Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan

22 reviews

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Grief

sophie42's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

1_800_fuck_off's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and War

Minor: Bullying and Islamophobia

fionamatilda's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Death of parent

Moderate: Ableism, Islamophobia, and Grief

lizziaha's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

Minor: Islamophobia and Grief

mcdermotte1639's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad 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? No

5.0

Love. Love. Love. The found family is amazing. The sarcastic, witty humor is fabulous. The main characters pulled at my heartstrings and made me root for them from the first chapter. 
If I had one warning/critique, it would be that it does start off a little slow, but it makes sense, since Riordan is setting up a whole new world for us to play in. If you're feeling a little draggy in the bileginning, stick it out. I promise, it's soooo worth it!
Every series I read from Rick gets better and better!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Alcohol

calamitywindpetal's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Death, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

frantic_vampire's review

adventurous funny lighthearted tense 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? No

4.5

I really loved this one! Magnus is honestly so relatable. He’s so sarcastic, funny, and a total dork. It also helps just a little that he’s my birthday twin! And he is the quintessential Capricorn. I feel like we would get along so well. I’m pretty sure that Magnus is one of my top favorite of Riordan’s characters.

I loved that this book focused on Norse mythology. There were a few name drops that were familiar from the show Vikings, but there were also a bunch of new things that I didn’t know about Norse mythology thrown into this. It was just such a fun read. One of the other things I really liked about this book was that we got to see Annabeth again! I loved all the little nods to the other series. And the fact that Magnus was also being so salty when references were made to the other books, it just made me giggle.

All in all The Sword of Summer was just such a fun read. I can’t wait to read Magnus’s next adventure. This one is getting a solid four and a half stars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Violence, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Islamophobia and Gaslighting

Minor: Misogyny, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Grief, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

jstarshine16's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Vomit, and Alcohol

Minor: Alcoholism, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Islamophobia, and Religious bigotry