Reviews tagging 'Torture'

The Hammer of Thor by Rick Riordan

13 reviews

building_a_bookdom's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Torture, Blood, Confinement, Death of parent, Grief, and Panic attacks/disorders

betweentheshelves'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

It's always fun when authors take one of their series and connect it to the other. Especially if you'd read the author's other books! This was another fun adventure from Rick Riordan, full of mythology, good friends, and a bunch of gods making the wrong choices. Of course, the stakes have been risen for the next book, so I can't wait to see how Magnus's adventures play out!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Ableism, and Violence

Moderate: Child death, Islamophobia, and Transphobia

Minor: Torture, Gun violence, and Police brutality

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

abby_can_read'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

3.0

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This book was fine. This still isn't my favorite series. I adore Sam and Alex. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Transphobia, Child death, and Islamophobia

Minor: Gun violence and Torture

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

finnft4's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted 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

4.25

Another banger. I have to say, Magnus Chase has my favorite cast of characters out of any Riordan series, hands-down. They are all incredible. It's gonna hinge on the last book, but it may very well surpass the original series for me. I'm having a great time so far, hardcore recommend

Preface though: I agree that the Norse gods are portrayed badly. Like awfully. It's really bad. But for me, it's negligible (other than the fact that Thor pisses me off and is just utterly irredeemable - just a pure comic relief character). I don't know enough about Norse mythology to be truly bothered. And I feel like Loki's character sort of makes up for it. But if that sounds like a deal-breaker, it probably is.

CURRENT RANKING
[1] PJO: The Last Olympian
[2] HoO: The House of Hades
[3] HoO: The Mark of Athena
[4] MCGA: The Sword of Summer
[5] PJO: The Lightning Thief
[6] PJO: The Titan's Curse
[7] MCGA: The Hammer of Thor
[8] HoO: The Son of Neptune 
[9] PJO: The Battle of the Labyrinth
[10] HoO: The Lost Hero
[11] PJO: The Sea of Monsters 
[12] HoO: The Blood of Olympus

[13] ToA: The Hidden Oracle 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Child abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Body horror, Child death, and Transphobia

Minor: Kidnapping, War, and Ableism

apersonfromflorida'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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, and Ableism

Moderate: Transphobia, Islamophobia, Child death, and Racism

Minor: Torture and Gun violence

em_davies7019's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring 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? N/A

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Transphobia, Torture, Violence, Ableism, and Islamophobia

averyrembish's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Torture, Child death, Violence, and Transphobia

Minor: Animal death

eegekay's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Death

Moderate: Transphobia, Ableism, and Torture