Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Dark Prophecy by Rick Riordan

29 reviews

icedlemonade's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring sad 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Murder, and Death

Minor: Child abuse

madamenovelist's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Colonisation, Classism, Child abuse, Murder, Medical content, Gun violence, Death, Death of parent, Violence, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Confinement, Animal cruelty, and Blood

Moderate: Cursing

jasmineslibraryy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

i didn't like this one as much as the first, but i've definitely developed an appreciation for how apollo/lester is developing. i love seeing characters grow!

i love him and meg's sibling relationship SO much !! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Death of parent

redroseses'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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Pregnancy, War, Animal cruelty, Abandonment, Blood, Death, Gore, and Child abuse

hales_1243's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, and Violence

Moderate: Excrement, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Body horror, Murder, and Terminal illness

Minor: Gun violence

livelaughomo'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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Animal cruelty, and Child abuse

Moderate: Death of parent and Emotional abuse

Minor: Abandonment

mengzhenreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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? Yes

4.0

Rick Riordan mentioned Frank Ocean in a book and my life has been changed forever.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Violence, and Animal death

Moderate: Death of parent, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Abandonment and Child death

smsam's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse

the_embodiment_of_chaos's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Animal death and Death of parent

Minor: Child death

lastcomment314's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted 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? Yes

4.25

After what I thought was a bit of a rocky start to the series in the first installment, I think the characters really come into their own here. Apollo is still Apollo, but he's more endearing now, and is learning to think about others besides himself, even if some things about him never change. The supporting cast is also larger, and features a few more familiar faces from Riordan's previous books, which never hurts for a long-time reader like me.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Abandonment, Slavery, Emotional abuse, Death, Gaslighting, Animal death, and Child abuse