Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

33 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

catorureads's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, Murder, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Gore

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

gandalf_a's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: Gun violence, Murder, Emotional abuse, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Infidelity, Domestic abuse, Car accident, Animal cruelty, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Minor: Child death and War

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

nox_h's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying and Murder

Minor: Child abuse and Domestic abuse

cowardlyteaman's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted 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? Yes

5.0

I haven't read this book since I was in fifth grade myself, but I picked it up again seven (?) years later to freshen my judgement for the new Percy Jackson series on Disney+.
I honestly thought that I might not like it that much now I did then, and that I'd find it childish, but... I really don't. Well, it's childish, of course, (it's for children), but not so much that I don't enjoy it? It's silly and funny, but not too silly. I think Riordan writes an excellent balance between humour and serious themes here.

There are times where the humour overshadows and ruins seriousness in books (and films especially, [cough-cough] MCU's Thor), but that is really not the case here! Riordan's humour does not make me think it appropriate to include themes such as grief and domestic abuse, and finding that balance can actually be quite difficult, but so important.

There's also me having forgotten how likeable Percy is as a character. What a charming little man.

I was very positively surprised by this book! My expectations weren't that high, given that I last read it in fifth grade and my standards then were «funny haha» and «mythos», but it still holds!

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Ableism, Grief, Alcoholism, and Child abuse

Minor: Blood and Cursing

chronicacademia's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Violence, Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, War, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Murder, and Physical abuse

716a_m's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, War, Violence, and Blood

Minor: Alcohol