Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan

16 reviews

orchidlilly's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted 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

Moderate: Violence, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Classism, Abandonment, Ableism, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Blood

Minor: Alcohol, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Grief, Infidelity, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Sexism, Alcoholism, Car accident, Bullying, Kidnapping, Racism, Animal death, and Islamophobia

glen3's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Blood, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Gore

Moderate: Islamophobia, Ableism, Animal death, Religious bigotry, and Violence

Minor: Bullying

areaderheart's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

This was a reread for me and I definitely enjoyed it a lot more the second time around. Mainly because I've finally read the Prose Eda and other Norse mythology related texts. So I had a lot of fun recognizing the different inspirations and aspects that Riordan picked for his retelling. Plus there was a lot I had forgotten since my first read through so it was very entertaining and wonderful to follow Magnus and his adventures. As well as rediscover this world again. Very happy to continue with my reread of this trilogy. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Ableism

hannahmayhere's review

adventurous funny hopeful 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: Death, Death of parent, Animal death, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse and Grief

Minor: Islamophobia and Ableism

liteartha's review

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Child abuse, Grief, and Ableism

Minor: Islamophobia

kaylamoran's review

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

I really enjoyed it!  Not as much as his Greco-Roman books, but still good.  Uncle Rick's sense of humor is perfect for me, gets me every time.  Can't wait to keep reading the series to find out what happens next!
I'd say my biggest complaint is that Magnus' personality feels pretty much exactly the same as Percy's.  And don't get me wrong, I love Percy.  One of my fave book characters period.  But I guess I just wish Magnus was different?  Like a new lead character should have a more unique personality?  Idk.
Also, Gunilla felt a lot like Clarisse, Jack like the Arrow of Dodona, and Blitz like Grover.  Idk, some characters just felt recycled.
Anyway, will continue reading.  I'll never like it as much as the demigod chronicles because I'm obsessed with those characters SO MUCH and of course they aren't here, but I definitely want to keep going.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, and Death

Minor: Ableism, Islamophobia, Racism, Torture, and Xenophobia