Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

31 reviews

abbyynormal'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Abandonment

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

Minor: Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Gaslighting, and War

kayceeisbookish's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Death, Gun violence, Grief, and War

childoflight's review

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, and Kidnapping

drtx_bwt's review

adventurous emotional lighthearted tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Ableism and Violence

Moderate: Physical abuse and War

Minor: Bullying, Gun violence, and Kidnapping

gandalf_a's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death and War

readwithria's review

adventurous funny mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

I first read The Lightning Thief over 15 years ago, and when the new TV show was announced I knew I would need to reread the Percy Jackson books. 

I was a little worried, I didn’t want to revisit a childhood favorite only to find that it had been visited by The Suck Fairy, but lucky for me The Lightning Thied stood the test of time!

I really enjoyed revisiting this world. Percy Jackson was my gateway to being a mythology lover, and it was so fun to return to the story that sparked that love.

Percy, Grover, and Annabeth are the best little trio. I loved coming back to their story (I’m also loving the TV show) and I can’t wait to reread the rest of the series.

Middle grade still hits even in my mid-20s. 4 stars

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Blood

Minor: Gun violence and War

monastery_berry's review

adventurous funny hopeful 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, and Violence

seapotatohowisitalrtaken's review

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Sexism, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: War

starklinqs's review against another edition

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

4.0

Just an overall fantastic book. I read this back in middle school, so I was a bit worried about it not holding up, but I still loved it! While there's some things I wish were written more in depth, the book is amazing and I had such a blast reading it - and there's a lot of tough things that our characters have to deal with. I love that this book doesn't shy away from things like domestic abuse, or death, or try to dumb anything down for the children who had been reading. This series is great and I can't wait to continue on with it. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, and Death of parent

refrejarator's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted 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

5.0

I'm so glad I went back to read this. As an AuDHD adult, this is exactly the kind of story I wish I had access to as a kid. A super fun read and action packed, and also gave me the representation I always wanted!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail