A poor man’s Harry Potter, featuring a super special snowflake of a heroine, Keeper of the Lost Cities is a sadly disappointing – and frequently laughable – dud.īut let’s start at the beginning, shall we? From the synopsis, this novel seems like it would be about a telepathic twelve year old girl that discovers secrets about her family, her true birthright, and her abilities. Unfortunately, Keeper of the Lost Cities falls deep on the Shark Tale end of the MG/YA spectrum. Granted, many kids like all of these films and there is some entertainment value to find in each of them – but there’s a huge difference in storytelling skill and in quality. On the other, there are the lamentable films like Fly Me to the Moon, or Robots, or Shark Tale. On the one side, there are gems like Wall-E and Up and Toy Story.
There are two ends of the CG animated movie spectrum. Original review posted on The Book Smugglers In this page-turning debut, Shannon Messenger creates a riveting story where one girl must figure out why she is the key to her brand-new world, before the wrong person finds the answer first.
There are secrets buried deep in Sophie’s memory-secrets about who she really is and why she was hidden among humans-that other people desperately want. Sophie has new rules to learn and new skills to master, and not everyone is thrilled that she has come “home.” In the blink of an eye, Sophie is forced to leave behind everything and start a new life in a place that is vastly different from anything she has ever known. She discovers there’s a place she does belong, and that staying with her family will place her in grave danger. It’s a talent she’s never known how to explain.Įverything changes the day she meets Fitz, a mysterious boy who appears out of nowhere and also reads minds. She’s a Telepath-someone who hears the thoughts of everyone around her. Sophie is tasked with helping to train the magical creature so that the Alicorn can be revealed to the people of the lost cities as a sign of hope, and Sophie wants to believe that the recent drama and anguish is gone for good.Twelve-year-old Sophie Foster has a secret. And it helps that living at Havenfield means getting to spend time with rare, precious species-including the first female Alicorn, who shows herself to Sophie and trusts no one but her. Sophie is settling in nicely to her new home and her new life in the world of the lost cities.
Sophie befriends the mythical Alicorn and puts her mysterious powers to the test in this enchanting second book in the Keeper of the Lost Cities series.
A California Young Reader Medal–winning series
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