Reviews tagging 'Violence'

La figlia degli Abissi, by Rick Riordan

18 reviews

devlev7's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.5

To be honest this book was…only okay. I had high hopes, being a major Percy Jackson kid. And while Daughter of the Deep does have some of the charm of teenage heroes with mysterious family histories in unexpected fantastical situation, it just fell short for me. It feels like Riordan has tried to take the same formula as The Lightning Thief  but based around a much more contained text (Jules Vernes’ 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and sequel instead of Greek mythology) that have him less to work with, on top of it feeling like a sort of more forced and stale version of a story we’ve already heard. Riordan clearly did a lot of research, and that shows in a fun way. However, I think the amount of the book that was spent trying to convince the reader to buy into the stretches between his “sacred text” and the technology he described took away from the heart of the story. The characters, while diverse, felt a bit shallow. I would’ve appreciated more time spent getting to know their relationships than their alt-tech. However, I recognize that I, an adult, may not be the primary target audience for this novel, which isn’t at all to diminish YA, moreso to say I recognize my critiques may not be relevant to the enjoyment of a younger person while reading this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Violence

lri_reads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Terminal illness, Cancer, Violence, and Death

Minor: Injury/injury detail

caitcosentino's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful 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? No

4.0

Very good. Badass female MC. I loved learning about the school.

The first half was excellent, the second half lost steam a bit. Romeo's role was a bit too farfetched for me. 

Spoiler

Seems crazy that they just let LI go at the end.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent and Cancer

Minor: Violence

glen3's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Cancer, Violence, and Blood

Minor: Racism, Colonisation, and Medical content

floofypoofy's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Child death, Blood, and Violence

belleanndthebook's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

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 there

ravenclaw_percabeth's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted relaxing 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Grief, and Terminal illness

Minor: Injury/injury detail, Ableism, Death of parent, Medical content, and Violence

duchess16's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

I loved it, so incredible. plot twists and resolutions were *Chefs kiss* not basic or predictable...

Spoiler

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 me

Spoiler

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*

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, and Injury/injury detail

Moderate: Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Toxic relationship, Cancer, Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief