Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan

8 reviews

anna_333's review against another edition

hopeful informative mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Death, Gaslighting, and Grief

thaliareads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This was a reread and the first time listening to the audiobook. I wasn’t sure what to expect from this series, but it’s turning out to be very interesting. I like briefly seeing Percy, but it was also really nice to start to meet, or rather learn more about, other side characters. It’s also nice to see Apollo really beginning to see what his children go through on the daily. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Violence

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Death of parent and Child abuse

This book does still feel YA appropriate even with the content warnings.

caskraft's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Car accident, Grief, Death of parent, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, and Pandemic/Epidemic

wayward_sister's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted relaxing 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

4.0

A fast-paced beginning to a new series with a flawed hero who has more depth than it at first appears. I'm not sure what to think about the antagonists yet though. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Gaslighting, Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Grief

jasmineslibraryy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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

4.5

reread 🤲

apollo is a little annoying but he’s also funny as hell and he would love taylor swift. also WILL + NICO <3 and i forgot how much i love meg

speed run finishing the series before i get my goblin hands on the sun and the star 💫 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Vomit, Physical abuse, Murder, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Torture, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Death of parent, Death, Child abuse, and Animal death

Moderate: Kidnapping

Minor: Child death, Cursing, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Colonisation

all the traditional percy jackson warnings

hales_1243's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring slow-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

I really enjoyed this book! It was a little more slow paced than the PJO and Heroes of Olympus series, but was still really good. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Body horror, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Fatphobia, and Blood

Minor: War and Slavery

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted 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

4.75

This book is so much fun, and I totally see why everyone loves Rick Riordan. I'll be reading many more of his books in the future, but I want to wait a bit to savor them. What a beautiful book for young folks to read with nary a terf in sight.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Bullying, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, and Medical content

Minor: Vomit

Would recommend as LGBTQ positive!

jabberwalky'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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Death of parent and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Grief