Lodestar - Shannon Messenger [Reseña]

Título: Lodestar [Keeper of the Lost Cities #5]

Autor: Shannon Messenger

Género: Infantil, Fantasía, Ficción

Editorial: Aladdin

Fecha de publicación: 1 de noviembre de 2016

Páginas: 688

Calificación

★★★★★

Reseñas anteriores:

Sophie Foster, La guardiana de las ciudades perdidas

Exile

Everblaze

Neverseen

 No disponible en español :(

¡Finalmente escribo esta reseña! Lodestar es la quinta entrega de la saga Keeper of the Lost Cities, una saga infantil de fantasía sobre elfos.

La protagonista de la saga es Sophie Foster, una chica que vivió una vida casi normal en San

Sophie Foster

Diego, la única diferencia entre ella y los demás es que ella estaba en la preparatoria a pesar de tener 12 años y podía leer las mentes de las personas. Un día aparece un chico misterioso y le dice que ella es un elfo y esa es la razón detrás de su inteligencia y habilidad. Pero eso no es todo lo que Sophie descubre, ella es un elfo genéticamente modificado por una organización llamada Black Swan. Pronto Sophie estará en medio de un conflicto en el Mundo Elfico (Ciudades Perdidas), un conflicto con tres bandos. Black Swan, una organización incomprendida que quiere reconocer los defectos en las Ciudades Perdidas. Neverseen, un grupo rebelde que se opone al gobierno del Consejo, y causa estragos en las Ciudades Perdidas para hacerse notar. Y el Consejo, los gobernantes de las Ciudades Perdidas. Black Swan y el Consejo comparten la misma misión de derrotar a Neverseen, pero el consejo está en contra de Black Swan porque usan métodos que no aprueban.

Como este es el quinto libro, no puedo resumirlo sin spoilers, así que dejo aquí el resumen de Goodreads:

Sophie Foster está de vuelta en las Ciudades Perdidas, pero las Ciudades Perdidas han cambiado. La amenaza de la guerra pesa sobre su brillante mundo, y la organización Neverseen está causando estragos.

Las líneas entre amigo y enemigo se han desdibujado, y Sophie no está segura de en quién confiar. Pero cuando se le advierte que las personas que más ama serán las próximas víctimas, ella sabe que tiene que actuar.

Un símbolo misterioso podría ser la clave, si supiera cómo traducirlo. Cada nueva pista parece conducir más profundo al centro de su mundo y el Black Swan no son los únicos que tienen planes. Neverseen tiene su propia Iniciativa, y si Sophie no la detiene, finalmente podrían tener los medios para controlarla.

Lodestar - SHannon Messenger [Review]

Title: Lodestar [Keeper of the Lost Cities #5]

Author: Shannon Messenger

Genre: Middle grade, Fantasy, Fiction

Publisher: Aladdin

Publishing date: November 1st 2016

Pages: 688

Rating

★★★★★

Previous reviews:

Keeper of theLost Cities

Exile

Everblaze

Neverseen

I finally get to write this review! Lodestar is the fifth installment in the Keeper of the Lost Cities Series, a middle grade book series about elves and high fantasy.

Sophie Foster

The protagonist of the series is Sophie Foster, a girl who lived a human pseudo normal life in San Diego, the only difference between was that she was in high school despite being 12 and she could read people’s minds. One day a mysterious boy appears and tells her that she is an elf, and that’s the reason behind her intelligence and ability. But that’s not everything Sophie discovers, she is a genetically modified elf created by an organization named Black Swan. Soon Sophie will be in the middle of a conflict in the Elvin World (Lost Cities), a conflict with three sides. The Black Swan, a misunderstood organization that wants to acknowledge the flaws in the Elvin World. The Neverseen, a rebel group that opposes the rule of the Council, and wreaks havoc on the Lost Cities to make their presence known to everyone. And the Council, the rulers of the perfect Lost Cities. The Black Swan and Council share the same mission of defeating the Neverseen, but the council is against the Black Swan because they use methods they don’t approve.

As this is the fifth book, I can’t really summarize it without spoilers so I’ll leave here the goodreads summary:
Sophie Foster is back in the Lost Cities--but the Lost Cities have changed. The threat of war hangs heavy over her glittering world, and the Neverseen are wreaking havoc. 

The lines between friend and enemy have blurred, and Sophie is unsure whom to trust. But when she's warned that the people she loves most will be the next victims, she knows she has to act. 

