Rise of the Isle of the Lost-A Descendants Novel
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Description
Deep beneath the waves, King Triton's powerful trident has passed through the magical barrier that surrounds the Isle of the Lost--keeping villains in and magic out. And when Mal's longtime rival Uma, daughter of Ursula, gets wind of this, she can't believe her luck. The tide has dragged in something good for a change, and Uma is determined to get her wicked hands on it. But first, she needs a pirate crew.
A storm is brewing back in Auradon, and when Mal, Evie, Carlos, and Jay hear that the trident has been washed away, they realize they'll have to find it before anyone from the Isle does. Luckily, they seem to have a talent for locating missing magical objects.
As Uma readies for the high seas alongside Harry, son of Captain Hook, Gil, son of Gaston, and the toughest rogues on the Isle of the Lost, the reformed villains of Auradon devise their own master plan. And with King Ben away on royal business, they won't have to play by all the rules. Using bad for good can't be totally evil, right?
The thrilling, perilous race to the trident pits old friends--and current enemies--against each other with the future of Auradon on the line. Both teams might like to make waves, but only one will come out on top of this one.
Praise for Return to the Isle of the Lost
"Packed with plenty of humor and adventure, this sequel spinoff is destined to please. With a second movie in the works and a bevy of loyal readers, it certainly won't stay on shelves for long." --Booklist
Praise for The Isle of the Lost
"Disney lovers and fairy-tale fans alike will need to get their hands on this book." --School Library Journal
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After a tough semester of university and having written all my exams, I was really looking forward to dive back into the world of The Descendants and read yet another of Mals, Evies, Carlos' and Jays adventures. As always, I did not watch the Disney TV show that apparently exists from this book series. Rise of the Isle of the Lost started off as charming and cheerful as the other two books. Our four (former) villain-kids live happily ever after at Auradon, find new friends and lovers and everything is just rainbows and unicorns and cotton candy if it wasn't for some villain-kids at the Isle of the Lost and a little mermaid to cause some troubles ... As always, I enjoyed Melissa de la Cruz writing style and the little Disney details she added. Unfortunately, however, the real plot - our four friends fighting off some evil powers and saving Auradon from some MAYOR trouble - falls really, really short. It is even worse than it has been in the first book of the series. While reading, it felt like everything was building up for a BIG fight between the former-evil-now-good-kids and the troublemakers from the Isle of the Lost, however, this "fight" ended withing three and a half pages. Which was rather disappointing. I do understand that this book series has probably been written for a younger age group, mainly children. However, as a grown as woman who saw "Wreck it Ralph" and "Toy Story 1 - 3" the other day and got way too exited, I feel that with just a little more afford, Rise of the Isle of the Lost would have been a better book for me to read. I will probably read the 4th book at some point (which has been released literally around the time I finished Rise of the Isle of the Lost, what a funny coincidende) but for now, I am not very interested at how the story evolves.
Description
Deep beneath the waves, King Triton's powerful trident has passed through the magical barrier that surrounds the Isle of the Lost--keeping villains in and magic out. And when Mal's longtime rival Uma, daughter of Ursula, gets wind of this, she can't believe her luck. The tide has dragged in something good for a change, and Uma is determined to get her wicked hands on it. But first, she needs a pirate crew.
A storm is brewing back in Auradon, and when Mal, Evie, Carlos, and Jay hear that the trident has been washed away, they realize they'll have to find it before anyone from the Isle does. Luckily, they seem to have a talent for locating missing magical objects.
As Uma readies for the high seas alongside Harry, son of Captain Hook, Gil, son of Gaston, and the toughest rogues on the Isle of the Lost, the reformed villains of Auradon devise their own master plan. And with King Ben away on royal business, they won't have to play by all the rules. Using bad for good can't be totally evil, right?
The thrilling, perilous race to the trident pits old friends--and current enemies--against each other with the future of Auradon on the line. Both teams might like to make waves, but only one will come out on top of this one.
Praise for Return to the Isle of the Lost
"Packed with plenty of humor and adventure, this sequel spinoff is destined to please. With a second movie in the works and a bevy of loyal readers, it certainly won't stay on shelves for long." --Booklist
Praise for The Isle of the Lost
"Disney lovers and fairy-tale fans alike will need to get their hands on this book." --School Library Journal
Book Information
Posts
After a tough semester of university and having written all my exams, I was really looking forward to dive back into the world of The Descendants and read yet another of Mals, Evies, Carlos' and Jays adventures. As always, I did not watch the Disney TV show that apparently exists from this book series. Rise of the Isle of the Lost started off as charming and cheerful as the other two books. Our four (former) villain-kids live happily ever after at Auradon, find new friends and lovers and everything is just rainbows and unicorns and cotton candy if it wasn't for some villain-kids at the Isle of the Lost and a little mermaid to cause some troubles ... As always, I enjoyed Melissa de la Cruz writing style and the little Disney details she added. Unfortunately, however, the real plot - our four friends fighting off some evil powers and saving Auradon from some MAYOR trouble - falls really, really short. It is even worse than it has been in the first book of the series. While reading, it felt like everything was building up for a BIG fight between the former-evil-now-good-kids and the troublemakers from the Isle of the Lost, however, this "fight" ended withing three and a half pages. Which was rather disappointing. I do understand that this book series has probably been written for a younger age group, mainly children. However, as a grown as woman who saw "Wreck it Ralph" and "Toy Story 1 - 3" the other day and got way too exited, I feel that with just a little more afford, Rise of the Isle of the Lost would have been a better book for me to read. I will probably read the 4th book at some point (which has been released literally around the time I finished Rise of the Isle of the Lost, what a funny coincidende) but for now, I am not very interested at how the story evolves.