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A review by melplays9000
Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger
adventurous
lighthearted
relaxing
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? Yes
4.0
I totally get why people hate this book, it definitely has its flaws. I actually started off thinking I was going to be one of the people who hated it. By the end though I thought it was pretty good. I liked how quick and easy it was, I found myself wanting to go back to it over and over. Everything in this book comes quite easy to Sophie and anything that doesn’t is quickly skimmed over. I found this frustrating at first but it actually made for a relaxing reading experience. I found I didn’t have to worry much about what was happening plot wise and could concentrate more on the relationships between the characters which were my favorite part. Each character has depth and I love how slowly that is being revealed. Give me the slow burn friendships! My favorite character so far is Edaline because she’s vulnerable and I want to protect her, but I’ve got many close seconds.
I did not however, like how we don’t even get to go into most of the lessons? Just fade to black? What the hell, I want to build relationships with the teachers and learn about the world as Sophie is learning about it! We started off on the same page but now she’s so far ahead of me. Overall I felt that a lot of potentially interesting moments we just didn’t get to see. Also the line “let out a breath they didn’t know they were holding” came up 3 times, which gets minus points. My main criticism to be honest is just how quickly time was passing and we just jumped from main event to main event, very little down time, but then again this book is already 500 pages.
Overall it’s not the best written book ever. Or the best plotted. But I enjoyed it for what it was. Fast and spicy which seems to be my theme recently. Good vibes. 4 Stars.
I did not however, like how we don’t even get to go into most of the lessons? Just fade to black? What the hell, I want to build relationships with the teachers and learn about the world as Sophie is learning about it! We started off on the same page but now she’s so far ahead of me. Overall I felt that a lot of potentially interesting moments we just didn’t get to see. Also the line “let out a breath they didn’t know they were holding” came up 3 times, which gets minus points. My main criticism to be honest is just how quickly time was passing and we just jumped from main event to main event, very little down time, but then again this book is already 500 pages.
Overall it’s not the best written book ever. Or the best plotted. But I enjoyed it for what it was. Fast and spicy which seems to be my theme recently. Good vibes. 4 Stars.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content, Kidnapping, and Grief
Moderate: Child death and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Bullying