A mysterious symbol could be the key--if only she knew how to translate it. Every new clue seems to lead deeper into her world's underbelly and the Black Swan aren't the only ones who have plans. The Neverseen have their own Initiative, and if Sophie doesn't stop it, they might finally have the ultimate means to control her

Neverseen - Shannon Messenger [Review]

 Title: Everblaze [Keeper of the Lost Cities #4]

Author: Shannon Messenger

Genre: Middle grade, Fantasy, Fiction

Publisher: Aladdin

Publishing date: November 3^rd, 2015

Pages: 672

Rating

★★★★✩

Previous reviews of this series:

Keeper of the Lost Cities

Exile

Everblaze

Hello! It’s been a while since my last review, but I’ve been working hard to save money for comic con this weekend. Keeper of the lost cities is an ongoing series, the sixth book is set to be released this fall, and that’s the reason why I’ve tried to avoid reading this book, I don’t want to catch up with the series and then have to wait too long. In the end I had a reading block and this book was the only one I truly wanted to read.

As this is the fourth installment, I can’t write a synopsis without spoiling previous books, so I’ll just place the one in goodreads. 

Sophie Foster is on the run—but at least she's not alone.

Her closest friends from the Lost Cities have gone with her to join the Black Swan. They still

New character that joins the team.

have doubts about the shadowy organization, but the only way to find answers is to start working with them. And as they settle into their new lives, they uncover secrets far bigger than anything they’d imagined.

But their enemies are far from done, and unleash a terrifying plague that threatens the safety of an entire species. Sophie and her friends fight with everything they have—with new allies joining them—but every choice has consequences. And trusting the wrong person could prove deadly.

In this game-changing fourth book in the Keeper of the Lost Cities series, Sophie must question everything to find a truth that will either save her world—or shatter it. 

Everblaze - Shannon Messenger (Sophie Foster #3) [Reseña]

Título: Everblaze [Sophie Foster #3]

Autor: Shannon Messenger

Género: Infantil, Fantasía, Ficción

Editorial: Aladdin

Fecha de publicación: 4 de noviembre de 2014

Páginas: 624

Calificación

★★★★✩

No hay edición en español

¡Hola! Finalmente escribo la reseña de la tercera entrega de la historia de Sophie Foster, ahora es muy difícil escribir una sinopsis propia sin decir spoilers, así que sólo les pondré la que viene en Goodreads:

            Sophie Foster está lista para luchar. Sus talentos se vuelven más fuertes y con el elusivo grupo

Cisne Negro ignorando su llamado, está determinada a encontrar a sus secuestradores antes de que vengan por ella de nuevo, pero un atrevido error deja a su mundo al borde de la guerra y causa que muchos teman que finalmente ha llegado demasiado lejos. Entre más busca, más se extiende la conspiración, probando que su enemigo más peligroso puede estar más cerca de lo que ella cree.

            Me encantó esta entrega, tiene acción sin parar desde el inicio, así que todo el libro tiene un paso rápido y entretenido lleno de acción, momentos tristes y divertidos y una trama que desenvuelve algunos misterios pero también crea más preguntas.

Everblaze - Shannon Messenger (KOTLC #3) [Review]

Title: Everblaze [Keeper of the Lost Cities #2]

Author: Shannon Messenger

Genre: Middle grade, Fantasy, Fiction

Publisher: Aladdin

Publishing date: November 4^th, 2014

Pages: 624

Rating

★★★★✩

 Hello! I’m finally reviewing the third installment of Keeper of the Lost Cities, now it’s pretty hard to write my own synopsis without spoiling everything, so I’ll just copy the one in Goodreads:

            Sophie Foster is ready to fight back. Her talents are getting stronger, and with the elusive

Black Swan group ignoring her calls for help, she’s determined to find her kidnappers—before they come after her again. But a daring mistake leaves her world teetering on the edge of war, and causes many to fear that she has finally gone too far. And the deeper Sophie searches, the farther the conspiracy stretches, proving that her most dangerous enemy might be closer than she realizes.

            I totally loved this installment, it has action nonstop since the beginning, so the whole book is fast paced and really entertaining with action, sad moments, funny moments and a plot that unravels some mysteries but also arises even more questions.

Exile - Shannon Messenger (Sophie Foster #2) [Reseña]

Título: Exile (Sophie Foster #2)

Autor: Shannon Messenger

Género: Infantil, Fantasía, Ficción

Editorial: Aladdin

Fecha de publicación: 01 de octubre de 2013

Páginas: 576

Calificación

★★★★✩

No hay edición en español.

¡Hola! Se nota que soy muy lenta para escribir reseñas, ¡Este libro lo leí en noviembre!

