Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan

24 reviews

kathrynleereads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted tense medium-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

4.0

As always, I was a little hesitant going into The Lost Hero, because I don't love the idea of returning to a familiar world with completely new characters. 

However, I should know better now than to ever doubt Rick Riordan. 

Jason, Piper, and Leo are the perfect little bundle of outcasts. Each of them had what they believed to be a huge flaw, but ends up being a huge skill. 

As much as I loved the characters and the story, it did feel like this book was mostly just set up for the rest of the series. Understandable, as that's exactly what it is, but still a little slow to read at parts. 

I can't wait to (re)read the rest of the series!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Violence, War, Grief, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Abandonment, Bullying, and Alcoholism

_ren's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Abandonment, Death of parent, Death, Grief, and Animal death

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Dysphoria, Confinement, War, Violence, Stalking, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Mental illness, Torture, Gaslighting, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Vomit, Medical content, Racism, Dysphoria, and Murder

bookcaptivated's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Death of parent, Gore, and Abandonment

Minor: Confinement, Cultural appropriation, Bullying, Child death, Grief, Kidnapping, Vomit, Racism, and War

carolinars's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Kidnapping, War, Blood, Infidelity, Death of parent, and Murder

rachelditty's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative 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

4.25

Forgot how much fun this first book is! Glad I'm reading this series again.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, and Violence

Minor: Child abuse, Kidnapping, Abandonment, and Bullying

val_theburrowofstories's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted 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

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

Moderate: Abandonment and Grief

Minor: War and Car accident

hales_1243's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Violence, War, and Kidnapping

Minor: Vomit

eagleshouse's review

adventurous 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia and Violence

Moderate: Grief and Bullying

Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Death of parent

orchidlilly's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Violence, and Blood

Minor: Death of parent, Vomit, Sexism, Confinement, Grief, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Animal death, Racism, Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, and War

limiwh'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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Violence, Blood, and Grief