Review: Keepers of the Lost Cities

mmmkay so this is going to be a series review 

because there are so many books 
and while it's been a wonderful year reading these 
breaking them down can get tricky without spoilers 


so, the series goes: 

Keeper of the Lost Cities, 
Exile
Everblaze
Neverseen
Lodestar
Nightfall
Flashback
Legacy
(book 9)

it starts off with our Sophie. 
Sophie is about to find out that her life is not what she thought it was

that she is not who she thought she was 

she doesn't belong on earth, among the humans 
since she is a telepath, something she has never been able to understand about herself 
she then finds out her "home" is another place 
and no humans allowed. 

but, she isn't a human. 
she was an experiment 
and Sophie and her friends are about to find out the mysteries surrounding that 
while also trying to figure out the mysteries of their world 
and those who inhabit it 


Each book, of course, takes you deeper and deeper into the story 
of how and why Sophie was created 
and to what end 

she's a child pawn in a game of adults 
but her and the gang find the strength and the courage to take matters into their own hands 



I saw the spines of this on insta, i believe, and fell in love with the colour scheme. then i read the post about what the series was about. 

i don't remember the first time i picked up book 1, i think it was a library book, but quickly i was putting them all on hold until i could buy them 
(because i wanted the HC for the prettiness) 
and when i get one, it went right to the top of my pile
needing to know what was going to happen next 

each book is few hundred pages (the later ones reaching 600+) 
while taking the reader on a rollercoaster of events, of emotion, of injuries, of family and loss, of family and gain, of best friends and, usually, laughter. 

written as a middle grade book, the writing is very easy to get through and understand 
yet Messenger tackles mature themes - like mental health - and does it in a elegant way that really makes the reader think about the characters and themselves. 

it's a beautful story that keeps the readers hooked from page one 
anyone who likes the Harry Potter or Pendragon arc (chosen one, magical worlds, best friends, love triangles etc) needs to grab this one asap 
grab a cup of your favourite drink
and clear your schedule 

ALSO 

i am pleased to announce that Legacy isn't the end! 
which i thought it was 
and when i read the acknowledgements, i saw that it had a major cliffhanger 
so ugh 
but YAY 
because I need more of these stories in my life