A review by is_book_loring
The Golem's Eye by Jonathan Stroud

3.0

Bartimaeus was gold. Loved Kitty's characterization and couldn't wait for her even more significant role in the final. Nathaniel was ridiculous and more a jerk than ever, but I found the development of this naive, lonely teenager kind of intriguing. Mythology element in the series needed more exposure and exploration, especially the history and inner working of the spirit various classes. Writer seriously needed to make less caricatures of the magicians. None of them was distinctive in any way. Sadly, the story in this sequel itself was less exciting, sort of predictable and dull.