Reviews tagging 'War'

The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan

20 reviews

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

sophie42's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful mysterious 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Blood, War, Death, and Murder

Minor: Death of parent and Vomit

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

sadie_g'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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Death of parent and Kidnapping

Minor: War and Abandonment

jackiie's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death of parent, Blood, War, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

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

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

orchidlilly's review

adventurous emotional funny 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Violence, and Blood

Minor: Death of parent, Vomit, Sexism, Confinement, Grief, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Animal death, Racism, Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, and War