Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

198 reviews

brimacca's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Violence, Child abuse, Bullying, Death of parent, Grief, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Toxic relationship, and War

Moderate: Animal death, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Animal cruelty

enzopudge's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative lighthearted medium-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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Emotional abuse, Bullying, and Domestic abuse

neko_reads's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Bullying, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Death of parent, Car accident, and Death

Minor: War and Child death

bedbooksandapaw's review

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.5

I enjoyed this SO MUCH! I'm so excited to have a new long series to read! In my opinion, this lands somewhere between middle grade and YA, but is written in a way that's still funny and exciting for me as an adult. I adore Percy and his sass, and his friendships with Grover and Annabeth are sweet. Also really love how much he loves his mom. This book is paced well, is both light-hearted and a bit dark, and is just a lot of fun. I can see why this series is a huge hit - even just the first book felt like something very special. It reminded me of how I felt as a kid whenever I started a new series that I'd end up being in love with for years.

Really looking forward to continuing this series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: Death of parent and Domestic abuse

emfo5777's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Car accident, Bullying, Ableism, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Domestic abuse, War, and Violence

Minor: Child death

Eurocentrism is a key feature of the world building. Uses ableist language uncritically throughout (e.g., the “c” word to refer to disability and the colloquial/derogatory use of the word “lame”)

melist6's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Domestic abuse

Minor: Grief, Ableism, and Bullying

theintrovertsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-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

Moderate: Death of parent and Bullying

Minor: Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Death, Animal death, Domestic abuse, War, Violence, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief

paperbackmoth's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

Minor: Bullying, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Death, War, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Blood, Violence, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

jstar1's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Child abuse, Mental illness, War, Death of parent, Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, Bullying, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Domestic abuse

rchatterjee188's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful mysterious reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Car accident, Bullying, Fatphobia, Abandonment, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, and Violence