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The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan

8 reviews

hedyharper's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

kathrynleereads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted tense 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? Yes

4.0

As always, I was a little hesitant going into The Lost Hero, because I don't love the idea of returning to a familiar world with completely new characters. 

However, I should know better now than to ever doubt Rick Riordan. 

Jason, Piper, and Leo are the perfect little bundle of outcasts. Each of them had what they believed to be a huge flaw, but ends up being a huge skill. 

As much as I loved the characters and the story, it did feel like this book was mostly just set up for the rest of the series. Understandable, as that's exactly what it is, but still a little slow to read at parts. 

I can't wait to (re)read the rest of the series!

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, and Abandonment

_ren's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Dysphoria, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Racism, Vomit, Medical content, Murder, and Dysphoria

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

Minor: Death and Xenophobia

swiftie_bookworm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

orchidlilly's review against another edition

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

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

jennifermoyas's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny informative lighthearted mysterious sad slow-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

4.75

It took me a while to finish this book but it certainly was worth it :)

This book was quite long compared to the previous Percy Jackson books but this book is also multi perspective and follows all three main characters throughout the book. 

I really love all these new characters introduced in this book and loved reading their different perspectives and their struggles. 

I loved the Greek and Roman aspects of the book too, and I can't wait to see what is going to happen when the both sides will meet.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying and Violence

Minor: Death, Emotional abuse, Torture, Grief, Abandonment, and War

molly_rose's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and War