Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

The Lightning Thief: Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan

220 reviews

namzuru's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

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

3.5

i enjoyed reading this, ive been meaning to get to this series for years now so im glad im finally doing. I really liked this book but i think i would've enjoyed it a little bit better when i was younger as there are certain parts or dialog that are a little childish (not a bad thing, and the blame is on me for reading a children's book). 

Before reading i knew spoilers that a boy from the half blood camp was gonna turn on them and its unfortunate that luke is literally the only boy half blood we meet 😭(other than percy obviously), so pretty quickly i realized it was luke that betrays them. Knowing this didnt really impact the book to much but then i guess the ending couldve hit a little harder if i didnt know. 

Did not expect ares to be the big fight at the end was 100% expecting hades despite already guessing he didnt steal the bolt, just assumed they would still fight.

It was very fun reading about percy, annabeth, and grover interacting throughtout the trip, they were so cute.

also the entire book i imagined poseidon a certain way and then we finally meet him at the end and hes like the exact opposite of what i had in my head so im gonna ignore his physical description. 

anyway cant wait for the next one

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Violence

Minor: Child death and Domestic abuse

indieieio's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Physical abuse

lqne's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying and Domestic abuse

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

tallulahreads_stuff's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Car accident, and Death of parent

Moderate: Torture, Violence, and War

Minor: Physical abuse, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

kailiyahknight's review against another edition

adventurous 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: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Domestic abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Death, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Child death, Physical abuse, Blood, War, and Injury/Injury detail

jamiecl's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny informative lighthearted 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: Bullying, Incest, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Blood

Minor: Alcohol

gcoulsxn's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Death, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Ableism, Child death, and War

heather667's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Violence, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Ableism

Minor: Domestic abuse, Torture, Kidnapping, and War

r0_24's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

4.5

I read this over three days (crazy right?) and loved it. Percy is so witty and his comments make me laugh. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Bullying, Domestic abuse, and Blood

Minor: Gaslighting

stindex's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted medium-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

2.0

I love greek mythology and I’d heard such praise about PJ that I had high hopes for the series. Did not deliver. Much sad.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Violence

Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail