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A review by paintfairy
Crystal Keepers by Brandon Mull
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.75
Okay. A lot happens in this book, and it was such a fun time. I'm not sure why it took me so long to pick this up, but I'm definitely glad I read it when I did because I needed a fast action-packed read that could get me motivated to read again.
First of all, I loved this new kingdom and its technology, it felt like a science fiction novel and I was so there for it! Not only was the magic and setting interesting to read about, but there were also quite a few reveals in this book that I thought was really fun, and we meet up with more friends of Cole's from Arizona.The fact that Cole has a brother he wasn't even aware of is mind-boggling, and I'm so happy that Hunter is now on the good side, although I'll be honest I didn't always 100% trust him at times
Since this is the third installment of the book, I really appreciated that the scope of the story broadened. Not only do we have more characters (Who could be a little hard to keep track of at times) but were also learning more about how and why the outskirts were created, why the King took his daughter's powers away, and who the real bad guy is. The fact that there is basically a cult following this Nazeem dude kind of threw me for a loop in a good way, and now I'm left wondering... who is this guy? We also meet Dandalus, one of the founding architects of the Outskirts, and I'm really looking forward to learning more about him in the next book.
We also learn more about Shape crafting, which is used to damage normal crafting and it is what happened to Cole in the previous book. I think that as the series moves forward we'll learn more about how it's done, and hopefully Cole will be able to get his powers back!
First of all, I loved this new kingdom and its technology, it felt like a science fiction novel and I was so there for it! Not only was the magic and setting interesting to read about, but there were also quite a few reveals in this book that I thought was really fun, and we meet up with more friends of Cole's from Arizona.
Since this is the third installment of the book, I really appreciated that the scope of the story broadened. Not only do we have more characters (Who could be a little hard to keep track of at times) but were also learning more about how and why the outskirts were created, why the King took his daughter's powers away, and who the real bad guy is. The fact that there is basically a cult following this Nazeem dude kind of threw me for a loop in a good way, and now I'm left wondering... who is this guy? We also meet Dandalus, one of the founding architects of the Outskirts, and I'm really looking forward to learning more about him in the next book.
We also learn more about Shape crafting, which is used to damage normal crafting and it is what happened to Cole in the previous book. I think that as the series moves forward we'll learn more about how it's done, and hopefully Cole will be able to get his powers back!