Nightfall (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #6)

by Shannon Messenger

Sophie bit back a smile. “Actually . . . we do wear capes—but not because of that.”

Sophie nearly toppled off the bed. “No! Why would you think that?” “Because you get all dreamy-eyed when you talk about him.”

I am literally cracking up. But, hey, Amy\Natalie said what is on everybody's mind!

“Well, yours is weird,” Amy told her. “And your world is even weirder.

True enough

Keefe reeled on her. “YOU KNEW GIGANTOR HAD A GIRLFRIEND AND YOU DIDN’T TELL ME?”

Classic Keefe

“And yet I sure seem to see a lot of Keefe these days. . . .” Sophie scowled. Sandor coughed. Grady shrugged.

“Is that why it smells so . . . special?” Keefe asked. The air was somehow both disgustingly sour and cloyingly sweet, like curdled milk stirred with extra-sugary frosting. And it felt thicker, like Sophie could chew her breath—which was not a pleasant sensation.

So descriptive...

He flicked the ends of his ears with an uncharacteristically wide smile, and Sophie tried to understand how he could be the same elf who’d scowled at her with the rage of a thousand suns when Fitz first brought her to Everglen and she’d gaped at the same pointed protrusions.

Bronte has most DEFININTELY changed. I think it is amazing that he is LAUGHING at his Ancient ears, when a few years back he started hating Sophie just because the new creatures and world she stepped into interested her, how they looked interested her. Bronte could never have been meaner...and now he's..nice? Honestly, when Sophie thought there was a leak in the Council to the Neverseen, Bronte would have been my first guess. But I thought Terik was kinda suspicious. I mean, out of the blue, he said " Hey Sophie If you need my help with anything, I will do my best to help." This guy was like a complete stranger to her! But enough about Terik's suspiciousness. Let's get back to the story.

Sophie glanced at her friends, glad to see shock in their expressions, as if they were all thinking, Who is this stranger and what has he done with Councillor Bronte?

My point exactly. (Check my last note)

Alden cleared his throat. “It’s . . . unlike you.”

EVERYONE IS LITERALLY SAYING WHAT MY POINT IS!!!!!

countered,

I noticed the author uses this word alot. I think it's really cool!

SISTER SAD?

Silveny is literally the most caring, sweet (not to mention cute) thing in the world

SOPHIE SCARED?

Again, sweet, caring and cute, and also: reagel.

“For what it’s worth,” Fitz whispered, “I’ll be hoping you decide to register.”

Yeesh. Okay, Fitz. Could you make it LESS obvious that you like her?! He probably wants Sophie on his first match maker list. Here is what I think: All the boys like Sophie. Dex DOES. It's obvious that Fitz does. And it is kinda obvious that Keefe does. (There is a lot of hand-holding between Sophie and Keefe). But...I don't think Tam likes her. And I also think that all the girls like Fitz. Sophie, YES. Linh? Yeah, I think so. But for the record, Biana likes Keefe (but she wouldn't LIKE her own brother, so...she dosen't really count, 'cuz if she did...GROSS!) There. I rest my case.

Keefe shrugged. “I was going to go with ‘a sparkly poop head.’ ” Sophie’s lips twitched at that. “I should get you a T-shirt that says that.”

A sparkly poop head is exactly what he deserves. Hmph.

Even with the worries ticking away in her head—and even with the pressure of finals already looming—there

Sophie has to worry about finals-and about a million other things. I'm worried about a huge test at my school next week, so I should be grateful I don't have to worry about other things like Sophie. But...of course, I am worried about Covid...

“Awww, there’s the father I remember.”

Wow. Cassius is SO dang selfish.

noted.

Shannon Messenger also uses this word a lot.

“Not the revenge I meant, Bangs Boy,” Keefe said with an enormous eye roll. “I meant revenge for what happened to his mom. Wylie could act like he thinks my mom killed Cyrah—it’s not like it’s a stretch, since I’m still not convinced she didn’t do it. And he could say he went to the Black Swan for help and we refused, because we’re working with her. So now he’s going to the other side to see if they’ll take her down for him, and offering the secrets as a trade.” “I actually could see them believing that,” Mr. Forkle admitted. “So could I,” Granite mumbled. “Though I’m sure they’d still be suspicious.” “Suspicious is fine,” Blur reminded him. “As long as they leave the facility to go to the meeting.” “Okay but . . . did I miss something?” Dex asked. “How is Wylie supposed to tell them any of this? We don’t have a way to hail the Neverseen.” “Could we leave a note?” Sophie said. “I know this is probably going to sound cheesy, but . . . the Neverseen must have a way of monitoring the Unity Fountain. So couldn’t Wylie write up a message, slip it in a bottle, seal it with their symbol, and leave it floating in there?”

That is actuslly a pretty solid plan. But, the Neverseen aren't dumb enough that EVERY SINGLE one of them would go to the meeting with Wylie. At least ONE of them could stay at the hideout...but Sophie and her friends can take down one of the Neverseen...so ya! It's a solid plan!

“You’d really leave Sophie unprotected to hide something that happened thousands of years ago?” Grizel asked.

Ya, what is Mr. Forkle thinking?!

“Okay,” Mr. Forkle said, clapping his hands, “that leaves us with a group of two goblins, an ogre, a Telepath, an Empath, a Vanisher, a Shade, a Hydrokinetic, a Technopath, a Mesmer, and a Pyrokinetic—and of course Miss Foster’s Telepath-Polyglot-Teleporter-Inflictor-Enhancer combination.” Ro blinked. “Wow. Now I get why everyone’s always trying to kill her.”

Telepath is Fitz, Empath is Keefe, Vanisher is Biana, Shade is Tam, Hydrokinetic is Linh, Technopath is Dex, Mesmer is Grady, Pyrokinetic is Marella, and the Telepath-Polyglot-Teleporter-Inflictor-Enhancer is (who else) Sophie.

Just as you will regret it if you allow Fintan to remain breathing.

Okaaaay...dark much?

agonized scream and a whole lot of shattering glass.

IS BIANA OKAY?! WHAT IS HAPPENING UP THERE?! COME ON, MOONLARK! SAVE BIANA!!!

“I’m sorry,” she whispered, rubbing her knotted emotions to hold them together. “I shouldn’t have let Sandor and Grizel leave until we found her.”

DOSEN'T LIVVY LIVE NEARBY?! ASK HER TO HELP BIANA!!!!

“What about Livvy?”

THANK you!

Sophie

Hey people, I know this is irelevant, but Sophie means "wisdom." Do you think Shannon Messenger named Sophie's character 'Sophie' because she is really smart, after all?

They were just two girls from two different worlds.

Great Gulon Incident when a loud knock halted the conversation.

Sigh...I guess I should stop hoping that I'll ever know what this Great Gulon Incident is.

The last time she’d have a connection to the people who’d tucked her in every night, and read her bedtime stories about fairies and hobbits, and taught her to ride a bike, and let her cry on their shoulders when she skinned her knees.

Oh man. Now I feel like crying.

“I’ll always love you too, Sophie.”

I'm speechless. So Kate remembers Sophie. That's just...wow. I don't know what to say. Exept maybe...SOB SOB SOB!!! OH SOPHIE, CONNOR, KATE AND AMY, I'M SORRY YOU HAD TO GO THROUGH ALL THIS!!!!

Ninety-one

Oh my gosh I'm on the last chapter!