Deep Wizardry - BookWyrm

tricia reviewed Deep Wizardry by Diane Duane (Young Wizards, #2)

Strong offering but slightly predictable

4 stars

Content warning Minor/vague plot spoilers

Themes of loss, grief, and sacrifice, with a pretty telegraphed twist.

Following directly on from the first book, it's easy to see that the overall plot follows many of the same beats as So You Want To Be A Wizard, though differing a lot in the details.

I enjoyed the read but it didn't feel as ground breaking as #1. Still, excited to move on to #3!

Blind_Mapmaker reviewed Deep Wizardry by Diane Duane (Young Wizards, #2)

Review of 'Deep Wizardry' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

4.5 As the previous volume this is a surprisingly fresh YA/middle-grade novel that does nearly everything right. World-building, characters and writing are all superb. Didn't expect the serious and well-done discussion of sacrifice and the role-reversal of kids going out to protect their parents with the latter's (grudging) consent. Even the little sister is well done.

Okay, a little of the eighties "Save the Whales" stuff is a tiny bit cheesy, but apart from that only thing that is a little annoying is the hint of an upcoming love story.

This part is a little less nerdy and bit geekier and I liked the previous installment a tiny bit better, but it's still a really good book to give to your kids. They will be confused by how easy-going parents were back then. It takes a shark attack or the threat canoodling in middle-school to get them worked up - …

4.5 As the previous volume this is a surprisingly fresh YA/middle-grade novel that does nearly everything right. World-building, characters and writing are all superb. Didn't expect the serious and well-done discussion of sacrifice and the role-reversal of kids going out to protect their parents with the latter's (grudging) consent. Even the little sister is well done.

Okay, a little of the eighties "Save the Whales" stuff is a tiny bit cheesy, but apart from that only thing that is a little annoying is the hint of an upcoming love story.

This part is a little less nerdy and bit geekier and I liked the previous installment a tiny bit better, but it's still a really good book to give to your kids. They will be confused by how easy-going parents were back then. It takes a shark attack or the threat canoodling in middle-school to get them worked up - funny days those...