4.46 AVERAGE


Wow
adventurous emotional fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

hijinks with a hilarious genie and egotistical boy magician - not as nerdy as it sounds. there are plot devices, narrative structures and ummm meta-_______ to satisfy the english major in you.
adventurous fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Wonderful character development. The series follows Nathaniel through his young-adult life, growing as a person and retaining and regaining compassion while groomed for and raised in a system of high inequality and political turmoil. Genuinely funny throughout with an engaging style and characters easy to care about who are well developed and believable.
adventurous funny medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

You can't ever really rate books in a trilogy separately, they ought to be considered as a whole. I picked this up on a friend's recommendation as a way to pass the time while I was waiting for the last Harry Potter book to come out. Loved it: the magic and sense of adventure. It's basically about a boy who summons a djinn and how they go about saving the world. First time I enjoyed reading footnotes, since those voice the eponymous character's thoughts. I really enjoyed the ending in the last book. The action scenes weren't nearly as well-described as the book went on, but the ease of being able to jump right in and get engrossed in this fantastical world where magic exists alongside modernity really, well...sucked me in. Anyone who enjoyed Harry Potter, this is definitely for you, and in my opinion, written slightly better.
adventurous funny mysterious sad
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous dark funny hopeful mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Ottima saga, con dei buoni personaggi protagonisti e un buon stile di scrittura, soprattutto nei dialoghi (Bartimeus su tutti)
La trama è semplice ma funziona, e la narrativa è ben sostenuta in tutti i tre libri, sia nei personaggi che negli avvenimenti. Ho soprattutto apprezzato, dell'ambientazione, l'idea che i maghi siano al potere rispetto ai non-maghi, che non è un punto di trama sempre utilizzato (anzi) benché io l'abbia sempre trovato il più sensato.
Peccato solo per il finale, che, pur nella sua logica e nella sua particolarità (decisamente non mi aspettavo una decisione del genere da parte dell'autore), è un po' troppo frettoloso.
Tuttavia, rimane una lettura davvero molto divertente.

*Fetches a laptop* *Writing a proper review rn* Best thing I have read this year till now eventhough fiction, fantasy to be specific, djinni to be obsessive.