A review by grayola
Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger

3.0

Oof, the nauseating chosen-one storytelling, blatant Potter parallels, elf elitism, and questionable treatment of gnomes and humans by the elves made this a hard sell for the greater chunk of this book. I’ll admit, once Sophie’s role in elvin bureaucracy was becoming clearer and clearer, it was an exciting little adventure story. Here’s hoping the next installments stray away from those choices. More pterodactyl-rides into flamed hellscapes, please!