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Daughter of the Deep feels like a modern sequel to Jules Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and The Mysterious Island. The main characters are freshmen at a select school on the coast of California. Right before their enormous exam, their lives are changed when a terrifying disaster strikes. The main character leads her class through a perilous sea-voyage to figure out the cause of the event, not knowing if they will return alive.
I recommend this book because while it is factual and technical, it is also humorous. Rick Riordan never fails to make his readers laugh, and I laughed a lot while reading this book. The book does not also have any romantic themes, which was surprising based on Riordan’s other novels. This fact did not take anything away from the excellent story, and I think it made it better. There is a diverse cast of characters, adding to the complexity and detail of Daughter of the Deep. I do think that Riordan could have developed the plot and characters better at the beginning of the story, but overall I loved the book. I highly recommend Daughter of the Deep for middle grades and anyone who loves realistic sci-fi or fantasy.
This book's about Eragon, a 15-year-old boy who lives on a farm with his uncle Garrow and cousin Roran. One day he finds a dragon egg that hatches and he bonds with it. He sets out on an adventure to kill the ra'zac (monsters who killed Garrow). On his adventure, he meets Brom, Murtag, and Arya.
When Brom dies, Eragon heads to the Varden who are trying to dethrone Galbatorix, to save the dying Arya. I would highly recommend this book because it always keeps you intrigued no matter what. Whenever another book might have a dull moment, this book just keeps on going strong. Some of the reasons this book is amazing are it is funny, it has good lore and it is extremely detailed with a great backstory. I noticed that it is detailed because Christopher Paolini comes up with entire words with meanings that have magical power. Another reason is he comes up with these elaborate rules for magic. I loved the character cast, it had amazing characters like Eragon, Saphira, Brom, Arya, Solembomm, and Angela. My favorite character would have to be Angela because she is hilarious and extremely powerful. I also love that she has so many mysteries in her past and she was able to gain the respect of a werecat.