Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger
Keeper of the Lost Cities - Shannon Messenger, books 1 and 2 *Spoiler Warnings* Sophie I was recommended this series by one of my friends. Apparently, it’s really good…after the first few books. Before reading this, I had never wanted to slap the main character's face so hard. Sophie Foster has the worst case of chosen one syndrome. She just happens to be a gifted talented 12-year-old high school senior with a photographic memory who can read minds and also turns out to be an elf who has already manifested a power when most elves her age haven’t, who just also happens to develop another ability which is already rare but the ability she develops only has one other registered user, and she happens to meet an alicorn of which there are only 2 in the world and she can read the alicorns mind. And oh yeah, she has some alicorn DNA in her which leads to another unheard-of ability among elves, teleporting. She has an impenetrable mind which is also unheard of. Her telepathy powers are ...