Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

309 reviews

mengzhenreads's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This is my ultimate comfort read. Perfection itself.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Violence

Moderate: Death, Car accident

Minor: Ableism

wwnter's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse

Minor: Ableism

hpterka's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Death of parent

grizzlysnack's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous funny 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Violence

Moderate: Violence, Car accident, Death of parent

Minor: Animal cruelty, Child death

booksanna's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Similiar to Harry Potter, I love the way the story is written and the mystery left behind. It leaves you wanting more. I love the diverse characters  and the relationships between them. This is an interesting read and took me not long to read. this is a little targeted at children, but still very good. If you love Greek mythology this is perfect. I loves the world- building and the mix of modern and Greek culture. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Domestic abuse

Minor: Murder, War

cassidymccarthy's review against another edition

1.0

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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I am glad middle grade has improved since 2005. The consistent use of "crippled" throughout the book to signify people of non normative movement or people with disfigurements was disgusting. The use of the term "half-blood" which is, at least in Canada, a massively racist term and is hard to get over reading a lot. Also, it felt like another rendition of harry potter, young boy with troubled childhood befriends nerdy girl and insightful but clumsy boy to go on formulaic adventure with. 

Overall, was not about this.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Racial slurs, Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse

ninaevan's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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So excited to be revisiting  this series! It’s definitely holding up so far. 

My scoring: 
5 | =everyone in the world must read this book 
4.75 | =between 4.5 and 5
4.5 | =dessert island book
4.25 | =between 4 and 4.5
4 | =great, solid, reccomendable book
3.75 | =may not be a 4, but I had a good time 
3.5 | = rough patches but not bad
3.25 | =between 3 and 3.5
3 | =meh
2 | =not good
1 | =bad

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Violence, Grief, Death of parent

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment

Minor: Bullying, Car accident

lesbipain's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous funny fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse

ashleycmms's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Domestic abuse

0ceanna's review against another edition

4.75

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

Minor: Child death, Domestic abuse