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3.63 AVERAGE
3.63 AVERAGE
It picked up at the end, but I think it's a little on the young end of young adult fantasy.
The siblings never fought which I found highly unrealistic.
This was a very fun read! Grabs you from the beginning, and keeps up speed! I love his writing style, very good imagery. I could picture everything from the characters to the scenes, but he doesn't overdue it where it's boring. GREAT RECOMMENDATION JAIME!!
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I can tell I would have eaten this series up if I was 10+ years younger. Still fun but I found it hard to believe that Josh was that tempted to join John Dee that quickly and betray Sophie considering he loves her so much
Interesting read. Not sure if I'll continue the series or not, but I read this in one day and probably the most interesting thing about it is the author's note at the end about the history of Nicholas Flamel and the other characters in the book. He originally intended for Dee to be the hero before journeying to Flamel's home in Paris and deciding that he would instead become the protagonist of the book.
Well, sort of.
The book is called The Alchemyst quite simply because that is a cool name.
But it is not about an alchemist.
Nicholas Flamel is just a secondary character.
Anyway. Not a bad read.
I read a ridiculous negative review from somebody complaining that the book had nothing to do with Harry Potter. Come on now. Is that a reason to trash a book? I have not personally read much Harry Potter (only the first two books for an assignment in college a decade ago) so I did not expect any sort of connection. Apparently the misconception that this is affiliated with Harry Potter has made some people angry. Get over it and judge the book for its own merit.
Well, sort of.
The book is called The Alchemyst quite simply because that is a cool name.
But it is not about an alchemist.
Nicholas Flamel is just a secondary character.
Anyway. Not a bad read.
I read a ridiculous negative review from somebody complaining that the book had nothing to do with Harry Potter. Come on now. Is that a reason to trash a book? I have not personally read much Harry Potter (only the first two books for an assignment in college a decade ago) so I did not expect any sort of connection. Apparently the misconception that this is affiliated with Harry Potter has made some people angry. Get over it and judge the book for its own merit.
Enjoyed listening to Scott's tale of an ancient alchemyst who knows the secret elixir to staying young, and stays alive protecting the ancient Book of Abraham with the recipe from getting into the clutches of ancient evil beings. Only the book has just been stolen by one of the evil ones henchman. Caught up in the chase are fifteen-year-old twins Josh and Sophie, who happen to be in the ancient book as wll.
What was fun for me to learn was, there really was a Nicholas Flamel (Harry Potter afficionados will also recognize the name). So, you can google characters both real and mythological, but maybe not while you are reading it because the action is non-stop.
What was fun for me to learn was, there really was a Nicholas Flamel (Harry Potter afficionados will also recognize the name). So, you can google characters both real and mythological, but maybe not while you are reading it because the action is non-stop.
It was a good idea, but it got boring. There's no depth or breadth, only a lot of repetitive filler to take up pages. There's no need to give me four descriptions of the same scene from four different points of view when they are all basically the same. It had potential, but it petered out.
I love this series. It meant so much to me growing up. I always say Septimus Heap and Skulduggery Pleasant were my Harry Potter, but this was my Percy Jackson (although I always read PJ around the same time as these books, I just liked these more).
However, as nostalgic as these are for me, they really just don’t hold up. I was planning on rereading the entire series, and I still might, but I know for sure now that I don’t enjoy these as much as I did when I was a kid. I would definitely give these to a young person to get them more interested in reading though. They’re super fun and the mix of mythologies is really cool.
Would definitely recommend these, but only for a young person. I think a more mature reader would find them a little too simple and overly cliche. But damn, is it a cool “expedition” through world mythology.
However, as nostalgic as these are for me, they really just don’t hold up. I was planning on rereading the entire series, and I still might, but I know for sure now that I don’t enjoy these as much as I did when I was a kid. I would definitely give these to a young person to get them more interested in reading though. They’re super fun and the mix of mythologies is really cool.
Would definitely recommend these, but only for a young person. I think a more mature reader would find them a little too simple and overly cliche. But damn, is it a cool “expedition” through world mythology.
Just not interested in picking it up and to many other books I want to read instead.