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This article contains heavy discussion of plot details of the original Unwanteds books. You are at risk of major spoilers if you haven't read up to Island of Dragons. Be careful!

The Unwanteds: Island of Shipwrecks is the fifth book in The Unwanteds series written by Lisa McMann.

Summary

First came the storm.

Alex and his friends barely survived the harrowing journey over the waterfall. Now they're lost at sea with a damaged ship and a seriously injured crewmate. Before they can fix anything, a sudden hurricane destroys their ship—their only way to get back to Artimé.

Now they're stranded on an island full of mysterious remnants of other lives and histories...and they're not alone. They soon discover surprising connections to the world they know, leading to intriguing new questions. None of it will matter though, it Alex can't find a way to get his people back home.

Back in Quill, Aaron's power base grows as he aligns himself with an unlikely ally. Together, the two enact a drastic, risky plan to finally conquer Artimé—a plan that could ultimately leave everyone in Artimé and in Quill in far more danger than Aaron could have ever imagined. 

Introduced Characters

Deaths

Chapters

Cover

The cover depicts Florence (right), Alex (middle), and Sky (left), as the ship and Simber approach.

Inaccuracies

  • Okay, there's no dancing around this one. Sky is heavily whitewashed in this cover. Her skin is described as being various shades of brown countless times. She is so, so pale here. That is not what Sky looks like.
  • Once again, Alex is using his right hand. He is left handed. He's casting...something, despite not casting anything in the scene this is meant to be depicting.
  • In this scene, Simber came from behind Alex, Sky, and Florence.
  • What is that mountain meant to be? They should theoretically be looking at open sea; the nearest island is a whole day's journey away, and would be much smaller on the horizon.
  • Florence has long hair in the books.
  • Alex's hair should be longer and curlier. Come on, this is mentioned so many times in the books.
  • The head mage robe should be more colorful.


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