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Daughter of the Deep

Daughter of the Deep

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  • Author：Rick Riordan
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Summary

Ana Dakkar is a freshman at Harding-Pencroft Academy， a five-year high school that graduates the best marine scientists， naval warriors， navigators， and underwater explorers in the world。 Ana's parents died while on a scientific expedition two years ago， and the only family's she's got left is her older brother， Dev， also a student at HP。 Ana's freshman year culminates with the class's weekend trial at sea， the details of which have been kept secret。 She only hopes she has what it'll take to succeed。 All her worries are blown out of the water when， on the bus ride to the ship， Ana and her schoolmates witness a terrible tragedy that will change the trajectory of their lives。

But wait， there's more。 The professor accompanying them informs Ana that their rival school， Land Institute， and Harding-Pencroft have been fighting a cold war for a hundred and fifty years。 But now the heat is on and the freshman are in danger of becoming fish food。 In a race against deadly enemies， Ana will make amazing friends and astounding discoveries about her heritage as she puts her leadership skills to the test for the first time。

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Reviews

Francesca ，

This was fun

Ana María Venegas ，

OBRA MAESTRA。Rick siempre sabe como cautivarnos con la lectura， un homenaje para el gran Julio Verne。Dos colegios que no pueden ser más opuestos en sus normas pero con un objetivo en común。 Tenemos a Ana Dakkar nuestra ficha en juego， descubrir el porqué es el asunto。 Amistad， trabajo en equipo， un orangután hacen de este libro un 5 Estrellas。RECOMENDADISIMO

Juliana Williams ，

I loved this book！ Roshani Chokshi was right when she said the story would get your heart-racing。 I learned a lot from this book。 Not only about the sea and it's creatures， but also about Jules Verne who wrote 20，000 Leagues Under the Sea （1870）。 It's piqued my interest in marine life。 I loved this book！ Roshani Chokshi was right when she said the story would get your heart-racing。 I learned a lot from this book。 Not only about the sea and it's creatures， but also about Jules Verne who wrote 20，000 Leagues Under the Sea （1870）。 It's piqued my interest in marine life。 。。。more

Isabel ，

I am not sure if I can find the right words to describe this book。 It is Aaamazing in so different ways。 And Rick Riordan proofs one more time again that he is one of the best authors out there today。I don’t want to spoil too much but what I can say is that the story picked me up right from the start。 So much is happening， with that I don’t mean it is too much so the reader can’t keep up， it is just the right amount。 And the story telling in general is just really really good。 I have to say， for I am not sure if I can find the right words to describe this book。 It is Aaamazing in so different ways。 And Rick Riordan proofs one more time again that he is one of the best authors out there today。I don’t want to spoil too much but what I can say is that the story picked me up right from the start。 So much is happening， with that I don’t mean it is too much so the reader can’t keep up， it is just the right amount。 And the story telling in general is just really really good。 I have to say， for me this is my favorite book of 2021。 。。。more

Vishal ，

Believe me when I say I'm a really really really big fan of Rick Riordan。 His other books are amongst my favorite books of all time but I'm sorry to say this one was not nearly as good as the others。 Not to say it was bad（I'd say it was pretty average for a child/teen book） but the plot wasn't all that interesting（though Mild Spoiler: The Captain Nemo "lore" parts were pretty exciting）。 The book is meant as a spiritual sequel to 20，000 Leagues under the Sea so it might be that I can't fully appr Believe me when I say I'm a really really really big fan of Rick Riordan。 His other books are amongst my favorite books of all time but I'm sorry to say this one was not nearly as good as the others。 Not to say it was bad（I'd say it was pretty average for a child/teen book） but the plot wasn't all that interesting（though Mild Spoiler: The Captain Nemo "lore" parts were pretty exciting）。 The book is meant as a spiritual sequel to 20，000 Leagues under the Sea so it might be that I can't fully appreciate this book because I haven't read Jules Verne。 I will say that Daughter of the Deep has inspired me to read Jules Verne at least。 All in all， probably the worst Riordan book I've ever read（but still decent）。 If you've got absolutely nothing else then this book is a good choice to pick up。 。。。more

