Was this meant to be a pure fantasy story? I mean it’s said to take place “in the Aeries,” which is made up. For example, there was a long period of time where I wasn’t sure where the book was taking place. I suppose it was interesting because we read it from the point of view of a girl who’s caught up in it and torn between two sides.Īs I started writing this review, I realized that there were a lot of things in Mystic City that either weren’t explained very well, or weren’t explained at all. all wrapped up in one book! Crazy! Normally I’m not a huge fan of political stuff, but I was fascinated by it in Mystic City. It’s about so many different things: love, loss, rebellion, corruption, politics, family, betrayal, and conspiracy. There are a lot of interesting parts of this book. I guess that lack of surprise made the book a little less climactic, but it was still an enjoyable read! I wasn’t bored while I was reading, even though the outcome was obvious. Honestly, the “big mystery” and gaps in Aria’s memory became obvious pretty quickly, although Aria didn’t figure them out until the very end of the book. Most of Mystic City is about Aria trying to regain her memory and piece together the parts of her lost life. The last third of the book in particular was really engaging! But once I got invested in the story, I loved it. I think I just had a hard time seeing them clearly in my mind. The story takes place in a futuristic Manhattan, and there are a lot of new technologies and architecture that were tough for me to comprehend.

I was always interested in the story, but I had a hard time grasping the setting.

I have to admit, Mystic City started out a little tough for me. The choices she makes can save or doom the city-including herself.

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. And she can't conceive why her parents would have agreed to unite with the Fosters in the first place. But Aria doesn't remember falling in love with Thomas in fact, she wakes one day with huge gaps in her memory. 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. Book One of the Mystic City Novels.Īria 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. Genre: Dystopian, Fantasy, Romance, Science Fictionįor fans of Matched, The Hunger Games, X-Men, and Blade Runner comes a tale of a magical city divided, a political rebellion ignited, and a love that was meant to last forever. Published by: Random House Books for Young Readers on October 9, 2012

Mystic city by theo lawrence