A review by mikalou
The Apprentices by Maile Meloy

5.0

Sometimes, when I am enduring a book hangover, it is difficult for me to get into another book. Luckily, right when I was finishing an amazing novel, I saw the beautifully illustrated cover of The Apprerentices by Maile Meloy. When the first book in this series, The Apothacary, came out, I could not recommend it to enough people, so imaging how happy I was to not only find out that there was a sequel, but that there was a copy waiting for me. In The Apprentices, Meloy follows up the adventures of Janie, Benjamin, and Pip with an equally riveting story. This book if full of historical references, science, magic, love, loss, friendship, loyalty, and intelligence. This is not just a kids book. This is a book that is enjoyable for any age as long as the reader has a little imagination and enjoys a little excitement. Meloy made it easy to dive right into the sequel and I am desperately hoping she is busy writing a third installment.