Talk:Book 1: Keeper of the Lost Cities/@comment-98.247.168.42-20181122033224/@comment-37166538-20190209211950

Not to bash the people writing the review, of course, because I agree with Z -- they put time and effort into the review. But I also believe they were trying to find every Harry Potter similarity possible instead of focussing in on possitives of the book.

Harry Potter differs from KotLC in many ways. On of the biggest ways is this: while Harry Potter focusses a lot on the setting of the school, Hogwarts, Foxfire is only a small sliver of KotLC. They end up drifting away from Foxfire fairly soon in the series.

In my opinion, comparing two books isn't the best way to judge whether or not a book is good. Judge by the quality of the writing and the characters, the structure of the world, and the plot/the goal of the main characters.

Like Light and Bright said, the Hero's Journey is so common that almost every book in the fantasy genre uses it. That's why it's better to judge a book for what it is, and not for what other books it makes you think of.

For those who don't understand the concept of the Hero's Journey, here it is simplified:

- The Hero experiences some life changing experience.

- The Hero is called to adventure and is assissted by a mentor.

- The Hero is tested by different forms of harship.

- The Hero is strengthened and reborn, having fulfilled themself or learned a valubale moral.

- The Hero completes their goal and returns home in peace.