Thanks to NetGalley & Random House Children's for the early copy in exchange for an honest review. My actual rating is 3.5 stars.

A sequel that continues to follow Diana's adventures, this time, it takes her to the Underworld of Greek Mythology! Magical kids have started disappearing and it is figured out that they have been kidnapped one by one....by who?

I really enjoyed the Greek Myths throughout the story, especially the ones that are lesser-known get to make an appearance which was nice. Diana is quick-witted and able to hold herself in a fight but also compassionate, befitting of a Wonder Woman. ;)

My main issue is that the characters aren't really fleshed out, including Diana, so it was hard to connect to anyone. All the adults were, well, useless, but that's pretty typical of these chapter books. Still, the greek myth bits here and there kept me invested.

Fun series, it'll be fun to see the rest of the series in the future!

4.5/5 stars

Thanks to Netgalley and Random House Children's for providing this e-arc!

To preface this review, i went in not realizing this was a continuation to a series but i applaud the author for not making me feel too lost despite this factor. This follows the worldly beloved figure Wonder Woman as a child and this was such a fun action packed book! This honestly surprisingly contains more action than the majority of low fantasy books i'm used to. Like, girl why is this literal child always fighting and getting beat up. I just adored it and didn't find Diana annoying at all. Its brilliance is what makes it lack in various aspects. It felt too short for me, even for middle grade standards. Same criticism in terms of the page count written here on Goodreads. Nonetheless, I adored this and look forward to reading any books succeeding this current one.

I wanted to enjoy this, but I ended up feeling unconnected to Diana and the world. I felt that this didn't feel like canon Diana at all, and that really didn't sit well with me.

Maybe I'm tainted after just watching the Snyder cut of Justice League, but I did not like this at all.

This book was received as an ARC from Random House Children's - Random House Books for Young Readers in exchange for an honest review. Opinions and thoughts expressed in this review are completely my own.

Aisha Saeed does a brilliant job telling the story of Diana using her Wonder Woman powers to travel to Hades and risk her life to save Themyscira and the Amazons and figure out why everyone including her best friend and family is disappearing. Then just like any Wonder Woman adventure, it takes a new turn and Diana finds out that she is wanted by something else and not just Hades and Persphone and this monster has taken all that are close to her risking the fact that if she does not defeat Hades and this monster, she is bound to the Underworld forever. This book magnifies my love for Wonder Woman even more. The bravery, courage and physical/mental toughness Diana demonstrates throughout the book is so inspiring and motivating. I hope our young readers will see the inspiration as well as I do and continue to read on more Wonder Woman.

We will consider adding this title to our JFiction collection at our library. That is why we give this book 5 stars.

When a book has a twelve-year-old protagonist and characters that include the Greek gods, it's hard not to make comparisons to the Percy Jackson series. This book feels a lot younger than those. It doesn't have the humor or a sense that anything truly bad could happen to the characters, and I don't think the Greek gods show as much personality. What I do like is how goodhearted Diana is. For that reason, and because I think the story probably works a bit better if you've read the first Wonder Woman Adventures book, I rounded up to four stars.

Diana is back again in this great sequel! In this one children are missing and her friends are kidnapped, its up tp her to solve this!
It was a great read and my daughter greatly enjoyed it!

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Diana and the Underworld Odyssey by Aisha Saeed
Diana and the Underworld Odyssey (Wonder Woman...
by Aisha Saeed (Goodreads Author)
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Someone is kidnapping children with special powers and Diana is the main target. The Olympian gods are losing their powers. What is happening? Are the two cases related?
The adventures of Diana the princess of Temiscyra, Wonder Woman or Diana Prince as we want to call her, are always full of action and in the case of Aisha Saeeb's books, in addition to action, we find values ​​and teachings that are very suitable for MG / YA, which are the ranks of age to whom this series is directed.
However, that does not mean that young people of all ages cannot enjoy these adventures, since they are very well set, with strong characters, a magnificent plot and an ending that leaves the reader wishing to have in their hands the next book in the series.

I loved Diana and the Island of No Return and Diana and the Underworld Odyssey did not disappoint.

I loved the way that this book shows the growth of Diana and how she is growing into not only her power, but into herself as a hero. I loved how it showed her growing in confidence on Themyscira and when she encounters people challenging her.

Wonder Woman is such a strong superhero and I love that these books engage with a younger audience and give them stories of Diana facing the same circumstances, while not in the same settings, that they are going through.

I love wonder woman but had a hard time connecting to the beginning. I love the setting of themyscrica. I liked reading of Diana's adventures. I liked the characters.

Diana is back again in the sequel to the first book and this time she is adventuring into the Underworld in order to rescue her friends! The story picks up right after the first book and Diana is still reeling from the danger she faced in the previous book. This time, more children are going missing and her friends end up kidnapped. Diana realizes that she is also being targeted and that it is up to her to solve this mystery and find her friends before its too late. The gods and goddesses are much more prominent in this book and their powers are being heavily impacted. Diana must venture into the Underworld and rescue her friends before more children go missing.

This was a fun adventure and it was really nice to read more about Wonder Woman’s journey into becoming the warrior she is. She’s a great protagonist and the story was a great continuation in the journey of Diana.

*Thank you Netgalley and Random House Children's for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*

Disclaimer: I got an arc of this from @NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I'll be posting a review on this on pop-culturalist closer to the release date. But, WOW this book was so good and I loved the greek mythology aspect of it. Diana's dynamics with Hades and Persophone was very interesting. I'm not going into depth about this because I'll be writing a more detailed review for the magazine, but I think this is perfect for young readers!

Another fabulous story by Aisha Saeed! I love their stories about Diana. Action packed. Great plot. Beautiful cover. Held my attention the entire time.

Diana and the Underworld Odyssey is a fantastic adventure. This book is geared towards ages 8-12, but I quite enjoyed it. This is the second book in a series. I have not read the first book, Diana and the Island of No Return, but that didn’t stop me from enjoying this book. There are mentions of the first book which contain spoilers, but it was glossed over and did not effect my enjoyment of this story. Diana is a wonderful role model for kids. She is kind, courageous, and empathetic. After an attack on the Amazonian island of Themyscira, Diana meets with the council of Gods who are trying to solve the mystery surrounding the disappearance of powerful children. She ends up on a journey into the Underworld to try and rescue her kidnapped friends. Diana uses her intelligence and bravery to help her defeat the obstacles in her path. She makes both friends and foes along the way. This is an excellent story of perseverance and bravery for children and adults of all ages.

Thank you to NetGalley for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

I liked this better than the first book in the series, but I still didn't love it. All of the characters feel kind of underdeveloped, and Diana doesn't read as Wonder Woman so much as she reads like just any generic MG/YA fantasy heroine?