{"id":6123,"date":"2020-12-19T09:00:12","date_gmt":"2020-12-19T17:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/?p=6123"},"modified":"2021-07-06T13:27:04","modified_gmt":"2021-07-06T20:27:04","slug":"kingdom-of-souls-teen-book-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/2020\/kingdom-of-souls-teen-book-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Kingdom of Souls — Teen Book Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

Review by Jasmine Sov, 14<\/p>\n

Kingdom of Souls<\/em> By Rena Barron<\/h3>\n
Arrah, unlike many other people her age, does not yet possess magic. Despite her father\u2019s reassurances that her magic will come, she\u2019s losing hope. After all, her high-ranking priestess mother already all but shuns her. That surely means that her magic is never going to come. When children begin disappearing under mysterious circumstances, including one of Arrah\u2019s own friends, she decides to take a big risk. By trading years of her own life in exchange for some magic, she will find out who the child-snatcher is and rescue the missing children. But what Arrah discovers is more horrifying than any child-snatcher\u2014a rising Demon King, hungry for souls. If awakened, he could wreak all kinds of havoc on Arrah\u2019s world\u2014that is, if she doesn\u2019t pay the price for the magic to protect it.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Kingdom of Souls<\/em>, a West African-inspired fantasy tale, reads like many other books in the same genre. Dark, descriptive to a fault, and packed with several different deities and easy-to-forget kingdom names, the book attempts to create the feeling of truly being in Arrah\u2019s world and only somewhat succeeds. I found myself having to reread pages several times in order to understand what had just elapsed within the past chapter or so. While I do admire the diverse cast and somewhat likeable characters, I just see this book as incredibly confusing. Kingdom of Souls<\/em>, while heavily detailed and laden with a wide array of characters, remains a rather bewildering read.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
2 stars.<\/div>\n
\n

Find this book in our catalog: Kingdom of Souls<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Catalog Number: YA SF BARRON,R<\/p>\n