Lizzy ，

（+） South Asian female narrator with a clear character arc（+） Diverse cast （+） The cast as a whole were all smart。 Rick didn't have to dumb anyone down to create conflict， or make any character look better than someone else。 （+） Well researched。 Rick always does his research， but still got to give credit where it's due。（+） Fast paced and entertaining（+） Normalizing menstrual cycles。 A couple of times the narrator explicitly mentions that her period is giving her painful cramps。 I really apprecia （+） South Asian female narrator with a clear character arc（+） Diverse cast （+） The cast as a whole were all smart。 Rick didn't have to dumb anyone down to create conflict， or make any character look better than someone else。 （+） Well researched。 Rick always does his research， but still got to give credit where it's due。（+） Fast paced and entertaining（+） Normalizing menstrual cycles。 A couple of times the narrator explicitly mentions that her period is giving her painful cramps。 I really appreciate this。 It's rare to find female （identifying） characters going through their periods in sci-fi and fantasy， and even rarer to be doing it in a respectful， plain manner from a male author。 （+） the final scene was really strong。 （-） The initial introduction to the world before the first big twist was far too short。 Same goes for establishing the relationship between the narrator， Ana， and her brother Dev。 I needed at least one more scene between just the two of them to get a feel for how they interacted with each other and what their bond as siblings was like。 （-） As usual， Rick's handling of the side characters is throwaway for the most part。 There was one scene which involved Ana and her other housemates， who were pretty much all side characters。 They had to work together to decipher a code， and it was one of my favorite scenes in the book。 I really wanted a little more of that throughout the story。 （-） I am aware this book is targeted at younger readers and I am definitely not in that target demographic。 But the conflict here was super one sided。 It was kind of difficult for me to feel super invested in the heroes' journey when the threat wasn't all that interesting。 In the end， the pros outweigh the cons for me here。 If Rick decides to continue with this story， I will absolutely read it。 。。。more

❀ ，

4。5 stars*daughter of the deep was a very refreshing story when you’ve been a loyal reader of rick riordan’s books。 it’s not that I dislike the concept of around fifteen books of greek （and roman） heroes going on a quest， that as a base idea， but also， I was getting a little burned out on that concept。 however， daughter of the deep has action， fun， adorable and lovable characters， and a whole new repertoire of information for keen readers。 I had a wonderful time reading this。

Rebekah ，

It was good。 The characters and plot were great。 My expectations were just set a bit too high to give this five stars， because the author is amazing。

Bárbara ，

Me gustó mucho este libro y todo lo que relata 💙 amo el mar así que la trama estuvo perfecta para mí

Caroline ，

THIS BOOK IS AMAZING。We can feel how the details included in this book are so real， based of real experiments， and very nicely calculated。 The feelings of the characters mentally， the experience under the sea， the theories about speed， submarine and everything is really based off a real knowledge and collected datas。 It really amazed me how Uncle Rick really make a dedication for this book。 Even tho this is a fiction， fantasy， but really， those details are real and written really well。 Sci-fi wi THIS BOOK IS AMAZING。We can feel how the details included in this book are so real， based of real experiments， and very nicely calculated。 The feelings of the characters mentally， the experience under the sea， the theories about speed， submarine and everything is really based off a real knowledge and collected datas。 It really amazed me how Uncle Rick really make a dedication for this book。 Even tho this is a fiction， fantasy， but really， those details are real and written really well。 Sci-fi with a touch of Rick's style， it's really fun to read， to understand。 Anyway this book talking about Ana Dakkar and her school， Harding-Pencroft （HP） with its long history。 One day Ana is having trip for her exam together with all 9th grade friends when suddenly they see their school is attacked severely。 Ana slowly find answer of the incident， about her family， about the school。 It's really amazing。 。。。more

