aldireads 's review for:

The Isle of the Lost by Melissa de la Cruz

3.5

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“But these aren’t just stories,” she’d said. “They’re whole kingdoms. They’re worlds. They’re perspectives and opinions you can’t offer, from lives you haven’t lived. They’re more valuable than any gold coin, and more important than any state luncheon. I should hope you, as king, would know that!” – Bella

“It’s not fair. It’s not our fault. We have no say in our own lives. We’re living in a fairy tale someone else wrote”. – Ben