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A review by katieinca
Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger
2.0
My kids (ages 7 & 9) would probably give it a 5. The world building and secondary characters are too thin to stand up well to grown up scrutiny, but the pace and plotting are decent, and they were in it for the suspense and the gradual reveal. (Okay, I confess, I almost snuck into their room and did a few chapters ahead of our read aloud because I got hooked too.)
We got this on the recommendation of the 7yo's friend's older sister. After a chapter or two I didn't think we'd keep going because I found it kind of mediocre and thought the boys would be turned off by the focus on Sophie's awkward crush on Fitz -it reads more 6th grade than 2nd grade. Plus they usually really go in for comedy, which is pretty sparse here. But they were all in, and the 9yo has proceeded to tear through the rest of the series, so that shows what I know.
We got this on the recommendation of the 7yo's friend's older sister. After a chapter or two I didn't think we'd keep going because I found it kind of mediocre and thought the boys would be turned off by the focus on Sophie's awkward crush on Fitz -it reads more 6th grade than 2nd grade. Plus they usually really go in for comedy, which is pretty sparse here. But they were all in, and the 9yo has proceeded to tear through the rest of the series, so that shows what I know.