swags's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Grief, Racism, Bullying, and Kidnapping

maddie_luvs_books's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny hopeful mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Blood, Cursing, Bullying, Death, and Death of parent

wiktoria_bojda's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring relaxing 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Violence, Abandonment, Bullying, and Grief

hedyharper's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cannibalism, Kidnapping, Death, Violence, Abandonment, Bullying, Death of parent, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, War, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Emotional abuse, and Grief