Rise of the Isle of the Lost

Written by Melissa de la Cruz

Narrated by Sofia Carson

Ride with the tide!

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.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
• Release date: May 23, 2017
• ISBN: 9781501952593

Melissa de la Cruz

Melissa de la Cruz is the #1 bestselling author of books for readers of all ages, including the Witches of East End, Blue Bloods, and Descendants series.

Reviews for Rise of the Isle of the Lost

[genieinanovel-389828 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

So I’ve read this book before, but instead of reading it this time I decided to use one of my Audible credits to get the audiobook version and give it a listen. I know that one of the stars of Descendants, Sofia Carson, is the narrator for all four Descendants novels, and I’m a fan of her music so I figured she’d do a great job narrating the novels. And a great job she did.

It was very easy to invest my brain in the story as I listened to her narrate. She was definitely the perfect candidate for this job – she even captured the tones of her co-stars’ characters perfectly! I have to say that at some times of reading Mal’s dialogue, she imitated Dove Cameron very well!

The story itself was good, and I enjoyed once again getting the backstory of Mal and Uma’s rivalry. There was also some good tension that had me a little worried about the characters (even though I’d knew they’d be fine) while they were recovering the trident and honestly if this wasn’t a Disney middle-grade novel, there would’ve been a different outcome that could’ve possibly had me flipping my lid.

My favorite scenes however had to be between Evie and Doug because they’re my OTP of the entire Descendants franchise. What irks me about the movies is that their relationship is overshadowed by Mal and Ben’s, and I really would’ve loved to see more Devie in the movies because their relationship has the most to be explored given the characters’ family histories. At least the book gave me some good Devie moments.

Overall, I enjoyed this book the first time reading it, and even more so this time around listening to the audiobook, and if you’re a Descendants fan you should definitely make sure you get your hands on this book if you haven’t already. And if you’re not a Descendants fan… what are you waiting for?

[atreic · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

I finished them. Not quite sure why. You'd think Uma and Mal in a fight to be the first to King Tritan's trident would be exciting, but they were still quite stodgy books. There were little sparks in them (like a description of that feeling when you've been away and go home and don't fit in with home any more) but they mostly felt a bit written on demand to a formula.

[oddandbookish · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I have no idea why I like these books so much but I do. I'm 22 and should have grown out of watching DCOMS by now. I guess you're never too old for Disney. This was a great follow up to the last book and a great set up for the movie.I thought this was another solid book in the series/franchise. I liked that Lonnie was in this because she is one of my favorites. I also liked the new characters and can't wait to see them in the movie. All in all, it was an enjoyable read for Descendants fans.