hroelia 's review for:

Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger

3.5

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I first read this book (and really the whole series) in sixth grade and the summer before seventh grade. I chose to re-read because I had forgotten most of what the books were about and the memories I had of reading these books were amazing. Now re-reading, I can definitely tell these are more meant for a middle-schooler and not an almost college student, because the characters and some dialogue may be a little cheesy. The main character, Sophie, is the ‘different’ one, the only one with brown eyes, rare abilities, raised in a human family, etc. It follows the generic format for most of these types of books where the main character is the special one, however I do like the foreshadowing they add into the plot. I like that a lot of the plot seems to be well planned out, it doesn’t feel like a book where the author is just coming up with things as they write. Overall, if you can get over /some/ cheesy bits, its a fun and interesting read.