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Unlocked Book 8.5

Unlocked Book 8.5

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  • Create Date：2021-11-28 01:21:40
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Shannon Messenger
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Summary

Book 8。5 in the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling Keeper of the Lost Cities series delivers what fans of the series have been begging for！ Told in an exciting new way， the saga continues with plenty of huge reveals and shocking new twists—plus a complete series guide with beautiful color and black-and-white illustrations and other awesome bonuses！

In this extra special installment of the Keeper of the Lost Cities series， the story picks up right from Legacy’s particularly devastating cliffhanger。 But chapters alternate between Sophie and Keefe’s perspectives to give readers deeper insights into both beloved characters。 New powers will be discovered。 Hard truths from the past will come to light。 And all of your favorite characters will find themselves tested in ways they never imagined。

And that’s not all！

Unlocked also includes a comprehensive guide to the world of the Lost Cities， featuring new character and world details that have never been revealed before—plus fun bonuses like Keeper-themed recipes， a detailed map of the Lost Cities， gorgeous illustrations， and so much more！

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Reviews

Lea ，

Shannon Messenger， why the （literal） heck are your cliffhangers so good？ Or more， why must you torture us with such good cliffhangers？I absolutely loved the design of this book。 You get the perfect view of The Lost Cities， as well as the profiles of many of our favorite characters。 Thank you， thank you， thank you Shannon Messenger for all of this gorgeously crafted masterpiece。 And who knew imaginations could rule the world？ I think I speak for all of your readers when I say "WE NEED THE NINTH B Shannon Messenger， why the （literal） heck are your cliffhangers so good？ Or more， why must you torture us with such good cliffhangers？I absolutely loved the design of this book。 You get the perfect view of The Lost Cities， as well as the profiles of many of our favorite characters。 Thank you， thank you， thank you Shannon Messenger for all of this gorgeously crafted masterpiece。 And who knew imaginations could rule the world？ I think I speak for all of your readers when I say "WE NEED THE NINTH BOOK！"Definitely a must-read for all of the Keeper fans out there， whether you're for Fitzphie， Foster-Keefe， or a different team。 。。。more

Dragons*4 Ever ，

The pictures gorgeous！ Keefe's love diary not so much。 Keefe I am looking at you *grabs him out of the book shakes his shoulders！ "How could you！"-*shoves him back。 I am so mad。 The pictures gorgeous！ Keefe's love diary not so much。 Keefe I am looking at you *grabs him out of the book shakes his shoulders！ "How could you！"-*shoves him back。 I am so mad。 。。。more

Sandra Foriers ，

What an enormous letdown！ You can do better than this miss Messenger。 After powering through 500 pages of boring information that I already knew from the previous books in the series， I finally got to the novella and was left utterly disappointed。 Aside from a few nice developments， such as Sophie finally taking a stand against the Neverseen and therefore owning her position as a leader， I was left disappointed and angry。I’ll give you three stars because I love the beautiful world and characters What an enormous letdown！ You can do better than this miss Messenger。 After powering through 500 pages of boring information that I already knew from the previous books in the series， I finally got to the novella and was left utterly disappointed。 Aside from a few nice developments， such as Sophie finally taking a stand against the Neverseen and therefore owning her position as a leader， I was left disappointed and angry。I’ll give you three stars because I love the beautiful world and characters you created， but I am praying book 9 will be well worth the wait。 Because this book just didn’t do it for me。 At。 ALL。What an enormous waste of everybody’s time！ 。。。more

