When we last saw the Keepers, two of them were jumping off the edge of the Disney Fantasy cruise ship into the ocean, unsure of what was going to happen next. This is how I felt reading the penultimate book in Ridley Pearson's Kingdom Keepers Series. There is a lot of tension between the Keepers over the course of this adventure, building up to a rather violent climax that feels completely different than anything seen before in the series. This is the first time that the Keepers have a major adventure without the safety net of the parks to back them up- they are truly on their own in this book, with just one another and a few friends who've stowed away on the ship helping them defeat the Overtakers before they reach their ultimate destination: Disneyland. KKVI is just as action-packed as the rest of the series, but to me the payoff just wasn't worth the buildup. I liked where Pearson was going up until the very end of the novel, where a few spoilerish events happened that will definitely have repercussions in the final book in the series (which can be read partly at www.kingdomkeepersinsider.com). The series has grown up along with its audience, becoming more mature and violent with every installment. Hopefully, KKVII's Disneyland setting will imbue some much-needed happiness into the series' finale. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed Dark Passage, but not as much as other entries in the series.
3.5 out of 5 Stars
Note: in the spirit of full disclosure, A copy of this book was not provided for free by the publisher. I bought it myself, and this price in no way affected my review.
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