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A review by hannahhbic
Daughter of the Deep by Rick Riordan
4.0
Ooookay y'all, this one was great. It's vastly different than everything else we've seen from Uncle Rick thus far. Daughter of the Deep is a lot more SF than anything else, with minor steampunk elements, but don't let the steampunk throw you off. The protagonist is not an engineer and her friends in the background are the ones working with the technology.
Ana herself is a languages specialist with an affinity for animals and I *really* enjoyed both aspects of her personality. Also? This book showcases a lot of different types of strengths through the boarding school's house system. Ana is a Dolphin, aka the navigators and diplomats. Her friends are from all of the other houses (Orca - healers, Shark - weapons specialists, & Cephalopod - engineers) and they all get showcased accordingly. It was very refreshing to see a house system that wasn't based in fantasy/magic, that's for sure.
Another aspect of this book that y'all should know about is that there's NO ROMANCE. What a relief. Here are my last two important thoughts about this book: I unexpectedly loved Gemini Twain and his penchant for rubber bullets instead of real ones; and I loved that Uncle Rick didn't hesitate to discuss Ana's debilitating period cramps. It's about time we normalized the human body.
Anyways this book is wild and very fun. Definitely give it a shot.
Thank you to NetGalley for a preview copy of the eaudiobook in exchange for an honest review.
Ana herself is a languages specialist with an affinity for animals and I *really* enjoyed both aspects of her personality. Also? This book showcases a lot of different types of strengths through the boarding school's house system. Ana is a Dolphin, aka the navigators and diplomats. Her friends are from all of the other houses (Orca - healers, Shark - weapons specialists, & Cephalopod - engineers) and they all get showcased accordingly. It was very refreshing to see a house system that wasn't based in fantasy/magic, that's for sure.
Another aspect of this book that y'all should know about is that there's NO ROMANCE. What a relief. Here are my last two important thoughts about this book: I unexpectedly loved Gemini Twain and his penchant for rubber bullets instead of real ones; and I loved that Uncle Rick didn't hesitate to discuss Ana's debilitating period cramps. It's about time we normalized the human body.
Anyways this book is wild and very fun. Definitely give it a shot.
Thank you to NetGalley for a preview copy of the eaudiobook in exchange for an honest review.