Vicki （The Wolf's Den） ，

My eyes nearly bugged out of my head when I saw the page-count of this book。 I was fully intending to have a double-review-week， featuring the latest novellas of two series， but then this one showed up with a 750+ page-count！ Luckily there's lots of extra non-story-based extras helping to fill out this "novella，" so it shouldn't take nearly as long to finish as I feared。 So with the premise clearly established by the devastating cliffhanger from the last book， I jumped in。This is actually a pret My eyes nearly bugged out of my head when I saw the page-count of this book。 I was fully intending to have a double-review-week， featuring the latest novellas of two series， but then this one showed up with a 750+ page-count！ Luckily there's lots of extra non-story-based extras helping to fill out this "novella，" so it shouldn't take nearly as long to finish as I feared。 So with the premise clearly established by the devastating cliffhanger from the last book， I jumped in。This is actually a pretty neat book。 If you look at the page count of 752， the novella is actually only 236 pages （which is technically still longer than the actual definition of novella， but as this is much， much shorter than a full Keeper story， I'll let it slide） with the rest of the book being filled with a handy reference guide， some illustrations， and other fun stuff。 So if you were blanching at paying full price for a lack of content， this is well worth the the price tag。I was actually planning on skipping the reference materials， but quickly got sucked in。 The book starts out with the elves' Registry， which summarizes known information （history， character quirks， family， and appearance） on all of our favorite elvin characters。 I loved that each of these clearly had a person writing them （sometimes clearly more than one） so there is definitely some personality behind the descriptions。 For example， one of the section sub-headers for Dex is "A Crush， a Kiss， and Crushing Heartache，" so even though readers will find most of this as recap， the information isn't a simple or clinical wiki article （no offense to the Keeper wiki！）。 And there's plenty of new stuff， like a peek at Keefe's disciplinary record， and Elwin's physicians notes on all of Sophie's check-ins and treatments， which serve as neat behind-the-scenes supplements。And did I mention there are illustrations of each character？！ Not only that， but there are full-page illustrations of families， species， and even scenes from the novels！！！ I don't have to tell you how gorgeous this map is， right？ （My kindle opened up past this， so be sure to scroll back to the cover if your book doesn't open there。）I was especially grateful for the illustrations of the goblins and ogres， along with the smaller portraits we got of Sophie's other bodyguards。 It's been a bit harder to visualize them （especially after a year's break between books） without repeating their descriptors each book。 And the scenes Keefe depicts later in the book are just amazing。 Admittedly， I would have preferred having the descriptors with or following each picture， but I understand how they're probably printed differently in the physical copy （usually on photo paper） so having them grouped together makes more sense。 Still， it would have been a nice perk if the ebook had reformatted it， since "flipping" back and forth isn't as simple there。But on to the whole reason I picked up this book， the novella。 Again， not as much a novella as just a non-full-length Keeper story。 Even the author notes that this started out as the beginning to Book 9， but she plucked it out as its own thing。 And Sophie's story reads just like that。 She's exactly where she was at the end of Legacy， talking with Oralie， and then things move forward just like they would during the first act of a regular book。 As such， the ending feels very abrupt， like Sophie hasn't had nearly enough time to grow and change and reach an ending， because she hasn't。 She's reached a turning point， but it doesn't feel much different than the initial trip to Exile in book 2—a huge thing just happened that will have overarching ramifications， let's see what happens next。 Only this time we have to wait for the next book instead of just the next chapter。The real draw for this novella is Keefe。 Half the story is Keefe's post-transformation reaction， and it is every bit as fascinating and heartbreaking as you can imagine。 I don't want to spoil anything （other than it， you know， being heartbreaking） but were it not happening at the same time as Sophie's escapades， he could easily have carried the entire novella。 He's got a bit of his own PTSD， though it's not so much panic attacks as it is depression and learning his own new normal with his powers。 Elwin's line felt especially poignant:“It’s not about fixing。” His eyes shifted to Keefe。 “You’re not broken， Keefe。 I know it feels like it。 But right now， you’re just… adjusting。” [pg 599]Again， I realize what's happening here has a lot of magic and non-allegorical implications， but after being disappointed with Sophie's miraculous recovery， it's somewhat validating to have another shot being taken at exploring mental health struggles。 I also feel like this story might be the start of really delving into the injustices in the elvin sociopolitical climate， specifically regarding inequality and bias。 It's been touched on every now and again throughout the series， but is usually overshadowed by Neverseen battles or some other personal drama， but here there is a lengthy conversation in Keefe's part that I think may be the tipping point of actually addressing some issues！ It even comes up in the reference sections， so I'm not pulling it out of nowhere。 I know this has been something I've harped on multiple times， but I'm really getting excited now。 Let's go sociopolitical change for the better！ On the subject of the ending， this novella is anything but self-contained。 Though， I suppose that shouldn't come as too much of a surprise， given the nature of the rest of the series。 Both characters come to major decisions， which promise huge ramifications， but instead of exploring those inciting actions we're instead cut off。 Cliffhangers are nothing new for us Keeper fans， but this hits differently。 Other books tend to leave off on a huge revelation， like a new piece of information will change everything next time， whereas this one leaves off on a huge decision， which is normally what kicks off each book。 So it's a bit of a punch to the gut to have an inciting action but no immediate payoff。Overall， I think this was a smart move combining an essential， canonical story， bonus materials， art book， and reference guide to make a full-length book。 The canonical story gives incentive to casual readers， who are rewarded with bonus goodies， while the collectors might be incentivized by the reference materials and artwork， but are rewarded with the canonical story。 The story itself was a little hit and miss for me， with Sophie's half seeming simply cropped out of its book， and Keefe's being a welcome introspective dive into very complex and mature subjects。 I guess I'm asking for more Keefe in the future， which I don't see being a problem—maybe another novella down the line？ Regardless， fans of the series are sure to love this book and be clamoring for more。 And I'll definitely be revisiting this as a handy reminder tool before jumping into the next book （whenever that may be）。 。。。more

