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The Iron Trial
by Holly Black, Cassandra Clare
I had a lot of fun reading this little book. There are some obvious comparisons to Harry Potter. The group of friends is 2 boys and a girl at a magic school, but beyond that, I don't think the comparisons go that far.
We are brought into this mysterious world of the Magisterium, a collection of mages. (Why is mage so popular? Carry On by Rainbow Rowell also uses the term Mages.) Callum is told by his father that this world is horrible and he is brought up to hate it. He tries to fail his test to get into the school and he fails miserably to fail. They are spectacular misfires of magic. He meets his team and they are put through slow boring lessons where he makes his first friends of his life.
I thought the world was interesting with lots of fun surprises. I did love the ending of this book. I thought I had things figured out, but I was a little surprised by the ending. I have to say it was nice. Maybe my brain is worn out and I should have caught this.
There are plenty of mysteries to be solved by Callum and his friends and plenty of tests that must be taken. There are plenty of failures and triumphs by the 3 kids. I can't wait to read the rest of this series. It is an exciting new addition to the middle grade genre by 2 talented writers. I'm excited to know more about this world.
We are brought into this mysterious world of the Magisterium, a collection of mages. (Why is mage so popular? Carry On by Rainbow Rowell also uses the term Mages.) Callum is told by his father that this world is horrible and he is brought up to hate it. He tries to fail his test to get into the school and he fails miserably to fail. They are spectacular misfires of magic. He meets his team and they are put through slow boring lessons where he makes his first friends of his life.
I thought the world was interesting with lots of fun surprises. I did love the ending of this book. I thought I had things figured out, but I was a little surprised by the ending. I have to say it was nice. Maybe my brain is worn out and I should have caught this.
There are plenty of mysteries to be solved by Callum and his friends and plenty of tests that must be taken. There are plenty of failures and triumphs by the 3 kids. I can't wait to read the rest of this series. It is an exciting new addition to the middle grade genre by 2 talented writers. I'm excited to know more about this world.