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A review by theladysiona
The Alchemyst by Michael Scott
3.0
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.