485\u00a0pages<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Review by Jasmine Sov, 14 Kingdom of Souls By Rena Barron Arrah, unlike many other people her age, does not yet possess magic. Despite her father\u2019s reassurances that her magic will come, she\u2019s losing hope. After all, her high-ranking priestess mother already all but shuns her. That surely means that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":6125,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[120,54],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6123","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-book-reviews","category-teen-reviews"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/18\/files\/sites\/18\/2020\/12\/91WmolJ4xCL.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5ZwbD-1AL","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4045,"url":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/2017\/of-fire-and-stars-teen-review\/","url_meta":{"origin":6123,"position":0},"title":"Of Fire and Stars — Teen Review","author":"Teen Blogger","date":"September 16, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"review by Kara Eng, age 18 Of Fire and Stars\u00a0by\u00a0Audrey Coulthurst Summary:\u00a0Betrothed since childhood to the prince of Mynaria, Princess Dennaleia has always known what her future holds. Her marriage will seal the alliance between Mynaria and her homeland, protecting her people from other hostile lands. But Denna has a\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Book Reviews"","block_context":{"text":"Book Reviews","link":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/category\/teen-reviews\/book-reviews\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/18\/files\/sites\/18\/2017\/09\/of-fire-and-stars.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":6924,"url":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/2022\/the-color-of-dragons-teen-book-review\/","url_meta":{"origin":6123,"position":1},"title":"The Color of Dragons — Teen Book Review","author":"Teen Blogger","date":"June 10, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Reviewed by Hailey Chen, age 14 The Color of Dragons by R.A. Salvatore and Erika Lewis Maggie is an apprentice to a self-named magician with no real magic. She\u2019s someone who has very fickle powers and a lifelong debt being held over her head, with no way of clearing it\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Book Reviews"","block_context":{"text":"Book Reviews","link":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/category\/teen-reviews\/book-reviews\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/18\/files\/sites\/18\/2022\/06\/Thecolorofdragons.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/18\/files\/sites\/18\/2022\/06\/Thecolorofdragons.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/18\/files\/sites\/18\/2022\/06\/Thecolorofdragons.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":4975,"url":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/2019\/the-glass-spare-teen-review\/","url_meta":{"origin":6123,"position":2},"title":"The Glass Spare — Teen Review","author":"Teen Blogger","date":"February 16, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"review by John Chon, age 16 The Glass Spare\u00a0by\u00a0Lauren DeStefano \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The Glass Spare, by Lauren DeStefano, has the interesting premise of the observation of a character set in the Middle Ages. Wil Heidle, daughter of a king with empire-building dreams, is hidden away from the kingdom, unlike her siblings. She\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Book Reviews"","block_context":{"text":"Book Reviews","link":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/category\/teen-reviews\/book-reviews\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/18\/files\/sites\/18\/2019\/02\/the-glass-spare.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":4208,"url":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/2017\/the-best-kind-of-magic-teen-review\/","url_meta":{"origin":6123,"position":3},"title":"The Best Kind of Magic — Teen Review","author":"Teen Blogger","date":"November 25, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"review by\u00a0Alicia Zhang, age 13 The Best Kind of Magic\u00a0by\u00a0Crystal Cestari \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0In the novel The Best Kind of Magic by Crystal Cestari, teenager Amber Sand is overwhelmed by the intensity of the two worlds she straddles\u2014one of magic, which is not as glorified as one may think\u2014and the other regular\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Book Reviews"","block_context":{"text":"Book Reviews","link":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/category\/teen-reviews\/book-reviews\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/18\/files\/sites\/18\/2017\/09\/the-secret-of-a-heart-note-150x150.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":7433,"url":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/2023\/improbable-magic-for-cynical-witches-teen-book-review\/","url_meta":{"origin":6123,"position":4},"title":"Improbable Magic for Cynical Witches – Teen Book Review","author":"Nathan Wang","date":"November 29, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Reviewed by Jasmine Sov, age 17 Improbable Magic for Cynical Witches by Kate Scelsa For \u201cSalem\u2019s biggest skeptic and non-witchy person\u201d, Eleanor deals with a lot of witchy things. After a traumatic year of lost friendship and broken hearts, she\u2019s been working at a family friend\u2019s witch-themed gift shop to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Book Reviews"","block_context":{"text":"Book Reviews","link":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/category\/teen-reviews\/book-reviews\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/18\/files\/sites\/18\/2023\/12\/56197346.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/18\/files\/sites\/18\/2023\/12\/56197346.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/18\/files\/sites\/18\/2023\/12\/56197346.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/18\/files\/sites\/18\/2023\/12\/56197346.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/18\/files\/sites\/18\/2023\/12\/56197346.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":6191,"url":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/2021\/splinters-of-scarlet-teen-review\/","url_meta":{"origin":6123,"position":5},"title":"Splinters of Scarlet — Teen review","author":"Teen Blogger","date":"January 9, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Review by Genevieve Harvey, 17 Splinters of Scarlet By Emily Bain Murphey The story begins with a subtle elucidation to the complications and disappointments that come from orphanage life. Agnes and Marit, two females who grew out of the Mill orphanage and currently work at Thorsen\u2019s, are anticipating the arrival\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Book Reviews"","block_context":{"text":"Book Reviews","link":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/category\/teen-reviews\/book-reviews\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/18\/files\/sites\/18\/2021\/01\/81u7vdaJUUL.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/18\/files\/sites\/18\/2021\/01\/81u7vdaJUUL.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/18\/files\/sites\/18\/2021\/01\/81u7vdaJUUL.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/18\/files\/sites\/18\/2021\/01\/81u7vdaJUUL.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/18\/files\/sites\/18\/2021\/01\/81u7vdaJUUL.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/18\/files\/sites\/18\/2021\/01\/81u7vdaJUUL.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6123","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/34"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6123"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6123\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6507,"href":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6123\/revisions\/6507"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6125"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}