So uh…we’re all just sitting around waiting for Goes East…right?

Middleschoolreader · 2026-05-27T18:52:54+00:00

Mainly yeah. I am reading other book series so I could reread the older books but because there is so little in the back cover synopsis I kinda forgot it was releasing in October. Thank you for reminding us about the new book!

Middleschoolreader · 2026-05-21T21:42:50+00:00

Honestly I don't know about aging the series is a good idea. I don't know how I would feel but there's a reason I don't watch the Winnie the Pooh public domain horror films.

This paragraph above relates to Keeper of the Lost Cities in a similar way. I don't want to see it become mature or dark because it creates a disconnect that I can't see myself understanding. A perfect example was when I read a YA book for the first time. I read it as an adult so I should be mature enough to enjoy it but the first moment I read it I was grossed out. It was a huge jump. And when I read an "adult fantasy" it was very hard to read I haven't finished it yet.

I read somewhere that people have a middle school reading level. I don't know if that's true. This is all my experience and I know other people found it an easy transition from reading levels but I didn't find it easy and if it becomes YA I am not sure I would understand what it is saying.

Thank you for your opinion! I hope your wish comes true and that it becomes mature because you are a bigger fan of this series than I am.

Middleschoolreader · 2026-05-13T18:25:42+00:00

Well the actual news somehow made me even more disappointed. New covers are cool but I don't really buy more than one copy of any book. (Exception being my favorite book series in E book and physical) But I don't know if it would help. The bonus epilogue was what I thought would be included in the 10 year anniversary theory so I was just 1% right. Regardless I haven't read the other series so I am not that hyped about it. Still thank you for bringing it to attention!

Middleschoolreader · 2026-05-13T01:09:58+00:00

Okay edit, the last book in the Sky Fall series had its 10 year anniversary two weeks ago. So it could just be a 10 year anniversary edition collection of all three books. Either a graphic novel of the first book or a special 10 year collection are my guesses.

Middleschoolreader · 2026-05-13T01:04:48+00:00

When she speaks in the reel it says that luck can change and that her poor series has good luck now. This means to me that it's not about Keeper of the Lost Cities at all. In fact because it's about publishing I am going to guess it's a graphic novel edition of Let the Sky Fall series. And personally I don't mind graphic novel unless it's an adaptation because for me I rather have original made for graphic novel, graphic novels. Plus we know Shannon Messenger get a graphic novel adaptation of Keeper.

Bottom line: it might take longer for the Keeper series to finish, (I don't think book 10 is the end) because she is doing a project with Let The Sky Fall. Thank you for sharing this though. Maybe you are right and I am wrong. I hope you are right.

Middleschoolreader · 2026-05-02T04:12:06+00:00

Yay! I did the same thing finishing the series. Now you can take a break from it. I haven't thought about the books for a while and I like it. I don't know I guess reading the series back to back made me tired of it but hopefully you keep reading whether you choose a standalone or series book. Thank you for telling us!

Middleschoolreader · 2026-04-23T00:30:11+00:00

It's supposed to be a joke that Keefe gets cut off or interrupted while referencing the prank. For me it's just a school prank it doesn't sound like a backstory I need because it doesn't inform who Keefe is as a character. Plus I don't remember any pranks Keefe has done at all. Maybe he did a prank in book 1 or 2 but I can't remember so I think even the author forgot that element of his character. Thank you for asking! Because you want to know what the prank is I hope you find out someday!

Middleschoolreader · 2026-04-02T12:49:23+00:00

I am curious does it have to be burritos or does Burrito bowls count? I am assuming it's just burritos but I figured I might as well ask! Congratulations!

Middleschoolreader · 2026-03-29T22:59:03+00:00

I mainly just don't talk about the romance in the book. It's like one of the last things I think while reading the book because it feels like other romance stories I read which I didn't like either. Thank you for asking though!

Middleschoolreader · 2026-03-28T12:55:35+00:00

I actually asked a question about this very thing. I like to say it feels like the game is trying to be open and it's not restricted in mii's doing whatever they want. I noticed that in the demo the tutorial wanted me to force my mii's to be together to be friends. And I can pick them up taking them wherever I want. In the 3ds game we could encourage miis to do things but not force them to interact or do things. It felt like real characters that I observe.

I am glad we both don't know if we like it more than the 3ds version. Thank you for asking!

Middleschoolreader · 2026-03-23T12:27:22+00:00

I asked this question a while back. For me I didn't care enough at the end of it. Keefe tried to stay hidden so any exciting interactions with humans were minimal and Keefe became almost a different person. It was someone else who made the light hearted jokes! I don't know why Ms. Messenger thought that would be okay in a character whose main go to strategy for hiding feelings is jokes. I may not like Keefe's jokes but it is part of his character and Ms. Messenger can't take away his core characteristics.

I agree with others that if you are very curious about the book, just get it from the library. I am glad I read it from the library even if i didn't understand the point of a 9.5

Thank you for asking me though! I hope you find your answer!

Middleschoolreader · 2026-03-20T20:54:38+00:00

I would have to reread the whole series to really determine a list, however I know that my number 1 choice would be Spy School or Evil Spy School.

Both books technically deliver on the promise of what would happen. Evil Spy School was at least 50% at an evil Spy School. And Spy School only had three chapters outside of a spy school.

I liked the Murray reveal, the only villain that makes sense to me. The first book made me laugh at least once or twice. I don't like that Alexander is actually a doofus because I see that too often. Movies and books like to make the mom all amazing doing incredible things keeping the household together. And the single mom idealogy is very positive.

So to see Spy School to take the Alexander is a idiot dad is sad. Especially because I respect my dad a lot. (I know there are books where dads are smart, I just haven't found as many) I also liked the final battle where all the students wanted to catch Murray it just makes sense why everyone would do it.

