Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

79 reviews

louisaroselewis's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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

5.0

I put off reading this book for the longest time only to regret I didn't read it sooner. As someone with Dyslexia and Autism, I felt seen in a lot of the characters. I never really feel too good about how my disabilities make me different from a lot of people, but this book and its diverse characters, made me feel so much better and that I can achieve so much more with them. (It did however make me sad I'm not a demi-god 😅)

I can wait to read the next installment and everything Rick Riordan has written.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Death, and Car accident

danicakvcs's review against another edition

adventurous tense 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Death, Mental illness, and Murder

Moderate: Car accident, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism, Child death, War, Torture, and Domestic abuse

eyescanbecruel's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death of parent, Car accident, Bullying, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, War, Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief

Minor: Domestic abuse and Alcoholism

thaliareads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious tense medium-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

I've always been a fan of this series, this is probably close to the fifth time I've re-read the first book and it always scratches the right itch in my brain. I'm a huge fan of Greek mythology and the world developed in this book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Blood, Bullying, and Car accident

I've included content warnings just in case, but to be aware that this was very well written for a middle grade audience and remains very appropriate despite the high stakes.

sophie42's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Child death and Car accident

theyummydish's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional lighthearted sad 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

5.0

I love love this!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Grief

Moderate: Mental illness, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, War, Death, Violence, Vomit, and Bullying

Minor: Gun violence and Cursing

nellienelson's review against another edition

adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.75

This is my second-time read of this book and I loved it just as much. There’s a lot of foreshadowing I hadn’t picked up on before and I love the humor and the sass Percy has as a freaking 12 year old. In short, I loved it! I’d definitely recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Bullying, and Violence

Minor: War, Death of parent, Death, Kidnapping, and Grief

justcallmeemily's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful 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? Yes

4.5

I can't believe I only just recently got into this series, this is 100x better than the movies. (Though I think the movies are good on their own, disconnected to PJO). I found myself more in love with these characters than most other books about a 12 year old boy who is "the chosen one", I'm sure you know who I'm talking about.

I can't wait to continue reading about this world and I'm very certain I'm not going to be able to put down the books until I'm completely caught up!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Bullying, and Car accident

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Death, War, and Domestic abuse

becca_w_'s review against another edition

adventurous inspiring mysterious tense medium-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? N/A

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Bullying, Death, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Body shaming, Child death, Stalking, Abandonment, and War

Minor: Kidnapping and Blood

helalost's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Ableism