{"id":190,"date":"2019-08-02T18:50:03","date_gmt":"2019-08-02T18:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/taxpaws.com\/?p=190"},"modified":"2019-08-02T18:50:03","modified_gmt":"2019-08-02T18:50:03","slug":"rise-of-the-isle-of-the-lost-warning-may-contain-spoilers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/taxpaws.com\/index.php\/2019\/08\/02\/rise-of-the-isle-of-the-lost-warning-may-contain-spoilers\/","title":{"rendered":"Rise of the Isle of the Lost: Warning May Contain Spoilers***"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The book \u201cRise of the Isle of the Lost\u201d is the third book written by Melissa Del la Cruz and is the direct prequel to the Descendants 2 movie. I must say that this book led into the movie perfectly for many reasons. Descendants 2 is a good movie without reading the book \u2013 but is a much better movie if you read the book first, in my opinion anyways \u2013 since I believe that all of the books should have been made as movies so they could have been shown in order. The Rise of the Isle of the Lost is basically centered around King Triton\u2019s trident and trying to recover it after it crossed over to the Isle. The next adventure that the four villain kids (VK\u2019s) go on is the quest to recover it to keep a friend out of trouble. The friend in question was Arabella,one of King Triton\u2019s many granddaughters and a niece of Ariel. Arabella, did something out of character for someone resident in Auradon \u2013 she borrowed the trident and did not return it. Mal and company had to recover it as it would have caused many dangers to Auradon if it fell into the wrong hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rise\nof the Isle of the Lost gives us a better introduction to the\nvillains who will eventually make Descendants 2 very entertaining to\nwatch such as Uma, Gil, and Harry Hook as well as building on to\ntheir characters. On top of that the reader will learn how Uma had\ncome across her much hated nick name \u201cShrimpy\u201d as well as her\noverall rivalry with Mal. Uma can be seen as a negotiator much like\nher mother Ursula. Harry is made to be seen as an unpredictable\nbully, and Gil is made out to be the stereo typical guy who is really\nstrong but not all there \u2013 he is actually made out to be dense. Del\nla Cruz also introduces the reader to some of the scenes that will\nmake their way into the movie such as Ursula\u2019s Fish and Chip\nShoppe, the famous hair salon \u201cCurl Up & Dye\u201d and of course\nthe lost revenge (the ship deck). The book is also able to bring the\nimage of the Fish and Chips Shoppe to life along with the famous\nphrase \u201cYou\u2019ll take it how I make it\u201d. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Del\nla Cruz does a very good job in the development of Uma\u2019s character\nas she is able to accurately create Uma\u2019s many emotions such as\nrage, jealousy, and her narcissistic tendencies. One is able to see\nUma\u2019s true character when she enters a race to get a ship \u2013 she\nneeds one when the news of the missing trident breaks. She also\ncreates an accurate image of Harry Hook that, in my opinion will\neventually be portrayed perfectly down to his obsession with his\nhook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One\nof the main themes that plays out in this book in my opinion is how\nfar should you go for a friend. Mal, Evie, Carlos, and Jay wanted to\nget the trident so that Arabella would not get in trouble and without\ninforming King Ben on top of it. The whole situation with the trident\ncreated a dilemma \u2013 should the VK\u2019s get the trident without\ninforming Ben and risk getting caught or not getting the trident and\nhaving Auradon fall. The reader can see that Arabella is being\nselfish and greedy since she does not want to get caught for the\nsituation she had caused. Arabella did not want to own up to her\nactions \u2013 thus showing cowardice \u2013 once again not a behavior\nworthy of Auradon. Can the VK\u2019s be considered evil for trying to\nprotect their friend?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Such behavior, trying to protect a friend despite the consequences is highlighted well too when Fairy God Mother is angry with the VK\u2019s stealing (speed boat) \u2013 would she have been as angry if she know that the villain kids had to steal so that they could get back what Arabella stole (trident). I think that the book illustrates the fears and concerns of the VK\u2019s well when they ask themselves if they did the right thing not informing Fairy God Mother or Ben before attempting to get the boat. When reading Rise of the Isle of the Lost, the reader can actually feel bad for the VK\u2019s when they fear getting sent back home since thievery is an unacceptable behavior in Auradon, even to help a friend. The main question in this case is \u201cis helping Arabella worth sacrificing all of the good things in Auradon?\u2019 \u2013 in reality would Arabella get sent to the Isle if she did get caught \u2013 the answer is probably a no.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other things that make more sense if you read the book before watching the movie would include how Jay became captain of the R.O.A.R. team over Prince Chad, Evie\u2019s growing business and how it got it\u2019s name as well as how and why Carlos was beginning to have feelings for Jane. The movie was a good stand alone which will be discussed later but it made a lot more sense to those who want substance. I actually watched the movie before reading both \u201cReturn to the Isle of the Lost\u201d and \u201cRise of the Isle of the Lost\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Rise of the Isle of the Lost had a perfect ending for the set up \u2013 the trident was recovered with both Mal\u2019s spell book and Evie\u2019s magic mirror, Uma\u2019s ship destroyed and the three villains trying to figure out how to deal with Mal next. Through the writing of the \u201cRise of the Isle of the Lost\u201d, Del la Cruz had created the perfect back drop for Descendants 2 and the conflicts within.<\/p>\n\n\n\n5\/5<\/span> \n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The book \u201cRise of the Isle of the Lost\u201d is the third book written by Melissa Del la Cruz and is the direct prequel to the Descendants 2 movie. I must say that this book led into the movie perfectly for many reasons. Descendants 2 is a good movie without reading the book \u2013 but … Continue reading “Rise of the Isle of the Lost: Warning May Contain Spoilers***”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-190","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-movies-and-books"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/taxpaws.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/taxpaws.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/taxpaws.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/taxpaws.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/taxpaws.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=190"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/taxpaws.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":194,"href":"https:\/\/taxpaws.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190\/revisions\/194"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/taxpaws.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=190"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/taxpaws.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=190"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/taxpaws.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=190"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}