Shaylee Durfey ，

keefe。。。

Judy Suglio ，

One word， Shannon。 One word。。。 WHY？！？！？！？！

Evelyn ，

I really like this book。 It was pretty different from the usual books but I really like the added insight。 The story was different too but it was also pretty good。 Except for the last part。 I'm still really mad at it。 I really like this book。 It was pretty different from the usual books but I really like the added insight。 The story was different too but it was also pretty good。 Except for the last part。 I'm still really mad at it。 。。。more

Thebooklover ，

Its a five star read， no other words。

Emmaline Blossey ，

LOVE LOVE LOVE cry Every time I read it

Jennifer ，

The first half of this book was kind of "The ultimate guide to all things Keeper" - which was pretty cool。 It makes a good reference book for when Book 9 FINALLY comes out and you've forgotten a lot of stuff。The second half of this book was a "Novella"， and I use that term lightly because it's about 400 pages， and to me a "novella" is less than 200 pages。。。 to me a 400-page novel is a full length novel！ But by Keeper standards I guess it's a novella because it's half the size of most of the Keep The first half of this book was kind of "The ultimate guide to all things Keeper" - which was pretty cool。 It makes a good reference book for when Book 9 FINALLY comes out and you've forgotten a lot of stuff。The second half of this book was a "Novella"， and I use that term lightly because it's about 400 pages， and to me a "novella" is less than 200 pages。。。 to me a 400-page novel is a full length novel！ But by Keeper standards I guess it's a novella because it's half the size of most of the Keeper books。 （I love big books and I cannot lie！ ;） ） 。。。more

Mimi1234secret ，

I loved this book！ I adored reading from Keefes perspective！ WHY THE CLIFFHANGER SHANNON！ I understand the pressure in writing a book but， I DONT THINK I CAN WAIT MUCH LONGER！ And still love Keefe and Tam！ <3

Suzanne Hess ，

Skip the rest of the book and go directly to the novella。

Lily ，

I think Shannon should have separated it into a field guide， then a story。 But I like the Keefe POV！ No hate comments please！ Thanks！

Ella ，

Honestly didn’t even read the textbook at the start but I did look at the pretty pictures so that was cool。 I enjoyed the novella for the most part， even tho it doesn’t explain anything （as was promised） and reuses the same plot points used in the last 8 books。 It’s never been so hard to read 200 pages but here we are。 I’m honestly only reading this book for Keefe and if the rest of the series was in his POV I would be so much more interested。 Also appreciated Sophie’s very brief moment of viole Honestly didn’t even read the textbook at the start but I did look at the pretty pictures so that was cool。 I enjoyed the novella for the most part， even tho it doesn’t explain anything （as was promised） and reuses the same plot points used in the last 8 books。 It’s never been so hard to read 200 pages but here we are。 I’m honestly only reading this book for Keefe and if the rest of the series was in his POV I would be so much more interested。 Also appreciated Sophie’s very brief moment of violence but since she was scolded for it after returning I highly doubt that will continue or she’ll have to “negotiate with everyone” before doing anything slighting aggressive， like always。 I’m honestly so done with Sophie who still acts 12 （as do all the characters except maybe keefe） and is probably the most annoying main character。 Still shocked at how little character development has been done but oh well。 I did appreciate however getting to see more of some of the more background characters like Dex， Elwin， Glimmer。 It was a bit refreshing getting away from fitz and Sophie world。 Anyways， if you can avoid buying this， please do but the novella is “mandatory to read” （cash grab） kinda a tough position。 。。。more

