The Lake of Tears is an enjoyable, nostalgic read and I feel that kids would enjoy this second book of the series with the cryptic messages and symbols within the story and have fun decrypting these as I was reading this, I couldn't help but remember the time when I was younger reading this the first time having a blast decoding the messages. Younger audiences would be more stimulated, whereas adults would need something less predictable and more suspenseful. I have to admit, the writing style, it's very simple. However, the ending I found was a bit anti-climatic for me but bittersweet at the end giving the trio and their allies some glimmer of hope of being able to achieve their ultimate goal.Įven though I am enjoying my re-read of this series. My favourite part was the escape from Jin and Jod. This book introduces new foes - Jin, Jod, Theagan, Soldeen, and the allies that our trio meets along the way, the Raladin who are expert builders who have done a Panem District 13 and hid underground hiding from the Shadow Lord and his allies until its safe to come out from hiding. The world continues to grow in this second book slowly adding more obstacles in Lief, Barda, and Jasmine's way in their quest in finding the lost gems of the Belt of Deltora. So my Deltora Quest readathon continues with the second installment, The Lake of Tears. It was a bit weird to here a man mimic Jasmine's voice, especially after hearing it!Īll in all this story kept me on my toes for the whole 2 hours and 54 minutes and I would recommend it to everyone. The only downside I could find is the downside of all audiobooks: there's only one voice for all characters. It made my heart beat faster and even knowing they would escape I feared for their lives. Listening to it was nothing like watching it.

For example Theagan's defeat or the moment of Kree's reappearance.īut my favourite was the escape from Jin and Jod. I considered skipping the first eight books as I believed that they will be the same as what I've already seen, but in fear that I'd miss out on something I started with the first book.Īnd I was right to do so, as this book, too, contained new or simply differently told events I truly enjoyed. First I have to confess that I've begun listening to Deltora Quest after I have watched the anime made based on these books and realising, that the books tell the story further.

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