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brittney_tyler 's review for:
The Lake of Tears
by Emily Rodda
Star Rating: 5 stars
Note: This is the 2nd volume in the Deltora series so this will not be an in-depth review.
As stated before, I am re-reading a lot of my favorite childhood series so that my Goodreads will be a good reflection of my reading taste and life. One of those series was the Deltora saga by Emily Rodda as when I was little, I re-read these over and over and they are one of the major series that lead to me becoming a classic fantasy lover. For a recap in case you missed my review of the 1st in this series, The Forests of Silence, these books tell the story of Lief, Barda, and their new friend Jasmine on their quest to find the 7 lost gems of Deltora. These gems and the belt that they reside in was the one thing that kept the evil Shadow Lord out of Deltora until the day that it was stolen, broken, and the gems scattered to the most dangerous places in Deltora. At that point, the Shadow Lord was able to invade and conquer Deltora, and now 16 years later, Leif, Barda, and Jasmine are the only ones who have the guts to go to the dangerous places and collect the gems in order to destroy the Shadow Lord and restore Deltora to its former place of pride.
If you are a classic fantasy lover and want to pass that love on to your children, then this is a great series to start them off with. It has a lot of the classic fantasy troupes that they will see in a lot of the better known series such as Lord of the Rings or the Shannara series, but in a much less daunting format as none of the books are more than a 150 pages long. This series also features a lot of riddles that challenges children to use their minds and helps bring the story to life. For instance, there is the guardian of the bridge that makes them change eleven to nine, using eleven sticks, without removing any sticks and they have to escape from a pair of monsters by following a pattern across a pit of quicksand. When I was a kid, I used to get to these parts of the books and stop reading so that I could try to figure out the riddle by myself before I read on and found the answer. I feel like a lot of parents would like this learning aspect of the books as well. Finally, the magic system concerning this book is also really interesting as each gem has a very specific power associated with it and is a symbol of a particular virtue. I love how it is complex to challenge children, but not so complex that they will get confused. It is a good example of how magic systems work so that when they start reading stories with more complicated systems, they have been exposed to the basic principles and are less likely to get overwhelmed. All in all, if you want to instill a love of classic fantasy into your children, then you should really consider putting this series into their hands.
I love this series and I can’t wait to keep reading as it starts getting more complex as the series progresses, especially when secrets start getting revealed. 5 stars now and always!!!!!!
Note: This is the 2nd volume in the Deltora series so this will not be an in-depth review.
As stated before, I am re-reading a lot of my favorite childhood series so that my Goodreads will be a good reflection of my reading taste and life. One of those series was the Deltora saga by Emily Rodda as when I was little, I re-read these over and over and they are one of the major series that lead to me becoming a classic fantasy lover. For a recap in case you missed my review of the 1st in this series, The Forests of Silence, these books tell the story of Lief, Barda, and their new friend Jasmine on their quest to find the 7 lost gems of Deltora. These gems and the belt that they reside in was the one thing that kept the evil Shadow Lord out of Deltora until the day that it was stolen, broken, and the gems scattered to the most dangerous places in Deltora. At that point, the Shadow Lord was able to invade and conquer Deltora, and now 16 years later, Leif, Barda, and Jasmine are the only ones who have the guts to go to the dangerous places and collect the gems in order to destroy the Shadow Lord and restore Deltora to its former place of pride.
If you are a classic fantasy lover and want to pass that love on to your children, then this is a great series to start them off with. It has a lot of the classic fantasy troupes that they will see in a lot of the better known series such as Lord of the Rings or the Shannara series, but in a much less daunting format as none of the books are more than a 150 pages long. This series also features a lot of riddles that challenges children to use their minds and helps bring the story to life. For instance, there is the guardian of the bridge that makes them change eleven to nine, using eleven sticks, without removing any sticks and they have to escape from a pair of monsters by following a pattern across a pit of quicksand. When I was a kid, I used to get to these parts of the books and stop reading so that I could try to figure out the riddle by myself before I read on and found the answer. I feel like a lot of parents would like this learning aspect of the books as well. Finally, the magic system concerning this book is also really interesting as each gem has a very specific power associated with it and is a symbol of a particular virtue. I love how it is complex to challenge children, but not so complex that they will get confused. It is a good example of how magic systems work so that when they start reading stories with more complicated systems, they have been exposed to the basic principles and are less likely to get overwhelmed. All in all, if you want to instill a love of classic fantasy into your children, then you should really consider putting this series into their hands.
I love this series and I can’t wait to keep reading as it starts getting more complex as the series progresses, especially when secrets start getting revealed. 5 stars now and always!!!!!!