I just finished reading Keeper Of the Lost Cities, which is the first book of Shannon Messenger's series. The book series has eight books so far. I am currently reading the second book of the series. The book is about a 12 year old girl named Sophie. She has been able to read minds since she hit her head really hard when she was 5. For the protection of herself she keeps it a secret. When she is out and about she sees a boy, as a group of small kids walk by their thoughts give her a headache, forcing her to push her head to cease the pain. Looking up, she sees that the boy did the same thing. They leave the building and he tells her that she is a telepath (mind reading ability) and that she is an elf. Her whole life changed as she leaves her family to forget about her, and moves to the lost cities to attend Fox Fire, a school for the elves. As the story continues her life is put in danger throughout many adventures with her friends. Near the end of the book, her and Dex (her best friend) are kidnapped and drugged with no use of their abilities. They barely get out alive, and Sophie has to push her abilities as far as she can to save their lives. In the end, Sophie saves the day.
Sophie is a character I can connect to a lot, not only myself but also other situations, and other books I have read in the past. First of all, Sophie is a very similar age to me, I am only one year older than her. I can also connect to her personality. She is quirky, she's awkward, and she get's flustered easily. I can relate to those qualities, especially when I get in an uncomfortable situation. The one connection I made that really surprised me with all of the similarities is Harry Potter. They are both about kids who are the outsider in a family that really isn't theirs due to losing their real parents, Then everything changes when they are told they are special, and not human. Once they get to where they belong that they were someone special where they are meant to be. Throughout the plot, both of them are put in life threatening situations, and they both have someone powerful and scary after them. A situation Sophie is going through in life that I can connect to is when she feels like everything in her life is going wrong. Sophie goes through a really hard time in her life in the last few chapters. Nothing is going right and she feels so betrayed. I felt that way a few months ago, like nothing would go right. Me and Sophie also reacted the same way; shutting everyone out. In the end of my story, and Sophie's story, it all worked out.
Although Sophie was shy, I realized that she was really bold, and stood up for what she believed in. She is an inspiring character in the book and grows so much as it goes on. I start to wonder who she would be if she was not put into the human world, and if anything about her would be different. In the story all elves (which Sophie is) have blue eyes, every single one of them, but Sophie has brown eyes. I want to know why that is, and why it is important? I noticed that Sophie is always put into situations that are so uncommon for her kind, I wonder if she is a target, or someone is trying to tell her something. The character I like the most besides Sophie is Fitz, I like Fitz because even though every girl is after him, he only has eyes for Sophie, who is younger than him, and a klutz, I like that all he sees is personality. As I read, I began to think how the next book would begin and how Sophie would recover from her first year of school as an elf. How the next year would be. If it would be normal, or she would face threats again. Keeper of the Lost Cities, Shannon Messenger keeps me on my toes. I loved this book. Full of surprises, connections, and fascinating stories. I highly recommend.
Sophie is a character I can connect to a lot, not only myself but also other situations, and other books I have read in the past. First of all, Sophie is a very similar age to me, I am only one year older than her. I can also connect to her personality. She is quirky, she's awkward, and she get's flustered easily. I can relate to those qualities, especially when I get in an uncomfortable situation. The one connection I made that really surprised me with all of the similarities is Harry Potter. They are both about kids who are the outsider in a family that really isn't theirs due to losing their real parents, Then everything changes when they are told they are special, and not human. Once they get to where they belong that they were someone special where they are meant to be. Throughout the plot, both of them are put in life threatening situations, and they both have someone powerful and scary after them. A situation Sophie is going through in life that I can connect to is when she feels like everything in her life is going wrong. Sophie goes through a really hard time in her life in the last few chapters. Nothing is going right and she feels so betrayed. I felt that way a few months ago, like nothing would go right. Me and Sophie also reacted the same way; shutting everyone out. In the end of my story, and Sophie's story, it all worked out.
Although Sophie was shy, I realized that she was really bold, and stood up for what she believed in. She is an inspiring character in the book and grows so much as it goes on. I start to wonder who she would be if she was not put into the human world, and if anything about her would be different. In the story all elves (which Sophie is) have blue eyes, every single one of them, but Sophie has brown eyes. I want to know why that is, and why it is important? I noticed that Sophie is always put into situations that are so uncommon for her kind, I wonder if she is a target, or someone is trying to tell her something. The character I like the most besides Sophie is Fitz, I like Fitz because even though every girl is after him, he only has eyes for Sophie, who is younger than him, and a klutz, I like that all he sees is personality. As I read, I began to think how the next book would begin and how Sophie would recover from her first year of school as an elf. How the next year would be. If it would be normal, or she would face threats again. Keeper of the Lost Cities, Shannon Messenger keeps me on my toes. I loved this book. Full of surprises, connections, and fascinating stories. I highly recommend.
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