Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Il ladro di fulmini by Rick Riordan

25 reviews

theamandashowww's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Sexism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and War

tallulahreads_stuff's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Car accident, and Death of parent

Moderate: Torture, Violence, and War

Minor: Physical abuse, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

heather667'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
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Violence, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Ableism

Minor: Domestic abuse, Torture, Kidnapping, and War

crieraylas's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Death, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Abandonment, and War

Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Blood, and Death of parent

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Incest, Infidelity, Sexism, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

dizzyizzyy's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Violence, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Torture, Kidnapping, Car accident, Murder, and War

Minor: Physical abuse and Torture

kaidoz's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Violence, and Car accident

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Grief, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Bullying: MC gets bullied verbally several times by classmates, and later is physically assaulted with weapons by several peers. On the bright side,

he kicks their asses.

Death: Mentioned frequently in threats and in passing. Ghosts and the like. Emotional/Domestic/Child Abuse, Alcohol: MC’s stepfather is emotionally abusive to MC and his mother, often while drinking. Physical Abuse: Implied abuse when the abuser raises their hand and the victim flinches. MC says aloud ‘[Abuser] hits you,’ and it is not contested by the victim. For more context:

It is revealed near the end of the book that the stepfather hits the MC’s mother when he is not around. This is rectified.

cadybooks'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Physical abuse, and Car accident

Minor: Fatphobia, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

stephmcoakley's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Torture, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

fe_aye's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious fast-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

4.5

What to say about Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief? It’s the start of Percy’s adventures through Greek Mythology and the world of Gods. As a Demigod Percy must bow to the whims of mysterious beings he has never met or risk extreme punishment. 

This is his first adventure and the introduction to this world and its ways. Learning how the Gods play and the deadly consequences of making the wrong move. 

A prophecy has been told, moves are being made and Percy Jackson is caught right in the centre, now the fate of the world rests in his hands with only a week of training, a sword, and his incomplete knowledge of mythology to guide him. Luckily he’s not alone, a quest is always undertaken by three, he has at his side his two friends Grover Underwood and Annabeth Chase, who aid him along the way for their own reasons tied to this quest by a mutual interest in not seeing the world fall apart. 

This is such a good way to start the series and an amazing read even all these years later. The one that started everything. A good read if you’re looking for something easy to follow, educational and surprisingly funny. Any fan of Greek mythology will find their home at Camp Half-Blood. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Car accident, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Torture, Violence, and Grief

Minor: Cursing, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Blood, and Alcohol

sammymilfort's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Blood, and Alcohol

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gore, Torture, and Grief

Minor: Domestic abuse and Death of parent