Bob ，

Fun Ride

Timothy Pitkin ，

It was interesting to see Rick switch from stories where various mythologies are real to focusing on what if fiction was true。 As we get a pretty good story about what if Captain Nemo from 20000 Leagues Under the Sea was a real person。 It becomes a story about the dangers of new technology which is a pretty interesting argument to have about the benefits and harm any form of new technology might have on the world。 My only real problem is that it feels like at the beginning the story goes by at w It was interesting to see Rick switch from stories where various mythologies are real to focusing on what if fiction was true。 As we get a pretty good story about what if Captain Nemo from 20000 Leagues Under the Sea was a real person。 It becomes a story about the dangers of new technology which is a pretty interesting argument to have about the benefits and harm any form of new technology might have on the world。 My only real problem is that it feels like at the beginning the story goes by at warp speed as a hundred events and lore dumps happens at once。 In fact I wished the story at least at the beginning would have been a bit slower as we are supposed to care about the school and the academy but we barely know anything about it before everything changes。 But still some really cool sci fi and I am curious what Mr。 Riordan gives us next。 。。。more

Jaime Leigh ，

I have never disliked a Rick Riordan book more than I dislike this book。 I truly do not understand why it won the Goodreads award （probably just because it was by RR and he steals that category every year）。 The premise was interesting but ended up being incredibly boring。 There were long stretches where nothing happened and it was just a ton of science gibberish that could could tell RR did a ton of research into， but did nothing to advance the story or plot。 Specifically， the story spends soooo I have never disliked a Rick Riordan book more than I dislike this book。 I truly do not understand why it won the Goodreads award （probably just because it was by RR and he steals that category every year）。 The premise was interesting but ended up being incredibly boring。 There were long stretches where nothing happened and it was just a ton of science gibberish that could could tell RR did a ton of research into， but did nothing to advance the story or plot。 Specifically， the story spends sooooooo much time drooling over the Nautilus， to the point where it feels like the whole reason Riordan wrote this book was to ogle over it。 When it comes to the story's action， there are chapters and chapters of explanation and build up and then it is over so quickly and without any excitement。 This was especially true because I wasn't invested in any of the characters。 Plus， the twist felt so lazy and was resolved wayyyy to easily， to the point where I missed it the first time because I tuned out for a second and then tuned back in and our big bad was taken down。 I also don't know if it was just me， but I was under the impression that this book would have us living in the world of Leagues， like a modern retelling， and not a story where the book of Leagues was canon in the main characters world and she's connected to the author of Leagues。 I have COVID right now， so I don't have the energy to write more。 Just trust me， you can skip this one。 。。。more

Serena （thebookunicorns） ，

I don't know why I'm surprised that this book was as good as it was。 Rick Riordan does seem to work that magic， no matter the subject。 Thought the beginning was a little rushed， but otherwise really loved the story :） I don't know why I'm surprised that this book was as good as it was。 Rick Riordan does seem to work that magic， no matter the subject。 Thought the beginning was a little rushed， but otherwise really loved the story :） 。。。more

Melissa ，

I was kind of nervous about this book， because it’s the first I’ve read by Rick Riordan outside of his mythology middle grade books， but I really enjoyed this。 The only reasons that this did not get the full five stars is because a） I found the mentioning of the main character’s period a little awkward， not that it was done badly， but it was kinda random; and b） I felt like I wanted more from the plot， I don’t know if it just felt too fast paced or if the plot was a little simple （I’m not sure i I was kind of nervous about this book， because it’s the first I’ve read by Rick Riordan outside of his mythology middle grade books， but I really enjoyed this。 The only reasons that this did not get the full five stars is because a） I found the mentioning of the main character’s period a little awkward， not that it was done badly， but it was kinda random; and b） I felt like I wanted more from the plot， I don’t know if it just felt too fast paced or if the plot was a little simple （I’m not sure if this is technically middle grade or ya）， but either way， I felt like it was way too quick。 Overall though， I really enjoyed it and hope that this will be a series！ 。。。more

Amelia Avery ，

UNCLE RICK JUST WROTE A NEW BOOK AND IT WAS FABULOUS ！！ I loved this so much that I read it in one day。 Review to come。

Barb ，

I enjoyed the book。 Perhaps stellar reviews set my expectations unreasonably high。 The book was good， perhaps I was spoiled by The Lightening Thief？ 3。5 stars。

