Unlocked Book 8.5 (Keeper of the Lost Cities) Hardcover – Illustrated, November 17, 2020

This book is a great installment to the series! All the bonus information for the first half of the book is really interesting, and I am definitely going to make some of those recipes! As for the story part, other than the fact that it is half the size of the usual books, it is amazing, and reveals a lot of information! I really recommend buying this book. Though one quick thing, how, HOW, could Shannon Messenger end off with such a cliffhanger!!!!!!!!!!! I know I said this already, but this book is a really good book, with tons of fun things about KOTLC, and I really, extremely, positively, recommend buying this book. And in case anyone was wondering, because I saw a review that was complaining about this, for the pre-order bonus prize pack, it says "while supplies last", and also, " allow 8 to 10 weeks for delivery". This implies that the prize pack doesn't come with the book, and will come later. Also, the actual story part is halfway through. People were complaining there was no actual story, but it is really just found after the bonus 8.5 material. READ THIS BOOK! IT IS SO GOOD!

my daughter is obsessed with this series. She loves it. Keeps getting it from the library so I figured I’d buy it.

Hi guys!! I really loved this series and it was fun having an adventure with the books. Though the book 8.5 is horrible. It honestly felt like it was a Wattpad story (Where Wattpad stories are really good except you have to wait along time to get the whole book). So unlocked seemed like a short story especially for the amount of time Shannon messenger used to make the story which is really sad. Also on how we have to wait the whole year till the next book is coming up which is soo not good since I've been waiting for so long to get my hands on this book. I was really disappointed. If you want to read the book go ahead though I definitely advise you not to do it. Wait for the 9 book. So then you don't feel disappointed of how the book is as much as I am and not have to wait for a whole year before the next book will come out. BY THE WAY THERE IS ONLY ABOUT 12 CHAPTERS ON UNLOCKED WHEN IN THE LAST BOOK THERE IS ABOUT 107 CHAPTERS(NOT SURE). So I advise you guys not to buy the book because it is definitely not worth your time and money until the next book will come. So thankyou for reading this. Hope you don't feel as disappointed as I was when I read the book. If your going to by the book. By the way if you guys have any questions on the book please tell me below!!!

All the grandkids have read more than once and loved it

My 13 year old granddaughter loves this series. I bought several of the books in this series as part of her birthday gift. She has read and reread each a couple times. I know she is looking forward to the release of the next book in the series.

I spent some time debating what to give this book, and I settled on a four because I really like the author's previous works. But this book itself is more of a three. I'll start with the good stuff.I liked the character biography- to some degree. More on that in the criticism segment. I enjoy being reminded of the character's roots, who they were at the very beginning. I often feel disconnected from the character's essence as the plots get more and more tangled. I can't wait to try out some of the recipies on my own. And the novel segment was also really good. I enjoyed getting inside of Keefe's head and comfirming his major crush on Sophie. For the record, I was Team Keefe all along. Fitz was a little too perfect, and I thought Sophie's crush on him was pretty superficial, and mosty based on looks. Shannon made a good point in this book that when he was angry, he tended to lash out at his friends and family. And I really can't imagine Sophie in a relationship like that. They made good friends, but romantic partners? Nope. Dex was also a good and loyal friend, but again, Sophie's boyfriend? It would fall apart as fast as Fitzphie did. Keefe was perfect because he showed a vulnerable side, someone to care about, not just a friend. And of course, once Dex was out of the picture as a romantic partner, I was positive it was Keefe. Fitz was never my romantic pairing choice, for reasons stated above.Now, criticism. This book could have been written in two month, tops. There is very little book, only sixteen chapters long compared to over a hundred in the last book. Most of it was character bio, background on the Lost Cities, that sort of thing. It was entertaining, but you do not need a year to pull together short biographies of the characters and tell us about the Lost Cities. AND THAT ANNOYS THE HECK OUT OF ME. What would have been better was an actual ninth book, maybe pull this up on the side with a few short stories instead of sixteen chapters that you need to read to get to the next book. That was my big complaint. And also, like many people, I'm beginning to feel frustrated with the lack of closure. These are BIG books. This is a LONG series. And yet we have very little progress. The entire series is beginning to drag with slow plots, too many side characters (Have you tried counting them recently? There are a LOT of side characters), and less and less to fight for. As the dark secrets keep getting uncovered, the good guys get less and less appealing and with little progress to speak of, it's becoming a chore to read. And it would be easy to stop reading (these books come out a year apart, anyway) and come back when it's over for a smooth, consecutive read.Edit: If Shannon sees this nearly a year later, I’ve been doing some thinking and concluded one of the best ways to bring back the series is have Sophie brainwashed and join the Neverseen for an extended period of time. I’m talking most or at least half of one of these GIGANTIC books. It would bring Keene back, be a twist big enough to potentially turn the series around, and set up some really interesting conflicts. Unfortunately, my opinions have not changed. This series was interesting. It was a selling point of the book that the “good guys” were constantly being defeated by the bad guys. Same for how the “good guys” had done awful things (and in some cases still were, such as discrimination against the Talentless). But I’m tired. Your readers are tired. If I may use a fancy metaphor, you are a ship adrift at sea. You need to pick a direction and find your course.I still belive that Shannon Messanger can turn my opinion around with a fantastic ninth book, but in the meantime, I REALLY need some new books. I can't seem to find any more good books after reading The Oncoming Storm (a series) by Marion Blackwood, because those books are absolutely amazing and gave me a favorite book in nearly a year (though it does have swear words) and totally reset my book standards and I'm rambling. The point being, I read an awesome book and I can't find any more. So while Shannon Messanger's books still live up to my new standards, only time will tell…Happy reading!

This novella was even better than I thought it would turn out to be, and exceeded my expectations.Many people are saying they can't believe this took a whoke year of work, and that it isn't worth it, but I think it was completely worth the wait and the quality amazing!I get it was a let down for those expecting a full or mostly full novel, but even then, the last 20% of the book (the novel part) was great.The artwork is extraordinary, the sections "written" by certain characters were fun, and I can't wait to try out the recipes!I give this a four star because the novella had very important informtion and was fun, but I feel like it could have happener way earlier in the series and still have been good. Becase of the slight "dragging-on" of this series in general, I gave it stars.But don't let that stop you from getting it! This series is such fun, interesting, and light read, and some of my favorite books -- this novella inluded!

My kids love these books and this is their favorite one

My 11 year old daughter LOVES this series. She started on book 1 and is excited to collect each book. She is a big reader and says this is her favourite series of all time.

Awesome

Wirklich gutes Buch mit super Details und mega"SACHEN" darin. ( Will nicht Spoilern🙃)Super ist Mal wieder die Geschichte am Ende, aus Keefe und Sophie Sicht.

Well... I was sort of disappointed with how short it was, but overall I think this is the best book of ALL of them. But what I’m really annoyed about is the mean cliffhanger.😡 Like, how could u do this to me.😭SORRY SPOILER ALERT🤫(4 like the rest of this)😅: But am I the only one that realised that Keefe said LOVE😍❤️, at the end of his note? I mean its cute and all, but... Ro's right, like dude... HOW DID SOPHIE NOT REALISE THAT KEEFE IS CHRUSHING ON HER SO BAD!?😒 (Well until she reads his note of cource),( and I can't wait to see her reaction to it by the way). SORT OF SOILER ALERT: The cover picture dose not have anything to do with the story.❌ Well anyways, as I said, I love this book and I can’t wait 4 NUM:4!

I read this book and I found it very enlightening as now I saw how all the characters in the main books looked like.