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4.18 AVERAGE
4.18 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
mysterious
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:
Yes
Read this because my nieces love the series. Definitely a fun middle grade series with all of the good things: Magic school, mysteries, and adventure!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping, Grief
Moderate: Bullying, Drug use, Torture, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury
Includes discussions of severe allergic reactions.
adventurous
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:
No
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5. EHRMAGERD. Never in a million years did I think that I would love a series starring elves, but here I am. I finally took my students’ recommendation and started this series, and I cannot recommend it enough. Sophie can hear people’s thoughts, but has no idea that she is actually an elf in the human world until she is tracked down on a school trip and taken to Atlantis (yes, it is real and it is glorious). She learns that there is a huge mystery surrounding her existence, and that she is powerful beyond measure.
adventurous
emotional
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Una muy buena primera parte de una saga de libros de fantasía infantil/juvenil.
Es la típica historia del “elegido” (en este caso una elegida), con habilidades especiales, una trama conspiranoica de fondo, escuela de magia, amistades, etc. Muy Harry Potter y ya visto. Pero me enganchó desde la primera página y me apetece mucho seguir leyendo el siguiente, algo que nos es nada habitual en mí, que abandono todas las sagas.
Hay momentos que la historia es algo tontona y simplista (el casi triángulo amoroso, o la relación con su familia de acogida que no se ve evolucionar, solo se nos cuenta que evoluciona), pero espero que estas cosas vayan mejorando con el resto de libros. Hay que tener en cuenta que este libro tiene casi 10 años y entiendo que la autora ha mejorado en su escritura.
En resumen, de calidad a lo mejor no es un 4 estrellas, pero por enganche, world-building, y ganas de continuar le doy esa nota.
Es la típica historia del “elegido” (en este caso una elegida), con habilidades especiales, una trama conspiranoica de fondo, escuela de magia, amistades, etc. Muy Harry Potter y ya visto. Pero me enganchó desde la primera página y me apetece mucho seguir leyendo el siguiente, algo que nos es nada habitual en mí, que abandono todas las sagas.
Hay momentos que la historia es algo tontona y simplista (el casi triángulo amoroso, o la relación con su familia de acogida que no se ve evolucionar, solo se nos cuenta que evoluciona), pero espero que estas cosas vayan mejorando con el resto de libros. Hay que tener en cuenta que este libro tiene casi 10 años y entiendo que la autora ha mejorado en su escritura.
En resumen, de calidad a lo mejor no es un 4 estrellas, pero por enganche, world-building, y ganas de continuar le doy esa nota.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I think that Sophie is a bit too much of a self-insert. She’s blonde- like Shanon- she tugs at her eyelashes when she’s nervous- like Shanon.
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Keeper of the Lost Cities is a perfect book for its target age-group (ages 8-12, grades 3-7) and I did enjoy reading this first Keeper's novel and will be eagerly awaiting the sequel after the last third of the book, but I know I would have enjoyed this more were I younger.
*sigh* I guess we do actually grow up a little, even when we still read MG and YA novels religiously. That makes me sad.
*sigh* I guess we do actually grow up a little, even when we still read MG and YA novels religiously. That makes me sad.
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
fast-paced
Great book for fast reads! Loved it!