lri_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent
Moderate: Terminal illness, Cancer, Violence, and Death
Minor: Injury/injury detail
glen3's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Mass/school shootings
Moderate: Blood, Gun violence, and Violence
Minor: Colonisation, Classism, and Medical content
karoliiine's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Grief
Moderate: Injury/injury detail, Medical content, War, Cancer, Child death, and Violence
Minor: Colonisation
mandkips's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Death
Moderate: Cancer, Violence, and Blood
Minor: Racism, Colonisation, and Medical content
belleanndthebook's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Violence, War, and Grief
Minor: Gun violence, Colonisation, Injury/injury detail, and Medical content
Spoiler
an entire school is bombed, and a lot of the book focuses on the main characters' grief for people they knew and for not having been thereduchess16's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
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I do wish he hadn't slightly over-exaggerated her menstrual cycle and such, I know it is complicated but he played it very unrealistic to meSpoiler
WHY DIDNT HE DEVELOP THE RELATIONSHIP WITH GEM MOOOORE!!! I needed them to have SOME sort of satisfying romantic twist at the end, I feel like Riordan missed out on that part *sigh*Graphic: Death of parent, Death, and Injury/injury detail
Moderate: Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Toxic relationship, Cancer, Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief
idkwhatimdoingg's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
The plot was interesting and easy to follow despite the fact that I haven't read or watched 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Some things felt unrealistic, but i'll let it slide because it is a middle grade book. Something I can't negotiate is the writing. At times it felt very monotone, as if I was being told what was happening rather than being shown (see: the 'show don't tell' rule), and the dialogue sometimes felt awkward – do people really talk like that? It was very different to the more natural narration in Percy Jackson and other books by Riordan, which was unfortunate. Still, the action scenes were well written and Ana's perspective was well written.
Overall, I would definitely recommend this book! Bear in mind that it deals with grief and death so I would recommend it for readers 13+.
Moderate: Death and Medical content
Minor: Grief, Violence, Ableism, and Death of parent
kbairbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/injury detail, Abandonment, Blood, Cancer, Death, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, and Violence
Moderate: War
Minor: Vomit
anawaka's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
só senti um pouco de falta de
Spoiler
o luto das personagens, especialmente da ana (que supostamente perde um irmão), ser mais reconhecido: ele é mencionado de tempos em tempos, mas não parece ser tão central pra personagem (o que acho que faz sentido pensando que o livro quer ser leve, mas causou uma estranheza narrativa pra mim).Moderate: Death and Death of parent
bretagnereads's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Moderate: Death and Death of parent