Keeper of the Lost Cities (Book Review)

^ le me trying to explain where I have been this week.

In all honesty, I don't have a truly good excuse xD I tried to write this review twice this week, I mean good golly, my brain has been dead. 

*deep breath* Okay, we're gonna manage this.

In lieu of a Fairytale Friday (because my brain went blank when I tried to decide on one for this week), we're going to look at a book that deals, in a way, with legends and myths of our world.

Because this book.

This freaking fantastic book.

Keeper of the Lost Cities



Genre: Fantasy
Author: Shannon Messenger
Content: None
Main Character: Sophie Foster

Brief overview: Sophie has been able to read minds since she was five, but didn't know why until now.  Discovering that she isn't human at all, she is thrown into a world she never guessed existed, full of elves, cities of legend, and her own mysterious past.

Placement in Series: 1 of 5

What I Thought:

THIS BOOK, Y'ALL. 
I was told by multiple people that this was amazing, so whilst at the library, I spotted it on the shelf, gasped, and grabbed it.  I'm so glad. 
It's exactly my favorite type of book.  Changing history for the effect of the story, schools for "magic" (even though this one technically isn't), feathered dinosaurs (yeah, you heard me).

The Characters:
Sophie - In the first few chapters, I was worried she was going to be annoying.  But she definitely grew on me as the story progressed.  I wanted her to succeed, so there's that.

Fitz - We honestly don't get to know as much of him as I thought we would, considering how much he's involved in the first few chapters.  But I look forward to the next ones to hopefully fulfill that.

Dex - Precious innocent angel.  I love this dork.  I will protect him.  And it was actually him on the cover, not Fitz... go figure.

Favorite Quote:
"This is... magic?" 
Fitz laughed - a full-body laugh, like it was one of the funniest things he'd ever heard. "No," he said when he'd regained control. "Magic is a stupid human idea came up with to try to explain things they couldn't understand."

Will I Keep Reading?  I've already ordered book 2... it should be here any day... I will dive in instantly. 

Overall Rating: 5 not-magic gemstones out of 5



I will hopefully have more posts in this coming week, if I can drag my brain into working.

Same, Bunga. Same.

~ Mia