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Keeper of the Lost Cities

Keeper of the Lost Cities: My Favorite Series

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These are all of the Keeper books that I currently own. The stuffed elephant is there because she reminds me of Ella, and necklace reminds me of the leaping crystals they use.

Hello, everyone! Sorry it’s been so long since my last post! Life has been very busy for me recently, and I’m trying to get a hold on things. Anyway, onto today’s topic.

Today is all about my favorite book series: Keeper of the Lost Cities! I have spent hours on end reading this series by Shannon Messenger, and I find it as the perfect world to escape to when I’m feeling down or out. If you haven’t read the series, you totally should!

WARNING: SPOILERS MAY BE COMING UP! I tried to keep this post spoiler free, but it’s hard, ya know?

A Little About This Series

Author: Shannon Messenger

Genre: Fiction, Fantasy

Age Group: 8-12

Books in the Series: So far, seven. The eighth book is coming out this fall (more on that later).

Sophie Foster, the main character of this series, has grown up knowing she isn’t the same as everyone else. She can hear other people’s thoughts- whether she wants to or not. It’s been her burden ever since she hit her head on the concrete when she was five years old, and waking up in the hospital and hearing everyone’s panicked voices in her head had truly been horrifying. Ever since, she has struggled with headaches and wishing she was normal. Not to mention, she’s super smart! She’s only twelve, and she’s already a high school senior! But one day, everything changes. She meets a boy who knows her secret and also shares her burden. Once he shares the truth about who- and what -Sophie really is, her life changes completely.

Would you Rather?

And now, I have come up with some would you rather questions that you will enjoy answering if you have read the series. If you haven’t, you’ll probably be super confused.

Would you rather…

  1. Have a pet imp, like Iggy or a pet alicorn, like Silveny?
  2. Live at Everglen with Alden and Della or at Havenfield with Grady and Edaline?
  3. Have teal eyes like Fitz or periwinkle eyes like Dex?
  4. Take Elementism or Alchemy at Foxfire?
  5. Have Keefe or Fitz as a brother?
  6. Have a lifetime supply of Mallowmelt or Chocolate-Mint Ripplefluffs?
  7. Be a Councillor or an Emissary?
  8. Be a Vanisher or a Conjurer?
  9. Be a Telepath or an Empath?
  10. Be a Pyrokinetic or a Hydrokinetic?
  11. Be an Shade or a Mesmer?
  12. Fall into a pile of sparkly alicorn poop or have detention with Lady Galvin?
  13. Be the youngest in your family to manifest or be the youngest in your family to get your nexus off?
  14. Read an ogre or gnome’s mind (assuming you were a Telepath)?
  15. Have a gnome or troll as a body guard?

My Answers

These are my answers to the would you rather questions above.

  1. Pet alicorn
  2. Havenfield with Grady and Edaline
  3. Teal eyes
  4. Elementism
  5. Fitz
  6. Mallowmelt
  7. Emissary
  8. Vanisher
  9. Telepath
  10. Hydrokinetic
  11. Shade
  12. Fall into a pile of sparkly alicorn poop
  13. Youngest to manifest
  14. Gnome’s mind
  15. Gnome bodyguard

Legacy

Legacy is the next book coming out in the series this November. I am crazy excited, and I just cannot wait! This is the second book in the series that I’ve had to wait an entire year for. When I read the series for the first time, it was about a month away from when book six (Nightfall) would come out. So, when I finished book five (Lodestar) and found out I would have to wait another month to read book six, I was devastated (if you remember the ending of book five, you’ll know why). After book six came out, I had to wait a year for book seven (Flashback) to come out, and now I’m waiting for book eight. *sighs dramatically*

Anyway, the hardback version of Legacy (which I’ve already pre-ordered) is coming with two special extras. One, some artwork by the author herself, and two, a scene from Tam’s point of view. It has also been announced that in October, a new edition of Flashback is coming out, and it will also have two extras. One, an extra scene from Keefe’s point of view, and two, a teaser for Legacy. My guess is the teaser is either the prologue or first chapter of Legacy.

Well, I suppose that’s it for today. I hope you enjoyed it!

Are you a Keeper fan? Are you excited for Legacy to come out? What were a few of your answers to the would you rather questions?

Next time, I’ll be giving an update on my writing and book reading.

Thanks for reading! Happy writing!

A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. (Proverbs 17:17 ESV)

Monthly Recaps

June Monthly Recap

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Happy Saturday, friends! I hope you are having just as great a weekend as I am! Today I’m going to give you a review of my month, and hopefully I will get some feedback on yours!

Books

This month I have been in the process of rereading the Keeper of the Lost Cities series along with many other Keeper fans. Shannon Messenger, the author of the series, is doing a Keeper-Read-Along, where each week, we read one of the books in the series. I’ve already gotten through the first two books, Keeper of the Lost Cities and Exile. I’m almost finished with the third book, Everblaze. I’m really enjoying it so far!

I’m still reading the other series I was working on as well, The Mitford Years. I’m on the fifth book, called A New Song, and still loving it!

I will probably finish A New Song and Everblaze tomorrow, which means I will have completed my goal of five books this month! Yay!

Writing

I regret to say I didn’t get much writing done this month. I was really focused on reading. I’ve made a new writing goal for July, and I’m confident I’m going to do better.

Blogging

This month did not go very well in the blogging area for me. I only got three posts out, and I didn’t get very many views. But I know I will do better next month.

Bullet Journal

Yay! This was the area I excelled in! I got a lot done in my bullet journal this month, and I am really excited to show you the pictures of next month! I worked very hard on them, and I think I did really well!

The picture you saw at the top of the post was my title page, and if you can’t tell, the two themes for this month are watermelons and patriotic colors. I found the watermelon idea on Pinterest, and I decided to also do some red, white (or in this case, gray), and blue since July fourth is coming up. The picture above is my monthly overview. On the left page, I have my calendar, notes section (to mark down special events), goals section, and a quote (also found on Pinterest). On the right page, I have my books section (where I write down what books I’ve read), memories section (where I jot down special things I want to remember), sleep tracker, writing section (where I record how much time I spend writing each week), and blogging section.

This is my mood tracker, and I came up with this idea on my own (amazing, right?). I am not the best artist, but I’m working on it. I combined all the moods I could think of into three categories, and then I can choose a color according to the moods I felt most and color in the correct section of the watermelon rind.

I did use Pinterest for this page. I was tired of using the same layout and wanted to try something new. For each habit, when I’ve completed it, I’ll color in the date with a colored pencil. Hopefully, I’ll like this layout better than the last.

Well, that’s it! How did June go for you? Have you enjoyed your summer break? Are you a Keeper fan? Are you looking forward to July? Let me know in the comments! Have a great weekend!

Thanks for reading! Happy writing!

He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; he is a shield to those who walk in integrity, guarding the paths of justice and watching over the way of his saints (Proverbs 2:7-8 ESV).