(But this is a bestselling series, so no need to bother trying for a good book when people will buy it anyway, yeah?) Much of the waste comes from Sophie discovering something, then reporting her discovery to everyone she knows, usually two or three times.
One of the most annoying features of the series is that the books range from 700-900 pages, but they could each easily be half the length, if any editor wanted to bother reining Messenger in. Which is a book heavily suffering from middle book syndrome, rehashing old plot points for at least 350 pages, before finally getting the plot moving again.
And now, there is…whatever Stellarlune is. Book 8.5 was an especial low for the series, as it is almost entirely just a compilation of already known facts from the series, presented as an “encyclopedia,” with a novella at the end that made it so that fans had to buy the book to keep up with the story–even though it felt like a blatant cash grab. Then, plot elements started to repeat themselves. Additionally, the character list became so long that Messenger tends to drop them for a few books at a time–even main characters like Sophie’s “best friend” Dex or boys who were set up to be potential crushes. Consequently, the overall plot was lost and the series ended up with three different villains who probably should be connected, but aren’t, really. But guess what? It doesn’t! Book 10 (or 11, if you count book 8.5) is on the way!Īs the series grew, Messenger started obviously making up new plot twists that didn’t really make sense, but made for good cliffhangers. I think it was supposed to initially only be five books, then seven, then nine, then book 8.5 came out, and then this book, Stellarlune was finally supposed to wrap everything up. Initially, I fell in love with the series, and would loudly proclaim to one and all the reasons everyone should pick it up. I have had conflicting thoughts about the Keeper of the Lost Cities books, and book nine neatly encapsulates many of the things I both love and hate about the series.
0 kommentar(er)