Emma ，

Rick Riordan has struck again with another fantastic book。 I love all the nods to a true classic “20，000 leagues under the sea” and “ Mystery Island” by Jules Verne。

Dra'Fornacae Beast ，

OMG！！！ WHAT HAVE I JUST READ？！Amazing characters， story and world。This book is so relatable if you understand me😩

Heidi ，

I picked this up because it was the Goodreads Choice Awards winner for the Middle Grade and Children’s category。 I’ve been trying to read more Middle Grade fiction this Fall and I hadn’t read Riordan since The Lightning Thief back in 2009（？）。It was great！ I really appreciated the characters， their uniqueness， their talents， their flaws。 Kids will find a character they can relate to。 The adventure and setting were super-engaging！ I can see why this won the Choice Award。

Meg ，

Rick Riordan never disappoints！ Overall great book！ It was a lot of fun and made me want to read his other books again。 Got me out of a reading slump too！ It was just a fun ride all the way through。 I gotta praise him again for his diversity with his cast of characters， but he’s always been pretty good with that in his books。 I will say the pacing was a little off。 It dragged in the middle quite a bit。 Nothing was happening for a while， but that’s really my one critique。

Michele ，

I love that Riordan includes so many different kinds of cultures and abilities in this book。 That being said， it was almost an overload of very complex people。 I wish there was more time spent on each person where we got to know them deeply。

