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3.63 AVERAGE
3.63 AVERAGE
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I found this slow going at the beginning and set it down for a few months. When I picked it back up again it hooked me enough to make me buy the next in the series.
adventurous
lighthearted
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:
Complicated
adventurous
medium-paced
I just could not finish this book. The two main characters were so dumb and so frustrating that I could not continue on.
Michael Scott did a wonderful job crafting the world here. The Elder race were wonderfully crafted to link back to "real world" myths and legends and Scott pulled that all together really well. The supporting characters we met throughout this story were all fun and interesting to read about too.
Our two main characters Josh and Sophia just tore this book down though. I understand that this is supposed to be a YA novel, but their attitudes and demeanor played to the "lowest common denominator". I couldn't stand that time and time again, when the two were presented with something in the magic world, they would react with disbelief. At some point they just need to accept it and come along for the ride.
The point that ultimately broke the book for me came in the middle of the book. They were staying in a shadow realm and were instructed not to leave because it was dangerous and that Dr Dee's minions could find them in hours. After all of the danger and amazing things they saw that day, they chose to leave the protection of the tree they were in and take off into the night to then try and make their way from California to Utah to find their parents. Seriously? There is zero believability in that.
This book had the world and potential to be right up there with the Harry Potter series. It was just lost on two terrible main characters.
Michael Scott did a wonderful job crafting the world here. The Elder race were wonderfully crafted to link back to "real world" myths and legends and Scott pulled that all together really well. The supporting characters we met throughout this story were all fun and interesting to read about too.
Our two main characters Josh and Sophia just tore this book down though. I understand that this is supposed to be a YA novel, but their attitudes and demeanor played to the "lowest common denominator". I couldn't stand that time and time again, when the two were presented with something in the magic world, they would react with disbelief. At some point they just need to accept it and come along for the ride.
The point that ultimately broke the book for me came in the middle of the book. They were staying in a shadow realm and were instructed not to leave because it was dangerous and that Dr Dee's minions could find them in hours. After all of the danger and amazing things they saw that day, they chose to leave the protection of the tree they were in and take off into the night to then try and make their way from California to Utah to find their parents. Seriously? There is zero believability in that.
This book had the world and potential to be right up there with the Harry Potter series. It was just lost on two terrible main characters.
I loved this book. I wonder just how much Nicolas is telling the twins. And I get the feeling he is leaving a lot out. To be 15 years old Sophie and Josh have jobs
This is really more of a 3.5 star book, but I’m upping it to 4 stars since I probably would have liked it more had I read it earlier in my life at some point.
This is a really great concept, of 2 twins helping Nicholas Flamel save the world, with John Dee as the bad guy. But what made this book lose some of my interest was how much it pulled from everywhere, the folklore it used as well as just other ideas overall were so all over the place, & I felt like it would have been a stronger story if it had a narrower focus.
This is a really great concept, of 2 twins helping Nicholas Flamel save the world, with John Dee as the bad guy. But what made this book lose some of my interest was how much it pulled from everywhere, the folklore it used as well as just other ideas overall were so all over the place, & I felt like it would have been a stronger story if it had a narrower focus.
Just wasn’t for me, but I managed to get through it. I probably would have loved this series back in middle school before I knew more about history, biology, and general life facts.
The first installment. Introduces many characters and sets the tone for the remainder of the series.