Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The Hammer of Thor by Rick Riordan

10 reviews

kristicakes's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Death, Animal death, and Islamophobia

Minor: Emotional abuse and Gaslighting

jerrysaywhaaa's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

4.0

I thought the plot of this book was a little silly until I realized it was based off an actual Norse myth about Thor and the giant Thrym. This book also had some amazing characterization: Sam balancing her personal beliefs as a Muslim who is also the daughter of a Norse god; Hearth’s tragic upbringing by ableist parents; and Alex dealing with transphobia in Valhalla. I understand why this book has won a Stonewall Book Award. That being said, I think the titular character fell a little flat for me; it didn’t feel like he affected the plot almost at all and he reminded me of Apollo in The Trials of Apollo series. I also still think this book didn’t need to be connected to Percy Jackson, but we will see what they do with that connection in the last book. This book definitely felt more of a part 1/2 to me and actually kind of ended how I thought the first book was going to end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Transphobia, Police brutality, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Ableism, Blood, Islamophobia, Child abuse, Child death, Torture, and Racism

linblythe_pub22's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Blood, Emotional abuse, and War

Minor: Police brutality

nighttgarden's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child death, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Transphobia

sophie42's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, War, Blood, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Ableism and Grief

theintrovertsbooks'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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abandonment, Animal death, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Violence, Body horror, Genocide, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Torture, War, Alcohol, and Confinement

padawan17's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Violence, Ableism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Homophobia, and Transphobia

doctorw0rm's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Child abuse

Minor: Child death

the child abuse I'm referring to is child marriage bc that wasn’t a tag

hearthstone’s father is emotionally abusive to him and was his whole life

hearth’s brother died when he was a child

readingbooksbcwhynot123's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

AHHHH I LOVE THIS BOOK. Alex is a damn girlboss she is absolutely amazing and I love the LGBTQ+ rep as a genderfluid person she is just- the most lovable and iconic character ever. Blitz and Hearth, bless their hearts. Amazing both of them. Cried over Hearth’s backstory. Poor dude. Samirah is absolutely amazing as well and I LOVE her. Otis is a mood. Loke istg I’ll fight you☝️ Wonderful book overall. Cried on multiple occasions and it’s just a heartwarming yet emotional book. Perfect sequel if you ask me. This series has so far been a roller coaster and it’s so hard to process that I’m already 2/3 through it. ALSO, ANNABETH BRINGING UP PERCY? My heart skipped a damn beat. I’m being dramatic but I love Rick Riordan’s books okay if anyone reads this, know that. Definitely recommend if you like Norse mythology, however remember that it’s a sequel. That’s all. Bye! :D

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Body horror, and Death

hannahmayhere's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Islamophobia, and Transphobia