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The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

151 reviews

gerlinen'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.25

Spoiler

All was well up until the heroes reached Tartarus and the story just went stale from there. I don't know if it's cos I'm tryna reconcile my memory of the film with the book but I completely understand why they adjusted the plot in the adaptation cos the revelation of Ares and Luke being the true antagonists was sooo weak.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

morganmendez's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.75

I wish I read these books as a kid who was diagnosed with ADD with dyslexia at such a young age, but I really appreciate it so much now. It’s so fun! I have a good bit of knowledge of Greek mythology, so the cameos would make me excited even when I could tell they were coming. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Domestic abuse

sammiesreadathon's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Child death and Bullying

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Body shaming, and Ableism

raisinbrann's review against another edition

adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

The way Mr. Riordan describes both his characters and the scenes is somehow both evocative and elusive. While I can see exactly what he describes when a character does or feels something, I appreciate that he leaves the actual physical description of his characters (and the gods) to his readers. I spent my childhood reading books where every single person is presumed white unless explicitly stated, it’s been fun to put my own ideas of what Grover and Annabeth look like (they’re both Black, argue with your mother)! This is a fun start to a very formative experience for mythology kids everywhere! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Violence, War, Infidelity, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: Sexual harassment, Gun violence, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Police brutality, Toxic relationship, and Torture

kefowler's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Domestic abuse

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

joey_paige's review against another edition

adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Violence, and Car accident

Minor: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Domestic abuse

brittanylee0302's review against another edition

funny lighthearted tense 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

4.5

This is the first time I'm reading this series.
 That being said, I thought this book was really good but the first 50% was super slow for me. I think part of that is I saw the movie & the first half is pretty similar to the movie so I'm blaming that for it. The second half of this book was so good. It was funny, it was well written & I absolutely loved the characters (Grover is my fave I won't even lie). I look forward to reading the second book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Toxic relationship, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Animal cruelty and War

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

icedlemonade's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Torture, and Abandonment