Review of The Magician: Secrets of The Immortal Nicholas Flamel

The Magician Review

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Being the second book in the Alchemyst series, I found this to be a very good continuation from the first book although there were some inconsistencies. Such as in the first novel the twins didn’t seem to feel each other’s pains and yet in this one they do. That would have to be the biggest example, most of the inconsistencies centre around the twins. Then there is the repetition, such as everything being a “bruise colour” and a lot of the characters speaking in some “rapid-fire” language.
Luckily the story was that enjoyable and the book was that hard to put down they were really only small annoyances and most of the time I didn’t think of them unless they were brought to my attention, when I came across them.
Speaking of an enjoyable read I found it far more entertaining then the first novel what with the introduction of interesting new characters, some eccentric, amusing and just plain weird, plus new Elders perceived as Deities. I actually like how Scott has brought to life the gods/goddesses of mythology in this story, so much so I find myself very interested to read what will be the next mythological character introduced and how they will be represented especially seeing as some of my favourite myths and legends have already been mentioned.
A very enjoyable book indeed and I think a perfect series for teens but also a nice light read for adults as well.

9/10

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Added by Midnight 2 months ago on 19 June 2008 07:51