Customer Reviews

Book of Oceans (Diadem Series)

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Certainly, this new set of books is different from the original six. Helaine is reportedly a brunette when she used to be a blonde, they add a new character, and everyone does a few very uncharacteristic things. But then, as time changes, people change.
Another thing to take into account is the writing style of this new set. It certainly uses more interesting language than the original series and appears to be geared more toward teenage leaders, possibly as a way to draw more people in from the Harry Potter crowd.
Regardless of the change of style, this book, as well as The Book of War, pretty much rocked my world. It's a lot of fun to read, and it kept me captivated the entire time. Sidenote: I'm 18 years old and in college. It takes a LOT to keep me captivated.

Helaine is having trouble getting along with Jenna, the new member of the team, and it's driving Pixel and Score crazy. Oracle suggests they take a vacation on Brine, a world that is almost entirely covered by water. But when they arrive they find themselves in a battle for their lives against pirates. This book shows the relationship between Helaine and Score growing. And there is an exchange between Oracle and Shanara which shows that the biggest threat to the original trio might be from the people they trust the most.

Diadem #8: Book of Oceans, by John Peel

Score and Pixel are two boys trapped between feuding females, and they definitely need a break. With Oracle's help, they convince Helaine and Jenna that it's time to take a vacation, and the four set off for Brine. A planet made up of mostly oceans, Brine seems like the perfect world for a peaceful getaway...until their vacation is interrupted by pirates!

When Pixel and Jenna taken captive, Score must work with Helaine to rescue the other magic users. But Helaine isn't a fan of Jenna, since Helaine was a noble and Jenna a peasant on their old homeworld. Peel uses the the girls to get young readers to think about social class prejudices. With an interesting mix of species, including living flames and human-shaped dolphins, "Book of Oceans" is another fun installment in the Diadem series, and one I rather enjoyed.

Finally, readers are clued into the method behind Oracle's madness. Always popping up to send the friends into trouble, Oracle is actually trying to prevent the three from becoming the evil forms of themselves they defeated in previous Diadem books. The author adds to Oracle's mystery, and I'm eager to learn more. I also liked Jenna more in this book, and didn't begrudge Peel adding in another main character so far into the series.

4/5.

I purchased this series for myself. I love these types of stories. I just bagan reading them to my 6 year old daughter oh also has a love a reading. It is discriptive yet simple enough for the entire family to enjoy.

My 12 year old daughter read this book as soon as it arrived. She said she was impatient for the next book to be released. She really enjoys this series.