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Mystic City by Theo Lawerence

Hi everyone, this is Allison!

A quick explain of how I review books–I divide the review into three quick blubs on plot, characters, and setting and rate each part, 5 being best, 1 being worst. 

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Aria Rose, youngest scion of one of Mystic City’s two ruling rival families, finds herself betrothed to Thomas Foster, the son of her parents’ sworn enemies. The union of the two will end the generations-long political feud—and unite all those living in the Aeries, the privileged upper reaches of the city, against the banished mystics who dwell below in the Depths. But Aria doesn’t remember falling in love with Thomas; in fact, she wakes one day with huge gaps in her memory. And she can’t conceive why her parents would have agreed to unite with the Fosters in the first place. Only when Aria meets Hunter, a gorgeous rebel mystic from the Depths, does she start to have glimmers of recollection—and to understand that he holds the key to unlocking her past. The choices she makes can save or doom the city—including herself.

Plot

It was hard to get bored while reading Mystic City. While the book did take a few pages to kick off,  once Aria beings to realize that something isn’t right with her world, the action really gets going. I loved the description of the Mystics’ (that is, people with powers.) superpowers, especially how they tie into fight scenes. This book, while there was a plot point or two I predicted ahead of time, it definitely took my breath away at most of the time. You should see one of my Goodreads status.’ It was almost embarrassing how emotional I would get.

Plot: 5 of 5.

Characters

Some aspects of the characters I really loved. Like the bad guys. I really hated them, which was good. I liked the main character Aria and how she wasn’t afraid to stand up and fight when she saw something that was wrong. Sadly, I found that I really wasn’t going “YES, I love a ton of those characters!” when it came to the good guys. But in the book’s defense, it was already pretty thick and publishers want their books a certain length—it could be the author didn’t have enough time to get into character development.

Characters: 4 of 5

Setting

Loved. The. Setting. Seriously, I found myself getting jealous of the descriptions of the city. And some of the technology Lawrence came up with for this book. Like the touch screen menus at some of the restaurants Aria would eat at? Maybe that is the nerd it me, but I loved it! Couldn’t stop thinking “Darn, this guy is good.”

Setting: 5 of 5

Total rating: 4.5, but if I had to round it, I would give it a five. Favorite. Recommeded for ages 15+ due to some graphic romance (mildly so, mind you.) and mentions of drug abuse/overdose. You can purchase Mystic City here or here.

I purchased Mystic City with my own money.

4 Comments


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    Excellent review! I think this is on my to buy list now, thanks!

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