Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Sea of Monsters, by Rick Riordan

8 reviews

johannarose's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Blood, Cannibalism, Violence, Death, Ableism, Bullying, and Grief

ejthephoenix'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? No

4.5

This book was really really fun to read, and I remember there being a lot of adventure. All of the characters in the book are lovable and I wish I could meet them if they were real. I also wish there was an actual camp half-blood. I can’t wait to read the 3rd book!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Grief

finnft4's review

adventurous emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

Another good read. Though I liked the plot of the first one a bit more

 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 Blood of Olympus
[9] PJO: The Sea of Monsters
[10] HoO: The Lost Hero 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Violence

Moderate: Grief, Kidnapping, and Sexism

Minor: Ableism

Spoiler

Here are some scattered thoughts: The references to The Odyssey were hilarious. I appreciated that they gave Clarisse some character depth, but some of her actions in this book just made me want to facepalm. Loved the focus on Annabeth's feelings and trauma - the Siren scene was heartbreaking. And I love Tyson. I wasn't expecting him to be, but Luke is actually a good and threatening antagonist. The concept of Kronos is still so dark for a middle grade book, but I'm definitely not complaining. This series is crazy

imbored_soillread's review

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cursing, Grief, and Ableism

mikki_9's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Animal death, Grief, Injury/injury detail, and Violence

Minor: Blood

evieolive's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious tense 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? No

4.5

Comfort vibes 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Child abuse

Minor: Grief, Abandonment, Confinement, and Cannibalism

ok7a's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Bullying

Moderate: Body horror, Abandonment, and Ableism

Minor: Death and Grief

valereads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Violence, and Bullying

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Violence, and Ableism

Minor: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Grief, and Violence