Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

42 reviews

maralyn2215's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious reflective 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? Yes

5.0

I like this book because it is in modern time. It is narrated by a 12 year old boy so it is interesting but easy to understand 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Death and Child death

refrejarator's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted 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

5.0

I'm so glad I went back to read this. As an AuDHD adult, this is exactly the kind of story I wish I had access to as a kid. A super fun read and action packed, and also gave me the representation I always wanted!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty, Gun violence, War, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, and Emotional abuse

sammiesreadathon's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death and Bullying

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Body shaming, and Ableism

danicakvcs's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Death, Mental illness, and Murder

Moderate: Car accident, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism, Child death, War, Torture, and Domestic abuse

sophie42's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

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

Minor: Child death and Car accident

justcallmeemily's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful 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? Yes

4.5

I can't believe I only just recently got into this series, this is 100x better than the movies. (Though I think the movies are good on their own, disconnected to PJO). I found myself more in love with these characters than most other books about a 12 year old boy who is "the chosen one", I'm sure you know who I'm talking about.

I can't wait to continue reading about this world and I'm very certain I'm not going to be able to put down the books until I'm completely caught up!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Bullying, and Car accident

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Death, War, and Domestic abuse

becca_w_'s review against another edition

adventurous inspiring mysterious tense 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? N/A

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Bullying, Death, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Body shaming, Child death, Stalking, Abandonment, and War

Minor: Kidnapping and Blood

sarahsbookss's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Child death, and Domestic abuse

letiross'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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Bullying, and Violence

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Car accident

Minor: Child death and Ableism

mollymoo1234's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

So this is my first time reading the Percy Jackson books and I had heard amazing things about them and one of my best friends also recommended them so being the book nerd I am I obviously bought the whole series before even reading the first book ( like one does :D) at first it took me a while to get into it but once I got in I was hooked I just love the way this book is written so much from Percy’s weird thoughts to the chapter names like “ we take a zebra to Vegas “ I also love how much character development there is in this book and really enjoyed it , hope this helps 
Enjoy xx 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty

Minor: Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Car accident, War, Bullying, Death, and Child death