Belinda （TheBookBuddies） ，

“。 。 。 the impossible is merely the possible for which we don’t yet know the science。”Solid 4 stars。 I wasn’t quite sure what to expect going into this。 I’m used to Uncle Rick’s books having some sort of mythology element and magic。 I’m also much more familiar with Greek mythology than I am with 20，000 Leagues Under the Sea， a book I’ve never read。 Still， I couldn’t end this year without reading a single one of his books and I trust his writing。 When it comes down to it， Riordan is a master “。 。 。 the impossible is merely the possible for which we don’t yet know the science。”Solid 4 stars。 I wasn’t quite sure what to expect going into this。 I’m used to Uncle Rick’s books having some sort of mythology element and magic。 I’m also much more familiar with Greek mythology than I am with 20，000 Leagues Under the Sea， a book I’ve never read。 Still， I couldn’t end this year without reading a single one of his books and I trust his writing。 When it comes down to it， Riordan is a master at writing middle grade books that are both lighthearted and fun， but also touch on important topics。 I think it stems from him being a teacher。 The world tries to shield younger kids from certain topics like race， sexuality， and politics。 They think talking to kids about stuff like that is inappropriate， but they’re wrong。 Kids are intelligent as fuck and pick up on a lot more shit than adults give them credit for。 It’s important to talk to them about these things so they don’t end up confused and seeking answers from the wrong sources。 Riordan doesn’t shy away from the harder stuff in life because he knows what kids can handle。 I’m getting off topic though， so let’s actually talk about the book lol。We meet Ana Dakkar on the morning of her freshman trials at Harding-Pencroft， a private school meant to teach and train the brightest minds in all things aquatic， along with other stuff。 Yes， they’ve got four houses based off of four animals， and yes Ana does crack a HP joke lol。 The houses are Dolphin， Orca， Shark， and Cephalopod。 Each house has their own specialties and they’re all awesome in their own way。 Right as the bus of freshmen departs， tragedy strikes and shit hits the fan from there。 What follows is a daring journey across the sea for their own survival as they head for something they once thought to be fictional。 Oh and Ana finds out she's the descendant of Captain Nemo from 20，000 Leagues Under the Sea， who turns out to be a real dude。One of my favorite things about Riordan's writing are his characters。 Each kid is their own person with their own quirks and personalities。 He's never been one to shy away from diversity， because that's how our world is， and he treats each kid with the respect they deserve without making their race， sexuality， or what-have-you the only thing noteworthy about them。 He doesn't make them a gimmick or as a way to check off some imaginary diversity checklist。 They are essential to their personas， but that is not what defines them。I really like Ana， she's a fabulous protagonist。 She's part of House Dolphin so she specializes in communication。 She knows multiple languages， code breaking， and some espionage， so she's smart as hell。 She's a naturally clear-headed person who knows that sometimes it's best to ask questions first and shoot later。 She takes this unimaginable burden upon herself in less than a day after one of the most tragic events of her life and handles it pretty damn well。 She's thrust into a leadership position she's never asked for and is terrified of letting her classmates down， but rises up to the challenge and keeps everyone from descending into chaos。 More than anything， she's reliable。 Every time shit hits the fan she keeps her calm and gets everyone through it。 The empathy within her allows her to figure things out that no one else ever would have and to forgive people that don't really deserve it。I think this is also Riordan's first time writing from only a female protagonist's POV in a book， but I could be wrong since I haven't read all of his books。 I know this shouldn't be something super significant， but I guess it's because some men insist they're just bad at writing women and leave it at that。 Like it's hard and women are not people like men。 Ana is not weak or overtly emotional because she's a girl。 Yeah she gets her period and killer cramps， but that doesn't take away from her abilities。 That does not make her lesser than a boy。 If anything， cramps make us stronger cause we gotta do our regular shit while also feeling like we're gonna die。 Again， this just emphasizes what I was saying earlier。 Yeah she's a girl， so what？ It's not nearly as important as every other part of her。Her besties Nelinha and Ester are also great。 Gem too。 Honestly they're all great， even the rest of her classmates that aren't really mentioned， but still have clear and distinct personalities。 I especially love Luca and Ophelia， husband and wife who are complete opposites but fit together perfectly。 Jupiter is also awesome and I love Socrates （the dolphin， not the philosopher）。 Nelinha is a Brazilian student who is an expert fashionista and does her makeup flawlessly every morning; she's also one of the best engineering students the Cephalopods have ever had。 Ester is an Orca who is autistic and thus sees the world differently from neurotypical people， but that does not make her inferior。 No matter what the board of trustees may think since she's a Harding。 She may have a hard time understanding when someone is joking and doesn't get sarcasm at all， but she's intuitive and can understand animals and the Nautilus better than even Ana。 Also her support dog， Top， is hella cute。 Gem is a black Mormon boy who apparently looks like Miles Morales。 A Shark through and through， my man carries dual pistols like a cowboy and takes his duties very seriously。 Things are a lil rough between him and Ana at first due to a prior incident， but as time progresses they bond and become friends。 The events of the book may happen in a short time span， but life-or-death situations while being stuck in ships and submarines tend to speed things along。I won't lie。 I had no idea who the traitor was。 It hit me like a punch to the gut and I was genuinely upset for poor Ana。 The girl's parents died two years ago， her school got blown up， and she's now running from the Land Institute， which is dead set on either holding her captive or killing her。 She didn't need more terrible shit on her plate。 （view spoiler）[I figured the traitor would be someone close to her so the emotional impact would be rough。 I figured maybe Nelinha because she's one of her besties and it would hurt。 I was not expecting it to be Dev。 She went from grieving his death to grieving the brother she thought she knew because it turns out he's a mass murderer set on taking what he believes to be rightfully his， the Nautilus and the island。 Most people wouldn't be able to confront such a betrayal so soon and with such strength， but ya girl does it and shoots him in the head with a rubber bullet。 Talking didn't work， so she did what she had to do。 It hurt and definitely took something away from her， but she knew Dev wasn't going to give up otherwise。 The fact that she decides to release him and even introduce him to the Nautilus shows just how strong-willed she is。 She may not ever be able to trust him again and she definitely hasn't forgiven him， but she still loves him and they should do this together。 Not a lot of people would be able to do that。 （hide spoiler）] She rises up to the occasion and perseveres。 They all do。 The kids use each of their own individual strengths as a team and work through each problem as they come。 It's an important message for readers。 Even if you're not the best at this one thing， you can always ask for help and together you'll get through it。Characters and plot aside， this is also an educational book。 I learned quite a bit about various sea life， submarines， marine science in general。 The ocean has always fascinated me and it was great reading about it in such a fun book。 A big theme in the book is the debate on technology。 The main conflict between Harding-Pencroft and Land Institute is the unknown tech Nemo created。 LI believes such scientific advances should be shared with the world。 HP thinks they should stay hidden and only released when they're fully understood and when they believe the world is ready for it。 I understand where both sides are coming from， but imo caution is always best with these things。 Society can't handle such significant technological advancements without consequences。 Humans are still greedy motherfuckers and corporations would love nothing more than to monopolize any tech they can get their hands on。 You can't just throw everything you've got and hope for the best。 Advancements need to naturally progress otherwise it will be overwhelming。 Basically， like any other Riordan middle-grade novel， you'll be questioning life while also having a good time。My one critique is that the book is too short。 Everything wrapped up a little too quickly for my tastes， but maybe I just got attached to the characters and I didn't want it to end so fast。 I know this is a standalone， but I think this could be a great series。 （view spoiler）[They still need to rebuild HP and finish the rest of their education。 LI is still a threat and I doubt they'll be stopping anytime soon。 The Nautilus isn't 100% and I'd love to see what she's like when she's all fixed up。 Ana and Gem seem to be developing some feelings for one another and I think it's adorable。 I would love to see where that goes。 （hide spoiler）] There are so many ways this story could go。 And while I will always love Uncle Rick's Percy Jackson books above all else， I've come to like this story and would love to read more of Ana's adventures。 Lemme end this with a couple more quotes that caught my eye。 “The best way I can thank [my friends] is by living up to their trust。”“Our labels always depend on who’s doing the labeling。 Patriot， freedom fighter， terrorist， thug。” 。。。more

