Monday, November 12, 2007

Deltora Quest, The lake of tears


By Emily Rodda
Reviewed by Mandeep S of Year 8

This is the second book of the deltora quest series. After beating the guardian of the forest of silence with the help of Barda and Jasmine, Lief got the first gem, the Topaz which clears the mind. Barda was an old beggar and Jasmine is a girl who grew up in the dangerous forest of silence and can also talk with some animals and trees like her bird Kree and her unusual creature Filli. The guardian they battled with at the forest was strong, skilled and had guarded its treasure for hundreds of years. The treasure it guards is a powerful flower with nectar that can heal any wound.

Their next goal is the lake of tears where they will find the next gem and the next dangerous guardian. On the way to the lake they run into about 20 grey guards taking a little ralad man as hostage. Just to inform you grey guards work for the shadow lord and have poisonous ammo to throw at you. They save the man and end up to be cooked alive by 2 monsters who are 2 of the 13 children of Theagan. They escape to battle with a monster called Soldeen and Theagan. Do they survive the battle?

I rate this book 9/10

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