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orchidlilly's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
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
Daughter of the Deep has the same whimsy and snark that we know to expect from Riordan, and it's a delight as always. The plot draws from Jules Verne, of course, without feeling like a total rip or a poor imitation, and it's thoroughly entertaining the whole way through. Ana and her fellow classmates make for a diverse and well represented cast, who manage to act believably 15 without being insufferably out of touch. Riordan's depictions of other cultures and mental illness are respectful and clearly well researched, without feeling like a overly moral preach fest like so many other books do. I'm especially fond of how Ester is written, her character is more than just her autism, she gets to be someone other than the stereotypical autistic genius.
Definitely a good read, for the intended middle grade audience and also adults. I don;t know if this will be another one of Riordan's series as the book functions well as a single standalone, but should it become one I'll be raring to read more.
Definitely a good read, for the intended middle grade audience and also adults. I don;t know if this will be another one of Riordan's series as the book functions well as a single standalone, but should it become one I'll be raring to read more.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Mental illness and Medical content
Minor: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Child death, Death of parent, Abandonment, Blood, Colonisation, and Confinement
scarlettskyes's review
adventurous
funny
hopeful
informative
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Death, and Death of parent
Minor: Bullying, Mental illness, and Medical content
kaylamoran's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
It's a Rick Riordan book, so of course I loved it. It followed a very similar plot arch to a lot of his other books and was a bit predictable in that way, but it really works for me so I'm not mad about it. Something about Rick's writing has always really worked for me, even now that I'm an adult.
I was very glad to see that he's finally written a novel with a female main character. It's also nice to see him center a South Asian character, as I feel he has been weak on that representation in the past.
There is also autism rep in this book. I can't comment on how accurate it is, but I'm definitely very interested in own voice reviews of that Rep.
All in all, I loved it!
I was very glad to see that he's finally written a novel with a female main character. It's also nice to see him center a South Asian character, as I feel he has been weak on that representation in the past.
There is also autism rep in this book. I can't comment on how accurate it is, but I'm definitely very interested in own voice reviews of that Rep.
All in all, I loved it!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cancer, Confinement, and Death of parent
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