Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

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

24 reviews

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: Death and Child death

Minor: Vomit

georgia_26's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny lighthearted fast-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

I've read this book series and it is the best! I'm rereading it over the summer and the series is so good I read these books in 2 days or less. I highly suggest this book series.
P.S. Anyone who is obsessed with this book series pls follow me I'm dying over here

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Murder

Minor: Bullying

there is one violent scene if that bothers anyone

drtx_bwt's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury and Medical content

Moderate: Death and Classism

Minor: Vomit and Racism

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

unusuallyy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, and Stalking

Minor: Bullying, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Classism, and Homophobia

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

hedyharper's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Abandonment, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Classism, Death, Kidnapping, and Medical content

tays_dear_reader's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Kidnapping, and Abandonment

Moderate: Grief, Vomit, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

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

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Minor: Death of parent and Child death

faeriefox's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

Would round down to 4⭐

Reread of a favorite! Don't really have any commentary to provide, especially since I'm biased from the rest of the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Torture, and Violence