Padma Wulandari

Stellarlune (9) (Keeper of the Lost Cities)

Book by Shannon Messenger

DETAILS

Publisher : Aladdin (November 8, 2022) Language : English Hardcover : 736 pages ISBN-10 : 1534438521 ISBN-13 : 978-1534438521 Reading age : 12+ years, from customers Grade level : 3 - 7 Item Weight : 1.68 pounds , In this stunning ninth book in the New York Times and USA T ODAY bestselling Keeper of the Lost Cities series, Sophie and her friends discover the true meaning of power—and evil. Sophie Foster changed the game. Now she’s facing impossible choices: When to act. When to trust. When to let go. Her friends are divided and scattered, and the Black Swan wants Sophie to focus on their projects. But her instincts are leading her somewhere else. Stellarlune—and the mysterious Elysian—might be the key to everything. But finding truth in the Lost Cities always requires sacrifice. And as the Neverseen’s plans sharpen into terrifying focus, it appears that everyone has miscalculated. The Lost Cities’ greatest lie could destroy everything. And in the battle that follows, only one thing is certain: nothing will ever be the same. Read more

REVIEW

3,5 stars because i feel deceived. In book 9, we have very little Keefe and when finally he shows up, it's a very fast read. We have almost no time to enjoy Sophie and Keefe's scenes together. Yes we have chapter 42, but as a huge SOPHIE- KEEFE fan, i'm upset bc i had to "deal" ( very patiently 😖) with Sophie and Fitz scenes in previous books and i had to wait NINE books to finally have SOPHIE and KEEFE together and it's too little, too fast. The ending and Vespera's death??!! As usual, after NINE books, our heroes are not able to defeat any enemy; Vespera is killed by an enemy herself. I did not see any change from the previous books seriously. In the first 500 and something pages we have lots and lots of dialogue and everything seems to be the same, Keefe's powers could have been used to something in this book but we saw Nothing at all. And book 10 will be the last? I hope not, because it will feel even more rushed. It's impossible to have a conclusion of this complex history and characters in only ONE book. Not to mention SOPHIE and Keefe: i want to see them as a couple, a REAL COUPLE in more than one book and with no more Fitz drama btw them, bc we had enough. I want to see the heroes to win and defeating their enemies by themselves. Elysian is a villain or a good guy??? I hope to be the last, bc this story has already too many villains, very hard to kill -apparently like cockroaches- We don't need another one impossible to kill by our heroes. From book 8.5 to book 9, i was expecting an amazing book and this book seemed - except for the little we had btw SOPHIE and KEEFE - another filler book. Sorry, but i want more, much more than this and i know that you can do it, SM. Less dialogue, more romance/scenes btw SOPHIE and KEEFE, please, bc they are favorites 😉

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