April ，

4。5 stars rounded down for now！！ I’m sooo pumped that RR has stepped into sci-fi， and in classic RR fashion， has provided us with a fascinating cast of new characters and an entire new world of tech and science to fall in love with… Loved the way there was a whole moral debate of good/evil and how certain people are painted into the roles that others create; also I just know teenage me would’ve loved Ana （and immediately head to the beach to emulate the adventure）

holiday mann ，

10+Wow， what a beautiful story。 Middle grade typically isn’t my thing， but Riordan never disappoints。 Felt a lot of emotions in this。

Tehya ，

It was okay。 In my opinion， the pacing was slow at the beginning and I found it difficult to like any of the characters。 I was surprised that the protagonist was boring because I always find myself instantly liking the main characters of Rick Riordan's books。 After chapter 10， things then start to move along quicker and the action scenes were really fun to read。 Not my favorite sadly。 I was so excited about this book！ It was good but not great。 It was okay。 In my opinion， the pacing was slow at the beginning and I found it difficult to like any of the characters。 I was surprised that the protagonist was boring because I always find myself instantly liking the main characters of Rick Riordan's books。 After chapter 10， things then start to move along quicker and the action scenes were really fun to read。 Not my favorite sadly。 I was so excited about this book！ It was good but not great。 。。。more

Pip ，

I truly loved this book。 The plot， the characters， the giant octopus and Socrates the dolphin。 And the plot twists completely got me。 I haven’t been so immersed in a middle grade in forever and it just made me realise how much I will always love RR

Caroline ，

I’m really hoping this is going to turn into a series

Sasha ，

Amazing！This book is amazing！ The storyline was a bit slow at times， but I really enjoyed this book anyway！ Now I'm waiting for the sequel。 Amazing！This book is amazing！ The storyline was a bit slow at times， but I really enjoyed this book anyway！ Now I'm waiting for the sequel。 。。。more

CrazyBookAddict ，

I have been a fan of Rick Riordan since I picked up The Lightning Thief。 That being said， I was a bit nervous to start a book of Riordan's that wasn't in the Percy Jackson World。 Yet， my fears were unfounded。 While I missed the witty humor of PJ， Ana was still a very likeable character。 I have been a fan of Rick Riordan since I picked up The Lightning Thief。 That being said， I was a bit nervous to start a book of Riordan's that wasn't in the Percy Jackson World。 Yet， my fears were unfounded。 While I missed the witty humor of PJ， Ana was still a very likeable character。 。。。more

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