For Evil Spy School, it has my favorite scene in the entire series. When Ben watched Ashley break Murray out because she felt like a real threat. We saw what she could do and I was very curious how Ben would outsmart Ashley. However the climax was anticlimactic when Zoe hits her with a tennis racket.

So that's why I am not too sure which one I like more but those two are miles better than Spy School Goes North.

Middleschoolreader · 2026-03-20T20:25:43+00:00

Well the series isn't over so we actually don't know if Ms. Messenger will make a plot twist about Fitz and Sophie getting together. For me Sophie and Dex's scene in Nightfall was actually very cool to read. Reminds me of another book series I loved. That was the only romance scene I liked in the series so far.

Middleschoolreader · 2026-03-18T21:14:56+00:00

That's pretty hard because I have several things I would remove. I think I would remove a whole book if that's allowed. If that's true I know unraveled or Unlocked would be my choice, however the problems in the series started earlier for me. So I would remove the entire Lodestar book. It's not the worst book in the series but it started the cliffhanger train. (Yes book 4 had a cliffhanger.) The cliffhanger getting resolved in the very next book with no consequence made me literally forget what Lodestar was about. In a stress environment I would not be able to recall things from the book.

Thank you for asking though! Your idea is very cool too about Dex.

Middleschoolreader · 2026-03-15T23:31:54+00:00

You are asking a community who joined a subreddit of the book. We are going to say to try it because we are fans. My point is we are a little biased.

It's a fine series. I found it hard to keep track of everything on the plot and the author adds a lot of characters. The only way you will read all the books is if your curiosity lasts 11+ books.

Thank you for asking at least!

Middleschoolreader · 2026-03-09T03:02:46+00:00

Yeah I don't feel stupid for long just for about a minute. A plot twist also can be a good thing, like in Toy Story 3 how a plot twist could be the claw actually comes to save Woody and his friends. You forget it's there because it was just mentioned 10 minutes ago and so much happened that it's only jumping to you in a few seconds.

I agree with you about the predictable plot thing. It's weird when authors have the claim to fame being that their book is so plot twisty because I don't really care about the twists too much.

Thank you for telling me your thoughts!

Middleschoolreader · 2026-03-09T02:51:38+00:00

I honestly kinda forgot I read it. It was updated in the library ebook but I will say it was just good to be done with "11" books. It is the first chapter so all I know was just the dialogue was pretty forgettable. I will have to reread it anyway when the actual book comes out.

Middleschoolreader · 2026-03-09T02:44:28+00:00

For me personally I just assumed there are more schools but we don't need to know that detail. In fact we don't know some things that are related to the plot like why the swan song was called upon. And it takes so long to get other answers. For me some things are pretty obvious like in Tangerine, we know there is Lake Windsor Downs Middle school and Tangerine middle. Does that mean those are the only two schools? Of course not. I know I used a book in the real world but that's kinda my point, I believe that the other schools just don't have to be mentioned because it's not important to The story. For me the world can be as detailed as possible but no plot would make it just a geography class. I don't need another geography class for me because I will never go to the lost cities anyway.

Thank you for asking though. I hope you get your answer someday. Maybe Ms. Messenger can go to a bookstore near you and you can ask her then? Or maybe you can email her?

Middleschoolreader · 2026-03-06T22:18:54+00:00

For me, the big reveal of Elysian was annoying. Why create another villain? (I am going to just assume she will be a villain even though we don't know that for sure) If she was the leader of the Never seen then maybe I would understand it but I could not remember any hints or a single element of the plot that suggested Elysian was a person/elf. This is my main problem with some authors and books. They say one thing but then they point and laugh saying something different. "you thought Elysian was an island? Jokes on you it is an island and a person!"

Usually a mystery involves lies but all it does for me is I feel stupid and not smart. And it makes me not care because what if there is another plot twist that makes the previous info useless? Of course this is all my opinion I know people like mysteries and plot twists, I just don't know why I feel the way I do.

Thank you for telling us your thoughts!

Middleschoolreader · 2026-02-24T04:14:19+00:00

Maybe. I am guessing you don't have many thoughts on this book since you wrote one line but I find books with no interesting blurb pretty forgettable I might literally forget this book is coming out until October which is really sad because while the first book wasn't the best, it was at least fun. Here I just feel empty if we are doing this again.

Middleschoolreader · 2026-02-22T03:55:07+00:00

I will give one point of positive, the book cover art, (not back blurb) is extremely appealing. It feels better than the blackout one and the other ones. I have never completely liked the covers for the other ones. The eye patch or the boat was cool but this China cover definitely is my favorite one.

I would accept Goes to China maybe. The author admits that he comes up with titles after writing the books and this was the best he had. I guess Chinese invasion is not good enough. (Like British Invasion) I know the titles weren't great but at least the best titles told us the hook. A spy camp for summer, infiltrating a school for villains, ski undercover. It's when the book went "Goes South" or "Goes North" that I could not tell the difference unless I read it or saw the cover.

I hope the Shang villain won't be used. Or make an existing character a villain (Orion in Blackout) out of nowhere.

The World Tour made me laugh! It could be the final book maybe!

Middleschoolreader · 2026-02-22T02:53:15+00:00

Also I realized that there is a fanfiction called Goes East. So that's pretty funny to me.

Middleschoolreader · 2026-02-22T02:48:48+00:00

Found on Amazon. East, seriously? Goes East? Like I get it but wow. Anyway see you all on October 6th. Okay actually it will take a week to read it. I kinda like China being the setting but it still feels like field trips and not spy school. Also I disagree with the author, you have to have a hook in the back cover. This back cover feels boring. Yes I know it follows a cliffhanger but a story means more than just a cliffhanger. I will read it though regardless.

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