Sophie Foster is on the run—but at least she’s not alone this time. Her closest friends from the Lost Cities (Keefe, Biana, Fitz, Dex) have gone with her to join the Black Swan. They still have doubts about the shadowy, mysterious organization, but the only way to find answers is to start working with them and trusting. And as they settle into their new lives, they uncover secrets bigger than anything they’d imagined. But their enemies, the Neverseen, are far from done, and allied with the ogres to unleash a terrifying plague that threatens the safety of an entire species crucial to the elves, the gnomes. Sophie and her friends fight with everything they have—with new allies joining them (Tam and Linh)—but every choice has consequences. And trusting the wrong person could prove deadly.
The fourth book of the Keeper of the Lost Cities leads readers to follow a winding path, filled with mystery and shock. Here’s my honest review on this book.
The largest issue was that for the majority of the book no one had any idea what was going on. It was definitely the slowest book of the series as the plot didn’t seem to move forward. It was getting difficult to read as the characters seemed to always encounter more questions and problems, never finding the solutions and things only started to make sense in the last 20% of the book. If it wasn’t for Keefe, I would’ve stopped reading long before.
Keefe as a character shone in this book. Always described as the troublemaker and jokester, he always covered and hid his true feelings under his veil of unseriousness. However, he grew so much in much more complex ways than any of the other characters and it was great to see him as more than just the comedy relief. His progression made the ending all the more hard-hitting. Every single character is improved by Keefe being nearby, most especially Sophie. Even Dex is tolerable in this book because he and Keefe bond together to make fun of Fitzphie. Obviously, Team Foster-Keefe for life!
Team Foster-Keefe! In my opinion, this book was my favorite in the series (since my favorite characters, Tam and Linh, were introduced in it), but Keefe definitely makes the story so much better! To be honest, I feel like Flashback is the slowest book (since Sophie is basically hospitalized for like half of it). However, I agree that so much happens in this book it can get a little confusing at time.
ReplyDeleteThis book sounds really interesting! I haven't read this book before, but hearing your description on Keefe makes me want to check it out! I also agree with you that slow paced books can be hard to read sometimes.
ReplyDeleteHi! I haven't read any of the books in this series but it sounds very interesting! Keefe sounds like a really funny and important character, so I'm interested in seeing Keefe's affects on others. Nice blogpost!
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