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Keeper of the Lost Cities Illustrated & Annotated Edition by Shannon Messenger

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lastcomment314's review against another edition

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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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avybear_16's review

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

4.75

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katievallin's review against another edition

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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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fantasticcan1475's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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aesthetic_bookreader's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted mysterious relaxing tense fast-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

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rebyreadsandwrites's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

4.75

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emilia_thereader's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional lighthearted 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? Yes

4.25

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shainalite's review against another edition

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

5.0

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marenm's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted 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

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novi's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

4.0

I didn't expect to love this book lol

What I like about it:
- It reads so fast
- The world building is not perfect, it could be better, but it was enough to be able to follow the story. Like I don't have to 100% understand everything that's happening (for someone that is not very often read fantasy, this could be overwhelming).
- The characters! I wasn't convinced at first, but slowly they took my heart :') My favorites are Dex, Keefe, Sophie, Elwin, and Marella (she needs more screen time!!).
- The emotional scenes got me emotional. There are a lot of family and parents-children relationship dynamic here, and it's one of the themes that will most likely make me cry (I didn't though, but I teared up several times)
- Sophie as the main character is a believable 12 year old. She's smart but she's also too good (she can't bear the thought of getting caught cheating, like...). She's actually not that special as a main character but she's not annoying and I think we can be friends. My favorite moment of her is when she got angry. I love it lol
- I've been looking for a book that is kinda similar with Hex Hall and I think this kinda is, at least the school part, I think it's because of the unusual lessons, the embarrassing PE class, and the cute boys around Sophie.

What I don't like about it:
- The setting and the atmosphere. It simply is not cozy in my head. I imagine it to be full of crystal and pastel color, not homey at all. 
- The author doesn't really describe how the places look like. This type of description could be boring if too much, but I think in this book is too little.
- I don't trust the parents in this book lmao. They're incompetent, unreliable, and sus. I still didn't trust [redacted] until like 90% of the book. About Grady and Edaline...... I don't think it's fair putting a 12 year old girl as a....trauma healer (?) for these adults.
- There are a lot of parental figure involvement in this book and I think these type of adventure stories is fun when parents are not involved. The heroes should be these kids with the same age lol I think that part is the best part of this book, but there weren't many here.
- The third act wasn't as satisfying as I was hoping for. Like I said, I was hoping for the kids to be more involved and the adult protagonists to be more competent.
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