Imane ，

Seulement 200 pages de roman mais les illustrations >>>>>

Sydney ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I loved Book 8。5 as much as I love the other 8。 I liked the illustrations and elf info in this book， but I wish there was more of the "Novella" and less of the extra stuff。 I can't wait for the next book！I guess I'm just going to read the series again while I'm waiting。 Spoiler Alert: I don't get why Keefe had to run away again。 I just hope he comes back in Book 9。 I loved Book 8。5 as much as I love the other 8。 I liked the illustrations and elf info in this book， but I wish there was more of the "Novella" and less of the extra stuff。 I can't wait for the next book！I guess I'm just going to read the series again while I'm waiting。 Spoiler Alert: I don't get why Keefe had to run away again。 I just hope he comes back in Book 9。 。。。more

Evie ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I LOVED IT！！！！ I have been in love with this series for about three years now。 This book was so amazing。 I loved all of the drawings and charts。 This book helped bring the elvin world to life in a whole new way。 （not that shannon was failing AT ALL！！） I literally screamed and jumped up and down when I saw that it had finally come and finished it is less than a day。 HOWEVER the ending was BRUTAL OMG I might have cried。。。i don't want to talk about it。 you have been warned。 I LOVED IT！！！！ I have been in love with this series for about three years now。 This book was so amazing。 I loved all of the drawings and charts。 This book helped bring the elvin world to life in a whole new way。 （not that shannon was failing AT ALL！！） I literally screamed and jumped up and down when I saw that it had finally come and finished it is less than a day。 HOWEVER the ending was BRUTAL OMG I might have cried。。。i don't want to talk about it。 you have been warned。 。。。more

Izzy ，

this book is more for the "behind the scene" like keefe's detention records， descriptions on the intelligent species， etc。 there is part of the story i wouldn't want to miss， so even if you don't look at the front half， the back half is worth the money:） this book is more for the "behind the scene" like keefe's detention records， descriptions on the intelligent species， etc。 there is part of the story i wouldn't want to miss， so even if you don't look at the front half， the back half is worth the money:） 。。。more

Ashley ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Cliffhangers are Shannon Messenger's thing， but the novella in Unlocked was hard。 However the guides and extras are amazing！！ Cliffhangers are Shannon Messenger's thing， but the novella in Unlocked was hard。 However the guides and extras are amazing！！ 。。。more

Nina Joy ，

I'll admit， I didn't have high expectations going into this book， considering the direction KOTLC has been going， but I was pleasantly surprised！ First off， the registry files， medical record， detention record， and so many other cool sections were really well done。 Also， THE PICTURES。 I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANY DRAWINGS SO BEAUTIFUL。As far as the novella portion goes， it's ultimate savior was the portions from Keefe's point of view， and the fact that the series is finally focusing on someone other th I'll admit， I didn't have high expectations going into this book， considering the direction KOTLC has been going， but I was pleasantly surprised！ First off， the registry files， medical record， detention record， and so many other cool sections were really well done。 Also， THE PICTURES。 I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANY DRAWINGS SO BEAUTIFUL。As far as the novella portion goes， it's ultimate savior was the portions from Keefe's point of view， and the fact that the series is finally focusing on someone other than Sophie （I understand that she is the main character， but still）。 There were several actions done by the characters that should've been done a long time ago， but it feels like the series is picking up its pace again。 I also enjoyed how angry Sophie was in this one because it added another layer and more depth to her character。 And don't even get me started on Keefe's arc in this book， or I'm going to start crying。 Please don't make me relive the ending。 Keefe's character will now forever be superior。There were still some aspects that annoyed me， like the fact that none of the adults have any common sense besides Mr。 Forkle， Edaline， and occasionally Grady。 Ro's character also feels like it's not going anywhere， but I'm willing to overlook those minor things in favor of the successful portions of this book。Anyway， I actually really enjoyed Unlocked。 Give it a read。 。。。more

