Summary
courtesy of Goodreads:
"Twenty years ago, all the evil
villains were banished from the kingdom of Auradon and made to live in virtual
imprisonment on the Isle of the Lost. The island is surrounded by a magical
force field that keeps the villains and their descendants safely locked up and away
from the mainland. Life on the island is dark and dreary. It is a dirty,
decrepit place that's been left to rot and forgotten by the world.
But hidden in the mysterious Forbidden Fortress
is a dragon's eye: the key to true darkness and the villains' only hope of
escape. Only the cleverest, evilest, nastiest little villain can find it...who
will it be?
Mal: At sixteen, Maleficent's daughter is the
most talented student at Dragon Hall, best known for her evil schemes. And when
she hears about the dragon's eye, Mal thinks this could be her chance to prove
herself as the cruelest of them all.
Evie: Having been castle-schooled for years, Evil
Queen's daughter, Evie, doesn't know the ins and outs of Dragon Hall. But she's
a quick study, especially after she falls for one too many of Mal's little
tricks.
Jay: As the son of Jafar, Jay is a boy of many
talents: stealing and lying to name a few. Jay and Mal have been frenemies
forever and he's not about to miss out on the hunt for the dragon's eye.
Carlos: Cruella de Vil's son may not be bravest,
but he's certainly clever. Carlos's inventions may be the missing piece in
locating the dragon's eye and ending the banishment for good.
Mal soon learns from her mother that the dragon's
eye is cursed and whoever retrieves it will be knocked into a deep sleep for a
thousand years. But Mal has a plan to capture it. She'll just need a little
help from her "friends." In their quest for the dragon's eye, these
kids begin to realize that just because you come from an evil family tree,
being good ain't so bad"
My Review:
Ever since I was a little girl I
have always been a fan of all things Disney. So when I heard that one of my
favorite teen authors Melissa wrote a series about the children of
disney villains I knew I had to read it! As with other De La Cruz
novels I think Melissa did a great job of developing her characters and
settings so that you really felt you were there experiencing the same thing as
the kids. In addition, I did enjoy how she incorporated the villains
a little bit too and had you learn things about them that you would not
have known from watching/reading their appropriate stories.
If there were any items that I felt
that could have been changed or short end I would have to say that
she could have spent less time leading up to their journey. I think that there
was too much time spent on Mal trying to get back at Evie than needed to be. In
addition, I also felt like she could have left out or minimized the amount of
time she referred to characters that lived Auradon. I think it didn't make
sense to keep on jumping between locations as there were no
connection between them and the Isle of the Lost characters.
All in all I thought this was
a great start to the series and I can't wait to watch the
move coming up on July 31st. I think this story will grab readers who
enjoy disney because you get to see these characters from a different
perspective.
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