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The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

23 reviews

crieraylas's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Ableism, Car accident, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Murder, Violence, Grief, War, Abandonment, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Blood, Domestic abuse, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Death of parent, and Physical abuse

Minor: Sexism, Toxic friendship, Child death, Incest, Infidelity, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Addiction

coryyalva's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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? No

4.0

I only wish I had been allowed the opportunity to read these books as a kid!! This was such a good story from start to finish. I cannot wait to read the rest of the series ♡

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, and War

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, and Torture

lazmataz's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Violence, Death, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Kidnapping, Torture, War, Murder, Car accident, and Confinement

Minor: Physical abuse and Torture

kaidoz's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: Car accident, Death, Violence, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Child death, Blood, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Child abuse, War, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Torture, Alcohol, and Physical abuse

Bullying: MC gets bullied verbally several times by classmates, and later is physically assaulted with weapons by several peers. On the bright side,

he kicks their asses.

Death: Mentioned frequently in threats and in passing. Ghosts and the like. Emotional/Domestic/Child Abuse, Alcohol: MC’s stepfather is emotionally abusive to MC and his mother, often while drinking. Physical Abuse: Implied abuse when the abuser raises their hand and the victim flinches. MC says aloud ‘[Abuser] hits you,’ and it is not contested by the victim. For more context:

It is revealed near the end of the book that the stepfather hits the MC’s mother when he is not around. This is rectified.

cadybooks'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Car accident, Animal cruelty, and Bullying

Minor: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Toxic relationship, Grief, Toxic friendship, Fatphobia, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

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

fe_aye's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious 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

4.5

What to say about Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief? It’s the start of Percy’s adventures through Greek Mythology and the world of Gods. As a Demigod Percy must bow to the whims of mysterious beings he has never met or risk extreme punishment. 

This is his first adventure and the introduction to this world and its ways. Learning how the Gods play and the deadly consequences of making the wrong move. 

A prophecy has been told, moves are being made and Percy Jackson is caught right in the centre, now the fate of the world rests in his hands with only a week of training, a sword, and his incomplete knowledge of mythology to guide him. Luckily he’s not alone, a quest is always undertaken by three, he has at his side his two friends Grover Underwood and Annabeth Chase, who aid him along the way for their own reasons tied to this quest by a mutual interest in not seeing the world fall apart. 

This is such a good way to start the series and an amazing read even all these years later. The one that started everything. A good read if you’re looking for something easy to follow, educational and surprisingly funny. Any fan of Greek mythology will find their home at Camp Half-Blood. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Animal cruelty, Car accident, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Torture, Violence, Grief, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Blood, Cursing, Infidelity, Alcohol, and Physical abuse

sammymilfort's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, and Body horror

Moderate: Torture, Grief, Emotional abuse, and Gore

Minor: Domestic abuse and Death of parent

aia_r's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

Extremely entertaining. This book got me into Greek mythology and I am ever so grateful I picked it up. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Domestic abuse, Torture, Bullying, and Death of parent

raisinbrann's review against another edition

adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious fast-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

5.0

The way Mr. Riordan describes both his characters and the scenes is somehow both evocative and elusive. While I can see exactly what he describes when a character does or feels something, I appreciate that he leaves the actual physical description of his characters (and the gods) to his readers. I spent my childhood reading books where every single person is presumed white unless explicitly stated, it’s been fun to put my own ideas of what Grover and Annabeth look like (they’re both Black, argue with your mother)! This is a fun start to a very formative experience for mythology kids everywhere! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Violence, War, Infidelity, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: Sexual harassment, Gun violence, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Police brutality, Toxic relationship, and Torture