Reviews tagging 'Racism'

The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan

9 reviews

elliott_the_clementine's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

Every time I read The Mark of Athena it destroys me. Be forewarned that this book remains tonally and totally consistent with the prior books in the Heroes of Olympus and Percy Jackson series while deftly delving into wildly dark topics. A very important book. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, War, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Confinement, and Racism

Moderate: Death

theintrovertsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted 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

---

Content Warnings

Minor: Gun violence, Medical content, Murder, Racism, Torture, War, Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, Violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Abandonment, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Cannibalism, Confinement, and Kidnapping

noahsingh's review against another edition

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Racism, Ableism, and Confinement

Moderate: War, Slavery, Bullying, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Islamophobia, and Body shaming

Minor: Cannibalism

chronicacademia's review against another edition

adventurous funny slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, War, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Violence, Body shaming, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Racism, Sexism, and Torture

Minor: Slavery

jenny_librarian's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Rereading this was a pleasure. I always love the PJO/HoO characters and this time was no different. I don’t have the emotional connection others have to the Tartarus scene, but it’s still a pretty good moment nonetheless.

The only issue with this was I listened to the audiobook and the narrator wasn’t that great. Hearing the English version of the gods’ names was already confusing at times (as I’ve learned them in French) and he pronounced Gaia “Gee-ah”, which just felt plain wrong. His accents also bordered on offensive at times.

So loved the book, but the narration was subpar. I’ll check if someone else narrates The House of Hades, otherwise I’ll read my paper copy. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: War

Minor: Slavery and Racism

orchidlilly's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? No

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, War, Grief, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Death, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Child death

Minor: Animal death, Medical content, Racism, Torture, Confinement, and Fatphobia

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

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Animal cruelty, and Death

Moderate: Misogyny, Racism, and Sexism

Minor: Blood

grboph's review against another edition

adventurous funny tense medium-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

5.0

I have to say that this was the best book in the Heroes of Olympus series - I think Mark of Athena is just as good as the books in the original PJO series. This is the book where the seven all come together for the first time and the main quest of the series finally kicks off. I loved seeing all the relationships between the characters form and grow (it is such a testament to Rick Riordan's writing that each of the characters' skills, personalities, and individualism can all stand out in a book with seven main characters). I also really loved Annabeth's whole side plot, especially since it was told from her point of view - she has been such an important character since The Lightning Thief and now we finally get to hear her story told in her own voice. I really appreciated the references to real-life locations - it helped make the story more real to me and legitimately helped with some of the homesickness I am feeling for Atlanta right now. Also, the cliffhanger ending completely threw me for a loop and because of it, I will be starting the next book as soon as I finish this review. In conclusion, I had forgotten how good this book was and I'm so, so glad I reread it - it is definitely my favorite book so far in the series and I can honestly say I had no issues with it. I would recommend this book to anyone who loves good characters or a nice, solid quest story.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, and Bullying

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Grief, and Misogyny

Minor: Toxic friendship, War, Blood, Gore, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Death

jstarshine16's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Kidnapping, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, and Torture