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vikart's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
A book that is completely based on the Greek Gods existing in modern America. The main character, Percy, is a young boy, who has ADHD and a rather annoying step-dad. When he gets kicked out of another school, he finds himself meddled with a complicated situation.
The book is fun and entertaining with lots of on-going action. Unfortunately, I believe that the information on the Gods could be explained better, so that it can be educational to the youngins as it is a middle grade book.
The book is fun and entertaining with lots of on-going action. Unfortunately, I believe that the information on the Gods could be explained better, so that it can be educational to the youngins as it is a middle grade book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: War
liezie's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Violence, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and War
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Car accident, and Abandonment
Minor: Child abuse and Physical abuse
chrisb913's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
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
This was the first time I've re-read The Lightning Thief in over a decade and it still holds up. The non stop fast pace of the book mixed with the characters sass and wit just makes for a great read. For me this book accomplishes exactly what it sets out to do, so it will always be a 5🌟 read for me. Excited to continue on with the rest of the series.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Death, Car accident, and Death of parent
Minor: Child death, Physical abuse, and War
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!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying and Violence
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Blood, Car accident, Abandonment, and War
Minor: Gaslighting
itsjadenbaby's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Fun! We’ll see if I continue with the series or not.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, and War
Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Domestic abuse, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship
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!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Violence, Blood, and War
Minor: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Medical trauma
diyaday's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
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
5.0
An absolute classic.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism, Violence, and Murder
an absolute classic. read this in sixth grade and became obsessed with greek mythology for the next half a decade. my children will read this, my grandchildren will read this, my whole line of descendants will read this forever and ever.namzuru's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
i enjoyed reading this, ive been meaning to get to this series for years now so im glad im finally doing. I really liked this book but i think i would've enjoyed it a little bit better when i was younger as there are certain parts or dialog that are a little childish (not a bad thing, and the blame is on me for reading a children's book).
Before reading i knew spoilers that a boy from the half blood camp was gonna turn on them and its unfortunate that luke is literally the only boy half blood we meet 😭(other than percy obviously), so pretty quickly i realized it was luke that betrays them. Knowing this didnt really impact the book to much but then i guess the ending couldve hit a little harder if i didnt know.
Did not expect ares to be the big fight at the end was 100% expecting hades despite already guessing he didnt steal the bolt, just assumed they would still fight.
It was very fun reading about percy, annabeth, and grover interacting throughtout the trip, they were so cute.
also the entire book i imagined poseidon a certain way and then we finally meet him at the end and hes like the exact opposite of what i had in my head so im gonna ignore his physical description.
anyway cant wait for the next one
Did not expect ares to be the big fight at the end was 100% expecting hades despite already guessing he didnt steal the bolt, just assumed they would still fight.
It was very fun reading about percy, annabeth, and grover interacting throughtout the trip, they were so cute.
also the entire book i imagined poseidon a certain way and then we finally meet him at the end and hes like the exact opposite of what i had in my head so im gonna ignore his physical description.
anyway cant wait for the next one
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying and Violence
Minor: Child death and Domestic abuse
ccbecca11's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
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
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Death