Henry Z F2 ，

This book provides a pretty interesting retrospective into the diffrent angles and details of the different characters。 personally though， all the non story part were a slog to get through。 I personally would have liked if instead of having a book 8。5， they put all of this in a special pack。 There would be a short novel， but all of the other things like the registry files， would all have separate parts in the box。 Elwin's notes would actually be in a notebook， and the recipes would be in a recip This book provides a pretty interesting retrospective into the diffrent angles and details of the different characters。 personally though， all the non story part were a slog to get through。 I personally would have liked if instead of having a book 8。5， they put all of this in a special pack。 There would be a short novel， but all of the other things like the registry files， would all have separate parts in the box。 Elwin's notes would actually be in a notebook， and the recipes would be in a recipe book。As for the story portion， this section was actually a lot better than a lot of the full books。 Because it needed to be shorter than a full book， the author had to trim down a lot of fat， which helped a lot。 。。。more

Ella Hicks ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I’m rating this 4 stars for leaving it at a heartbreaking cliffhanger。 I cried at the end， reading Keefe’s note。 My heart breaks for him， and I wish I could strangle him with a big bear hug。 Too bad he’s fictional 😭 and now I have to wait until November 2022 for the next book 😫

Lilabird ，

This is a great book that really goes in depth into the story and world of the Lost Cities。

Jen ，

This is lists for the first half of the book。 Then it’s an actual book。

Kelsie ☆ ，

4。5 The ending。。。 I hope everyone will be okay in the next book and that they might actually win SPOILERY-KINDA STUFFI feel like Book 9 is going to be called 'Elysian' because it was introduced in the novela， and thats usually where the titles come from。 Then I feel like Book 10 is going to be called 'Moonlark' and it will be where Sophie finds out what she was actually created for， and steps into that role。 4。5 The ending。。。 I hope everyone will be okay in the next book and that they might actually win SPOILERY-KINDA STUFFI feel like Book 9 is going to be called 'Elysian' because it was introduced in the novela， and thats usually where the titles come from。 Then I feel like Book 10 is going to be called 'Moonlark' and it will be where Sophie finds out what she was actually created for， and steps into that role。 。。。more

Ayla_The_Bibliophile ，

How how could you end like that and make us wait two years I just finished I am devastated my baby Keefe is sad Sophie is sad everything is going to shit agh I need to read the next rates it 3。5 because I wish there was longer story aspect rather then knowledge on the world I am crying in my bed。

𝕋𝕒𝕖𝕝𝕒𝕣 𝕊𝕡𝕚𝕣𝕖 ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I loved it。 The ending was sad when Keefe left 🥺。 I hope he comes back in book nine。 I learned plenty about the elves。

Taylor Alva ，

and approximately 6，000 pages later， i’m finished with my binge of this series。 here are my thoughts:for as face paced as these books are， the series sure feels like it’s dragging on。 9 books and still the same unanswered questions from book 1？ it’s a no from me。 however i LOVE the characters and the world building is fantastic。 i’m looking forward to the author finally tying up the loose ends in the final books。 series overall rating 4 stars。 these books are a lot of fun just super long lol。

Melinda Griffith ，

So good。 Can’t wait for # 9。

Angela ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I am enjoying this series but am also frustrated with it。 First， it’s taking way too long to get to what the Neverseen want。 Second， Sophie’s team falls into the traps way too often。 Each time I think， okay this time the author’s going to let them get the upper hand but no。 And what’s with all these super amazing bodyguards that are instantly taken out。 Plus， Sophie has a Spyball so if it works on anyone in the registry， why does she not use it？ And， in the beginning of the series it was such a I am enjoying this series but am also frustrated with it。 First， it’s taking way too long to get to what the Neverseen want。 Second， Sophie’s team falls into the traps way too often。 Each time I think， okay this time the author’s going to let them get the upper hand but no。 And what’s with all these super amazing bodyguards that are instantly taken out。 Plus， Sophie has a Spyball so if it works on anyone in the registry， why does she not use it？ And， in the beginning of the series it was such a big deal to read someone’s mind without permission and now Fitz wants to do it all the time and does it to his best friend。 Also， now that Sophie starts a fire they say it’s war and she’s made it serious - umm， hello people have been killed and that wasn’t serious？ And here Sophie’s found the Archetype that outlines all of Keefe’s mom’s plans， she even has the key， yet that’s what she uses to start the fire。I could go on。 。。。more

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