A review by a_niche_ferret
Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger

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

2.75

To sum it up: a special snowflake blonde girl leaves behind the disgusting world of humans to live in a world of perfect blonde blue-eyed "elves" in a confusing mash up of science, magic and mythology. Special snowflake girl breaks every Guiness World record in Blonde Elf World yet refuses to accept that she is a special snowflake, even though she obviously is one and all the boys in the school have a massive crush on her. Don't even get me started on the weird communist-but-with-social-hierarchies society or the rampant girl-on-girl hate or the fact that every single character of note was white and described as being perfect and the epitome of virtue, because then this will turn into a very long rant. 
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