A review by chrystalo
The Alchemyst by Michael Scott

2.0

This book has a lot of potential. I really think the story itself, however, was designed far too much to be a series, and to make sure that many books could be made out of the plot, was filled with an overabundance of faux history and potential storylines that may develop later, and that really took away from the book as a whole. I feel like this series is probably compared a lot to Percy Jackson, but this has much more superfluous detail and too little compelling action. I felt next to nothing about the main characters (the twins), and I feel like many plot holes will be exposed throughout the rest of the series. With that said, there is enough interest in me to rate this book 2 stars (rounding down from 2.5), and to want to read another book in the series (mostly because this book ended with very little actually happening at all). If you're into YA series, though, you could probably do better.