Reviews

Crystal Keepers by Brandon Mull

spootilious's review

adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted 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? No

3.5

Going into this book I didn’t have my hopes set very high. I found Skyraiders to be predictable, slow, and oddly split (as if it needed to be two books). The Rogue Knight was better but still not the Brandon Mull I remembered. Crystal Keepers, however, was exactly what I needed.

The book introduces a new kingdom full of crazy tech, well rounded characters, and awesome sub plots. It still is a bit predictable but managed to hold itself up. Its action packed with a great balance of funny and serious moments. The ending is a bit abrupt but that isn’t uncommon in some of Mull’s books (a few of the Fablehaven books… Dragonwatch (particularly Master of the Phantom Isle)).

Overall, this was probably my favorite out of the series so far. 

wadi_hisham's review against another edition

4.0

I liked the book. It progressed the story nicely and had some very good revelations and plot twists. But I didn't like it as much as the previous two mainly because I felt that some points in the story had little plot holes. Not major enough to ruin the story or anything but still. Like the time we are told that it is imperative that Mira's identity be kept secret even from the members of the resistance but then it is promptly revealed to pretty much everyone. What was an even bigger problem for me was that the involvement of Mira's mom was to be kept a secret but by the end it is revealed to pretty much everyone again even though it is supposed to be an even bigger secret. Other than these few things, the book was really good.

greenho4's review against another edition

5.0

Well, it was certainly another one of Mull's works. Full of suspense, action, and drama, readers won't be disappointed by Mull's latest.

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The end fight was lame. All they did was drop a bomb on their enemies and that was that. It was nothing special; for all we know, it could've occurred on Earth. The Five Kingdoms is supposed to be a magical sort of place, a new place different from that of Earth's. Of course, Zeropolis deals with technology and so has many parallels with Earth, but the end fight with Roxie could have been a bit something more.

sydneymjacques's review against another edition

4.0

This book was wonderful. It was also crummy. I feel like if there had been more editing, less telling, and more specific descriptions, it would have blown me away. Still, its story is great and it held my favorite and most unexpected plot twist ever? So points to Mull. Will definitely get to book 4 soon.

amdame1's review against another edition

4.0

Still such a great fun series. Where's book 4?????

mudder17's review against another edition

5.0

4.5 stars and I'll round up because I really did enjoy it. It's much more sci-fi than the first two and I'm liking how each of the main characters are developing. I found the technology in this one to be quite interesting and I like how Cole influences the people around him, especially the people who knew him before. I'm having fun with this series and although I don't think I like it as much as the Fablehaven series, I'm still enjoying it! I need to take a brief break for other books, but looking forward to finishing up this series!

dragontomes2000's review against another edition

5.0

He's done it once again! I have to say though this was my favorite entry in the series so far. I think the new Kingdom, Zeropolis had a lot to do with that. The world building in Zeropolis was top notch. You can tell the author put a lot of time into this one since it dealt with a lot more technology. It's also really cool to learn about the different shaping powers each kingdom has. Which just makes this series so enjoyable and fun to read. Lastly, this entry in the series had one of the biggest WTH moments.

aimeereads's review

adventurous tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

knocked off a star because the story has gotten so crowded with new characters and info dumps and because the ending felt kind of rushed.