Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

153 reviews

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

grace_cr1's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Blood, Death, Bullying, Car accident, Confinement, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent

ashsparrow's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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

Graphic: Bullying and Violence

Moderate: Death, Blood, Death of parent, Car accident, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Alcoholism

cc_moo's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and War

tkivinen's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No

4.25

Re-reading these books, and this one at least held up really well over the years. Just a fun and interesting story and premise. 

These books deserve the same kind of popularity as Potters and hopefully a couple of new eyes will find them through the TV adaptation

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Death of parent, and Death

Minor: Abandonment and Domestic abuse

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