Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

154 reviews

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

gaymoonreader'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I enjoyed this much more than I thought I would. I powered through this when I finally got to the good parts. Loved it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Violence

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Alcohol, Bullying, Death of parent, and Grief

marbledaesthetics's review against another edition

adventurous tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

overduck's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

Reread before the show aired. This is a childhood favorite that I was pleased to learn still holds up now that I'm an adult.

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Content Warnings

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

natnurdock's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Fatphobia and Animal cruelty

Minor: Mental illness

eowyn_zoe's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism, Violence, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, War, Car accident, and Bullying

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

lovesarahmae's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted 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? No

4.0

#PercyJackson #PercyJacksonAndTheLightningTheif by @rickriordan 
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Ahhh.... the great middle school adventure book.  You know he is in the 6th grade in this book!  Anyway- this book captures their attention, does an amazing job of making Greek myths more contemporary and the new Disny+ series does it justice.  Put this one in the hands of your kids. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent and Abandonment

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death of parent, Car accident, Bullying, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Child death, Child abuse, and Gore

wooblatoober's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.75

loved it! super nostalgic to me since i read it in 6th grade. i even found writing in my copy from when i was 12 :) 

i’m blown away by the fact that this book was written for elementary/middle school-aged kids, is so kid-appropriate, and has been so well-loved by kids in its target range since 2005, and yet is still so enjoyable to read from the point of view of an adult. riordan utilities great creative writing techniques and does an amazing job drawing inspiration from greek epics and mythology and superimposing the characters and problems into today’s world. not to mention, i love the characters he creates and i had completely forgotten-or maybe not even noticed as a kid-that percy is a relatively full character with an actual personality that i like and enjoy reading from the point of view of. 

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Content Warnings

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