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The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan

26 reviews

nellienelson's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

The only reason I didn’t rate it higher was bc I guessed the plot at the end of the book halfway through. But still, honestly, Rick Riordan is such an amazing writer and all his books just grab me and don’t let go until I’ve finished reading it. It was amazing and I can’t wait to start Son Of Neptune. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, War, Kidnapping, Blood, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Minor: Xenophobia and Death

betweentheshelves's review

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? It's complicated

4.0

 While I think this book is a little longer than it needs to be (see the rest of Rick Riordan's books, I'm guessing. Why do they get so long??), you keep reading because you need to know what happened to Percy. And who the heck this Jason person is. The way the entire plot is set up really works to keep you reading and keep you guessing, all the while introducing you to Greek and Roman myths that maybe you didn't know about.

I do remember reading this when it first came out, but I couldn't tell you anything that happened in besides the fact that Percy disappeared and I remembered the things about the Roman camp. I also never actually finished this series, so I am excited to see where it goes next!

Here's to seeing if I can fit all the other books in before the new Percy Jackson book comes out in September.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Kidnapping, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Bullying, and Death

Minor: Abandonment, War, and Racism

carolina2005's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Kidnapping, War, Blood, Infidelity, Death of parent, and Murder

rachelditty's review

adventurous funny informative 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? It's complicated

4.25

Forgot how much fun this first book is! Glad I'm reading this series again.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, and Violence

Minor: Child abuse, Kidnapping, Abandonment, and Bullying

val_theburrowofstories's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious 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: Fire/Fire injury, Death, Bullying, Blood, Death of parent, Kidnapping, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment and Grief

Minor: War and Car accident

lennie_reads'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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Blood, and Kidnapping

Minor: War, Racism, and Abandonment

hales_1243's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Violence, War, and Kidnapping

Minor: Vomit

finnft4's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted 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? Yes

4.0

Pretty good! I liked the characters and the humor a lot - this is definitely the funniest Riordan book I've read. Will say that I found the story to be a bit slow, and I feel like it didn't have to be 500+ pages based on the pacing. That being said, I tend to like faster stories anyway. Leo is fantastic - he's probably my favorite out of the three. Jason is just okay; I mostly just find his backstory interesting and not the character himself. He got a bit better near the end, but I just found him the weakest out of the trio.

Looking to be an interesting follow-up to PJO!

RANKING
[1] PJO: The Last Olympian
[2] HoO: The House of Hades
[3] HoO: The Mark of Athena
[4] PJO: The Lightning Thief
[5] PJO: The Titan's Curse
[6] HoO: The Son of Neptune
[7] PJO: The Battle of the Labyrinth
[8] HoO: The Lost Hero
[9] PJO: The Sea of Monsters
[10] HoO: The Blood of Olympus 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: War

eagleshouse's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia and Violence

Moderate: Grief and Bullying

Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Death of parent

aceofsphades_reads's review

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Violence

Moderate: Bullying, Death, and Blood

Minor: Racism, Abandonment, and War