Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger

4.18 AVERAGE

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romantasy_reader's review against another edition

5.0
adventurous funny lighthearted 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: Complicated

beneest11's review against another edition

3.0
I’ve had several of my middle school girls rave about this book, so I read it for them but it’s just okay.
Feels very Harry Potter influenced with the main character finding out she had super special powers and going to magic school, which is always a fun premise. It was still a fun easy read and some of the side characters were great (let’s go Keefe!) and there were some sweet “found family” moments, but the main character is just way too perfect and special and good at…everything…
The whole “I’m not like other girls” thing is just annoying and the other female characters in the book are either forgettable or just kinda terrible people.
I’m not 12 anymore so obviously not the target audience, but I really think that GREAT children’s literature is great adult literature as well and this just doesn’t have the thematic or emotional depth I was hoping for.

marleyannb's review against another edition

4.25
adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Loveable characters: Yes

stuckinpages's review against another edition

2.0
adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
Unbelievable.....

Last third of the book gets slightly better 

read_with_chai's review against another edition

5.0
adventurous emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
I absolutely LOVED it! It's super easy to read and a good re-read.
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marisgay's review against another edition

2.5
lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

carsyn87's review against another edition

3.0
Not as all-age as HP (for me at least) but wonderfully creative with great characters. Definitely will try the next one!

phynch's review against another edition

4.25
adventurous emotional funny mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
This book was very creative and had highly unique ideas and kept me reading late at night. There are a lot of plots going on at once, making it hard to follow, but it was very enjoyable and not overly complicated.

livi_123's review against another edition

4.75
adventurous emotional funny inspiring mysterious sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

moira_m's review against another edition

5.0
I'm not sure I have the words to describe reading this book; everything I can think to say sounds too little, too small, or too inadequate. This book was mesmerizing. I laughed, I giggled, I bawled like a baby (complete with noises, no silent tears here), I'm sure anyone near me would have thought me a loon. Sophie is just a girl, 12 years old and she's always been different - she just never knew how different. Elves, goblins, dinosaurs, and unicorns; it was so captivating that next week I'm sure I'll forget it was a book and insist it was a movie. And it's not set to come out for a couple of months yet, that means I have to wait even longer for the next book in the series. <>