Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger

18 reviews

angryturtle68's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic

venusdapoopiehead's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

i don’t have any complaints abt this honestly, nor do i think this is the most astonishing novel ever known to mankind, i just think its kinda good, that’s it. its kind of like percy jackson except instead of it being about greek mythology its about elves. one thing i really liked was that the world building was not super complex and heavily complicated, unlike other fantasy books that make you want to just fling you and the book out the nearest window, because this is a book meant for middle schoolers it’s very simple to understand everything about the elves and where they live, etc etc. also liked that as the story progresses more and more information is slowly revealed, making the reader want to continue on so they can figure out wtf is going on. this is just in general a cute little fantasy book that i think kids and adults alike can thoroughly enjoy. definitely going to read the rest of the books in this series.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death and Kidnapping

nausicaa_teto's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Vomit

mochathebookenjoyer23's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

If you like Harry Potter, you will like this story... 

At first, I thought the book was slow and pretty boring. I was initially going to give this book a 2 star, but then towards the ending it got interesting! (Which, side note, I am convinced that books in a series do this as a marketing gig for you to buy the second book) This, as you noticed, was enough to give it another star
While the plotline of the story was interesting, this story did a good job in world building and character writing. All of the characters were unique which I adore! (Even if I wanted to strangle some of the characters) and the world building was similar to Percy Jackson in a way, where there is this separate area away from ordinary humans.
Speaking of, it has a magical school which makes the book similar to Harry Potter, especially since one of the teachers was suspiciously like Professor Snape. 

However, I just found the beginning of the book too slow, and I always was checking when the chapter would end. Which is never usually s good sign for me, but that changed TOWARDS THE END OF THE DARN BOOK

Would I recommend it? Maybe, maybe not. Would I read it again? Not in like...20 years but I don't think it wasted my time all that much.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Child death and Death

Minor: Vomit

kassidyreads's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Kidnapping, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

roaming_reader's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

This book and series are perfect for fans of Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, or really any middle-grade series about a special child who discovers they have magical powers and belong to a magical world that is incredibly different to the human world in which they grew up. Sophie Foster is a great lens through which we learn about the Elven world. And there is also a magical school involved filled with silly quirks and magical elements, which in this world aren't really magic at all, they are just part of reality. We watch Sophie struggle to navigate life as the new kid in school, where the only new kids are usually just the incoming first-year students, after leaving her family and everything she knew behind. Sometimes the book could get very exposition-heavy, but that's usually something I forgive in a first book. It is quick, silly, magical, and a great start to a series!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Medical trauma

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

jasmineslibraryy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

still my all time comfort book & series. can't wait to continue reading on 🫶

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Minor: Child death and Death of parent

chickenlady's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death

lastcomment314's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Keeper of the Lost Cities is a captivating adventure following Sophie, who has had the ability to read minds ever since an accident when she was five, and her discovery of her true identity, where she really came from, and why she's never felt like she fit in. The twists and turns made this book hard to put down, and the emotional heart of it endeared me to all of the characters and their quirks.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Grief, and Murder

katievallin's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Child death, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying, Vomit, and Stalking