Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan

7 reviews

vibingjaren's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny hopeful reflective 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

5.0

It took me a while to finish, but I absolutely LOVE this book. It was recommended to me by a friend and I am so glad they recommended it. I was honestly very surprised by

Magnus dying only a few chapters in

in the best way possible, it was not the story I was expecting. I never got into Percy Jackson, but I’ve fallen in love with these characters and this story. I can’t wait to read the rest of the series.  I do wish wolves weren’t portrayed as so evil though, as they really aren’t monsters in real life.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Bullying

kristicakes's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Confinement, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

theintrovertsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Racism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Islamophobia, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

orchidlilly'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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Alcohol

i_island's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

This is one of my favorite books.
I just love it so much. 
I love the diversity of the charactersw and the humor as well.
The names of chapters are absolutely amazing {I psychoanalyze a goat or Gunilla gets blowtorched and its not funny, ok its a little bit funny or Phil the potato meets his doom or dont be a no-bro, bro or How to kill giants politely}
All the side characters are wonderful and I wish I knew more about them {which is how you are supposecd to do it}.
I find so much magic in this gorgeous world and I hope other people get to enjoy it as well.
I could never get sick of this story, the story of a homeless kid learning how to operate in a world he thought he understood, but finds that he didn’t. Its the story of learning and perhaps even sacrificing some things along the way.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Body horror

frantic_vampire's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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? No

4.5

I really loved this one! Magnus is honestly so relatable. He’s so sarcastic, funny, and a total dork. It also helps just a little that he’s my birthday twin! And he is the quintessential Capricorn. I feel like we would get along so well. I’m pretty sure that Magnus is one of my top favorite of Riordan’s characters.

I loved that this book focused on Norse mythology. There were a few name drops that were familiar from the show Vikings, but there were also a bunch of new things that I didn’t know about Norse mythology thrown into this. It was just such a fun read. One of the other things I really liked about this book was that we got to see Annabeth again! I loved all the little nods to the other series. And the fact that Magnus was also being so salty when references were made to the other books, it just made me giggle.

All in all The Sword of Summer was just such a fun read. I can’t wait to read Magnus’s next adventure. This one is getting a solid four and a half stars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Violence, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Islamophobia and Gaslighting

Minor: Misogyny, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Grief, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

leeresbuchregal's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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, Violence, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Hate crime and Murder