Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

125 reviews

_forestofpages's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

This was a lot of fun on reread.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Bullying and Child abuse

Minor: Domestic abuse and Child death

cluckieduck's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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

3.5

12 year old me would have been absolutely enamoured with this book and would have obsessed about being great friends with Percy, Annabeth and Grover. 36 year old me has some issues with the dialogue and character descriptions (SO MANY ugly things). I’ve already started watching the new Disney+ series and appreciate the changes that have been made to the story. 

But overall it’s a fun little romp - a very easy read and a great way to pique an interest in Greek mythology. I’m interested to see how Percy and his powers develop and where the story goes from here. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Bullying, Violence, Ableism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Abandonment

Minor: Vomit, Sexism, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Blood, War, and Medical content

another_dahlia's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Classism, Toxic relationship, Death, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Car accident

Minor: Child death

leoblueish's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Death of parent, Death, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Incest

aprilblues348's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted relaxing fast-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Death, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Blood, Domestic abuse, Grief, Toxic relationship, War, Xenophobia, Animal cruelty, Sexism, Child death, Addiction, Ableism, Car accident, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Racism, Child abuse, Islamophobia, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

gillian_aftanas's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Grief, Death, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Car accident, Child death, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Ableism, and Animal cruelty

seapotatohowisitalrtaken's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Blood, Bullying, Sexism, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Death, Abandonment, and Child death

Minor: War

stephmcoakley's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, War, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Abandonment, Confinement, Violence, and Alcoholism

midgereads's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

3.75

Reading Percy Jackson for the first time in 2023 (and as a 20 year old) was very interesting, but I enjoyed it a lot and i’m glad i’m finally getting to this series. I’m sure I would have rated it higher if I’d read it in middle school, but I still think it’s a really good book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Blood

Minor: War

kathrynleereads's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted 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? No

4.0

After an 8-year break from this series, I made my return to Camp Half-Blood in anticipation of the series coming out at the end of the year.

I was a tiny bit skeptical about whether I would enjoy these books as an adult as much as I did as a kid, but I should've known better.

Somehow Rick Riordan manages to effortlessly blend adult humor with the kind of content that makes kids go crazy with laughter. 

I enjoyed the Percy Jackson books as a kid for the characters, plot, and humor.

Every single one of those aspects of this book has stood the test of time and was just as enjoyable and loveable as they were when the book first came out. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Violence

Minor: Abandonment, Blood, Bullying, and Death