Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

79 reviews

milesofkiles's review against another edition

funny lighthearted mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and War

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Car accident, and Abandonment

Minor: Child abuse and Physical abuse

keejaymarie02's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes

4.5

The first book to an amazing coming-of-age story with a godly twist! I absolutely love this book and it really sets up an incredible and immersive universe for the whole series. I've always been fascinated by ancient gods and demi-gods and this story brings it all in a modern light. Fantastic and fun read! Plus I highly recommend the Disney+ show! It's pretty accurate (much more so than the movies since the author was actually involved lol) and modernizes it all even more! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Violence

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Blood, Child abuse, Abandonment, Car accident, and War

Minor: Gaslighting

booklov3r5019's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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

Obsessed with everything about this series. It's been over a year since I've read this series, but I remember so much about it. Percy is very relatable, and I love all of the characters so much. There's something about the way that Rick Riordan writes that you just immediately get sucked into every book. I would 100% reccommend every one of his books!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Death, War, and Violence

Minor: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Bullying, and Domestic abuse

lqne's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Bullying

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Death, Child abuse, Child death, Fatphobia, Grief, War, Confinement, and Kidnapping

shakesofmilk's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

Pretty fun, I’m definitely no longer part of the target demographic. I’d seen the movie and listened to the audiobook with my fiancé over a few months listening during our bedtime routine. Character development is definitely there, but it is plot driven following what is needed of the characters and that is dictated by the concept of fate in the universe. I wouldn’t call the cast diverse, it’s two powerful white god children and it definitely does fall intro the trope of a token character of color being more animalistic with Grover being a satyr with such focus on his goat-like features and characteristics. Not super deeply engaging, but fun. Scenes with the mother and her husband definitely problematic and confusing. Odd choice.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexism, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Death of parent

valerian_honeybee's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Violence

Moderate: Death, Child abuse, and Abandonment

heather667's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Fatphobia, Violence, Grief, Child abuse, Bullying, and Murder

Moderate: Ableism

Minor: Kidnapping, Domestic abuse, Torture, and War

brimacca's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Violence, Child abuse, Bullying, Death of parent, Grief, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Toxic relationship, and War

Moderate: Animal death, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Animal cruelty

beatrizm0's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted 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

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, and Domestic abuse

jstar1's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Child abuse, Mental illness, War, Death of parent, Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, Bullying, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Domestic abuse