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A review by fishytrishy
Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger
5.0
I can honestly say that once I picked up this book I was unable to put it down. In fact, I ended up staying up until about 3:30am to finish this book because it was such an engaging read. “Just one more chapter” turned into reading the whole book in one night.
While the size of this book might seem daunting, it’s a quick read full of action and adventure. The characters are engaging and feel real, almost as if they could jump off the page and hold a conversation with you. The plot was interesting and left me wanting more – which makes me happy it’s a decently sized series. There are so many twists and turns in this series that it got to the point where I had to keep reminding myself who was on what side and how they’d proved that. I loved every second of it.
Messenger did an amazing job at keeping her characters true to their ages, and although Sophie may seem very mature for her age at times, at other times she’s your average twelve/thirteen year old who has fears and insecurities that anyone that age would have. Sure she’s got a lot of responsibility, but Sophie still finds time to play games with her friends and just run around goofing off like any kid. She has a crush just like your average twelve/thirteen year old might have, though she doesn’t realize it. In fact, true to the age she’s supposed to be, Sophie goes out of her way to deny it to her friends. She doesn’t think she does, so she couldn’t possibly… right?
For my full review, check here: https://phantomofthelibrary.com/2019/05/13/keeper-of-the-lost-cities-by-shannon-messenger/
While the size of this book might seem daunting, it’s a quick read full of action and adventure. The characters are engaging and feel real, almost as if they could jump off the page and hold a conversation with you. The plot was interesting and left me wanting more – which makes me happy it’s a decently sized series. There are so many twists and turns in this series that it got to the point where I had to keep reminding myself who was on what side and how they’d proved that. I loved every second of it.
Messenger did an amazing job at keeping her characters true to their ages, and although Sophie may seem very mature for her age at times, at other times she’s your average twelve/thirteen year old who has fears and insecurities that anyone that age would have. Sure she’s got a lot of responsibility, but Sophie still finds time to play games with her friends and just run around goofing off like any kid. She has a crush just like your average twelve/thirteen year old might have, though she doesn’t realize it. In fact, true to the age she’s supposed to be, Sophie goes out of her way to deny it to her friends. She doesn’t think she does, so she couldn’t possibly… right?
For my full review, check here: https://phantomofthelibrary.com/2019/05/13/keeper-of-the-lost-cities-by-shannon-messenger/