Reviews tagging 'War'

The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan

53 reviews

nellienelson's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

The only reason I didn’t rate it higher was bc I guessed the plot at the end of the book halfway through. But still, honestly, Rick Riordan is such an amazing writer and all his books just grab me and don’t let go until I’ve finished reading it. It was amazing and I can’t wait to start Son Of Neptune. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death and Xenophobia

betweentheshelves's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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

 While I think this book is a little longer than it needs to be (see the rest of Rick Riordan's books, I'm guessing. Why do they get so long??), you keep reading because you need to know what happened to Percy. And who the heck this Jason person is. The way the entire plot is set up really works to keep you reading and keep you guessing, all the while introducing you to Greek and Roman myths that maybe you didn't know about.

I do remember reading this when it first came out, but I couldn't tell you anything that happened in besides the fact that Percy disappeared and I remembered the things about the Roman camp. I also never actually finished this series, so I am excited to see where it goes next!

Here's to seeing if I can fit all the other books in before the new Percy Jackson book comes out in September.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

Moderate: Bullying, Death, and Blood

Minor: Racism, Abandonment, and War

carolinars's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Death, Infidelity, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

sophie42's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful 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

Graphic: Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Blood, Murder, and War

Minor: Vomit and Death of parent

val_theburrowofstories's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Grief and Abandonment

Minor: Car accident and War

lennie_reads'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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Blood, and Kidnapping

Minor: Racism, Abandonment, and War

sadie_g'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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Kidnapping and Death of parent

Minor: Abandonment and War

jackiie's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

hales_1243's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and War

Minor: Vomit

finnft4's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

Pretty good! I liked the characters and the humor a lot - this is definitely the funniest Riordan book I've read. Will say that I found the story to be a bit slow, and I feel like it didn't have to be 500+ pages based on the pacing. That being said, I tend to like faster stories anyway. Leo is fantastic - he's probably my favorite out of the three. Jason is just okay; I mostly just find his backstory interesting and not the character himself. He got a bit better near the end, but I just found him the weakest out of the trio.

Looking to be an interesting follow-up to PJO!

RANKING
[1] PJO: The Last Olympian
[2] HoO: The House of Hades
[3] HoO: The Mark of Athena
[4] PJO: The Lightning Thief
[5] PJO: The Titan's Curse
[6] HoO: The Son of Neptune
[7] PJO: The Battle of the Labyrinth
[8] HoO: The Lost Hero
[9] PJO: The Sea of Monsters
[10] HoO: The Blood of Olympus 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: War