Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Percy Jackson and the Last Olympian by Rick Riordan

60 reviews

ayhuz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Death of parent

sweetchocolatez's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, War, Death, and Grief

mengzhenreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

5.0

When I was younger I remember I used to reread this book over and over again and with good reason. Literally just one epic battle after the other. An epic ending to a life-changing book series. Goddamn.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and War

Moderate: Child death, Suicide, and Grief

Minor: Abandonment

midnacine's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring sad 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? Yes

5.0

While I loved this book, I still think Battle of the Labyrinth is my favorite. About 50% of this is focused on the war in Manhattan, and while I understand why it had to be written that way, it did get to be a little monotonous. 

But I really appreciate that Percy made the conscious decision to call the gods out for their bullshit and that we finally got Percabeth.

Also, interesting observation: after having read Song of Achilles a few weeks ago, I absolutely loved the parallels Rick Riordan had made between the Battle of Troy and the Battle of Manhattan. Spoilers for Song of Achilles below: 

A hero's honor is disrespected over a feud, and they refuse to go to battle even when absolutely necessary. A dear "friend" of the hero disguises themselves in the hero's armor, only to fall after facing a foe only the hero can defeat. The hero defeats the foe to avenge their friend's death, and then drags the foe's body behind their chariot while demanding to fight the leader of the enemy's army.

Now, is the hero I'm speaking of Clarisse or Achilles? The friend, Silena or Patroclus? The foe, the drakon or Hector? And the leader of the opposing army, Kronos or Paris?
All that to say, I believe that Clarisse and Silena were secretly dating behind Beckendorf and Chris Rodriguez's backs, or at least in love with each other. Thank you for coming to my TED Talk.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Suicide, Child death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, and War

Moderate: Medical content, Grief, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Animal cruelty, Fire/Fire injury, and Genocide

Minor: Abandonment, Bullying, Child abuse, Body shaming, Toxic friendship, Infidelity, and Car accident

michieldecock_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny informative tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Abandonment and Suicide

Minor: Grief

limiwh'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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, and War

Moderate: Child death, Grief, and Suicide

evieolive's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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? Yes

4.5

Great action in this one! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Mental illness, Death, and Violence

Minor: Abandonment, Suicide, and Body shaming

destynee's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional lighthearted reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Amazing. A good way to end the first part of the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, War, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

mezzoanddolce's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Violence, Child death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and War

molly_rose's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Suicide, War, and Death

Minor: Grief, Abandonment, and Ableism