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Daughter of the Deep by Rick Riordan

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bethsbooketlist's review against another edition

adventurous informative lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

🌟🌟🌟🌟I was so intrigued by the latest from Rick Riordan as it seemed so different from his usually mythology series, and I was not dissapointed. Breathing new life into the legend that is 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Riordan brings us fresh new characters that we of course adore and an incredible plot focussing on oceanic life and science. It was mesmerizing and so informative - I always learn so much from his books. Ana was a wonderful lead character, but I had a lot of love for Nelinha, Ester and Gem. The HP school was such a great concept - an oceanic Harry Potter. My chosen house would definitely be House Orca or House Dolphin. I also adore Riordan in all his books for his diversity and how he brings that to middle grade fiction. He explores different genders, relationships, cultures, mental and physical health, language - it's as if he isn't afraid to tackle anything and when he does, he brings love and respect. I honestly feel he is an inspiration for middle grade writing. Overall a great read from one of my fave authors. I absolutely recommend 💙💙

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elizabetharrow's review

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adventurous emotional funny fast-paced

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

4.0

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idkwhatimdoingg's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

The representation in this book was quite good. I especially liked that Ana's periods and cramps were expressed in her narration without making a big deal about it; it really shows that it's a normal part of life. However, towards the end something was mentioned about blue eyes and if Riordan meant that Ana or her family had blue eyes I would be disappointed because it feels awkward to have the south asian main character have blue eyes; as if it's being used to make their appearance more 'interesting' than brown hair and brown eyes. As I'm not sure about this, I haven't let it affect my rating.

The plot was interesting and easy to follow despite the fact that I haven't read or watched 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Some things felt unrealistic, but i'll let it slide because it is a middle grade book. Something I can't negotiate is the writing. At times it felt very monotone, as if I was being told what was happening rather than being shown (see: the 'show don't tell' rule), and the dialogue sometimes felt awkward – do people really talk like that? It was very different to the more natural narration in Percy Jackson and other books by Riordan, which was unfortunate. Still, the action scenes were well written and Ana's perspective was well written.

Overall, I would definitely recommend this book! Bear in mind that it deals with grief and death so I would recommend it for readers 13+.

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liz_liz's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny 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

4.25

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nina90's review

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adventurous challenging hopeful 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

3.75

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kbairbooks's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

2.75

I had a really hard time getting into this. Honestly the last 80 pages were nice but the rest of the book was so boring and so bland and even the gasp in shock factor moments didn’t capture me enough to keep reading like I would read the gasp moment then set the book down because I simply did not care. This book did not feel like a Rick book to me and it was a bit sad but I didn’t wanna DNF it I wanted to give it the benefit of the doubt. But I’ve finished it now annnnnd that’s that.

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anawaka's review

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adventurous

Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

gostei!! é uma leitura divertida, que tem suas surpresas, graças a um bom uso de "pistas" falsas; me manteve engajada, apesar da minha dificuldade de ler esses dias (obrigada, capítulos curtos); e tem a representação já típica do rick riordan, o qual me parece ter feito um bom trabalho aqui!

só senti um pouco de falta de

o luto das personagens, especialmente da ana (que supostamente perde um irmão), ser mais reconhecido: ele é mencionado de tempos em tempos, mas não parece ser tão central pra personagem (o que acho que faz sentido pensando que o livro quer ser leve, mas causou uma estranheza narrativa pra mim).

(ouvi falar que "the grimrose girls" faz isso bem, então tô de olho pra ver se o preço baixa!)

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