            Exile, o Exilio como sería su título en español, es el segundo libro en la saga Keeper of the Lost Cities, o Sophie Foster como le pusieron en español aunque este libro no está traducido. Tras los eventos ocurridos en el primer libro, Sophie trata de tener una vida normal, aunque es difícil ya que

Sophie y Silveny.

tiene un guardaespaldas goblin de dos metros que la sigue a todos lados. Usando sus especiales habilidades telepáticas, Sophie encuentra a la primer alicornio que se ha visto en las Ciudades Perdidas y ella es la única persona a la que la alicornio, Silveny, acepta y puede comunicarse con ella por su conexión mental, por ello Sophie debe entrenarla y prepararla para que ingrese al santuario y conozca al alicornio macho que reside ahí. Silveny está en peligro, ya que un misterioso grupo quiere secuestrarla y Sophie está segura de que es el mismo grupo que la secuestró a ella y a Dex. Cuando Sophie descubre nuevos mensajes y pistas del misterioso grupo Cisne Negro, se ve forzada a tomar un terrible riesgo, uno que los pone a todos en inminente peligro. Mientras más secretos enterrados emergen a la superficie, de nuevo Sophie tiene que descubrir memorias ocultas antes de que alguien cercano a ella se pierda para siempre.

            De los tres libros que he leído, este ha sido el que menos me ha gustado, el principio es un poco lento y la parte interesante comienza más o menos a la mitad del libro. Tal vez el inicio me pareció un poco aburrido porque no me interesan mucho los unicornios o criaturas similares, así que todo lo que envolvía a Silveny no me pareció muy interesante, aunque sí tuvo momentos bastante divertidos y entretenidos.

Exile - Shannon Messenger (KOTLC #2) [Review]

Title: Exile [Keeper of the Lost Cities #2]

Author: Shannon Messenger

Genre: Middle grade, Fantasy, Fiction

Publisher: Aladdin

Publishing date: October 1nd, 2013

Pages: 576

Rating

★★★★✩

Hello! I’m really slow to write reviews, I finished this book in November!

            Exile is the second installment of Keeper of the Lost Cities series, after the events occurred in

Sophie and Silveny.

the first book, Sophie is trying to live a normal life even thou she has a goblin bodyguard of two meters following her everywhere to protect her. Using her unique telepathic abilities Sophie finds the first female alicorn ever seen in the Lost Cities, and as she is the only one the alicorn, Silveny, accepts due to their mental connection, Sophie has to train Silveny for her to enter the Sactuary with the male alicorn. Silveny is in danger, and so is Sophie, someone is trying to kidnap the alicorn and Sophie thinks is the same group who kidnaped her and Dex. When Sophie discovers new messages and clues from the mysterious Black Swan group, she’s forced to take a terrifying risk—one that puts everyone in incredible danger. As long buried secrets rise to the surface, it’s once again up to Sophie to uncover hidden memories—before someone close to her is lost forever.

            Out of the 3 books I’ve read of this series, this has been my least favorite, the beginning is kind of slow and the interesting part starts around half of the book. Maybe I thought so because I’m not interested in unicorns or similar creatures, so the parts involving Silveny were kind of boring to me.

Keeper of the Lost Cities - Shannon Messenger [Review]

Title: Keeper of the Lost Cities [Keeper of the Lost Cities #1]

Author: Shannon Messenger

Genre: Middle grade, Fantasy, Fiction

Publisher: Aladdin

Publishing date: October 2nd, 2012

Pages: 496

Rating

★★★★✩

Hello everyone, I read this book last year, actually, I read the first 3 books of this series last year but

haven’t had time of reviewing them till now. Keeper of the Lost Cities is a middle grade, fantasy series, I found out about it last year during Comic Con, Shannon Messenger was signing books, but there was none in line, so I approached her and asked her which one was the first book, there was Keeper of the Lost Cities and the Sky Fall trilogy, they hadn’t the first book of the trilogy, so I bought this one. Messenger signed it before I paid for it and told me not to run away with it xD This book rested in my bookshelf for a while, I had no actual intention of reading it, but when I found out the fifth installment was going to be released and she would be in tour near my home, I decided to read it to know what the story was about… and I loved it.

             

            Keeper of the Lost Cities tells us the story of a 12 year old girl named Sophie Foster, she tries as hard as she can to live a normal life, but that is nearly impossible because she is super intelligent, she is in high school despite being 12, she has photographic memory and also, she can read people’s minds since she’s five. One day, during a field trip to a museum, a handsome and mysterious boy approaches her and she discovers he can read minds too. This boy, Fitz, helps her to discover the truth: Sophie is an elf, just like him. Fitz’s father has been looking for her to return to the Elvin world, where she belongs. At the same time, there are mysterious fires around San Diego, none knows who start them or why, but it is related to a secret organization named Black Swan, an organization that’s supposedly altering the peace of the Elvin world and that knows the origins and everything about Sophie.