The Enchantress (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #6) by Michael Scott

Sep 29, 2012 Aneeqah rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: magic, urban-fantasy, wizards-or-witches, mythology, the-reading-games

Actual Rating: 4.5 Stars

The Enchantress was a fantastic end to one of my favorite series of all time. The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series has always had a special place in my heart, so while I was sad to see the series end, I must say it ended with a huge bang. This book was definitely my favorite of the entire series!

The Enchantress is different from most young adult books, since it doesn’t focus on romance, rather it focuses on the action. I’m a huge fan of action, I always pref...more Actual Rating: 4.5 Stars

The Enchantress was a fantastic end to one of my favorite series of all time. The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series has always had a special place in my heart, so while I was sad to see the series end, I must say it ended with a huge bang. This book was definitely my favorite of the entire series!

The Enchantress is different from most young adult books, since it doesn’t focus on romance, rather it focuses on the action. I’m a huge fan of action, I always prefer that over romance. It was actually really refreshing to read a book that’s not all about romance. It’s a nice break from all the other YA books. Instead, this book is more focused on family and friend relationships- and what you would sacrifice for both.

This book was addicting with a capital A. Seriously. With non-stop action, it was just impossible to put down. I read this book in almost one sitting, it was that addicting. I mean, this book is over 500 pages long! But there was always something new happening, something different thrown at the characters that just made me want to keep reading. So addicting!!

The best part of The Enchantress has to be that ending. Sure, there were some seriously awesome plot twists but that one at the end? It took my breath away. It was absolutely genius. I never saw that coming, and I’m betting my buttons that not a single person could see that coming. It was that unexpected. But it was seriously amazing.

My only complaint for this book is that I wasn’t satisfied with Sophie’s ending. I wanted to know more about what happened with her, some more closure. I wanted a better ending with her, so it was a bit disappointing that we didn’t get to know more about what happened .

Overall, The Enchantress was a fabulous ending to a great series. This book had it all; the action, the fantastic ending, the everything. Even though I was sad to say goodbye to the characters, this book is definitely my favorite of the series! If you haven’t picked up the first book in the series, The Alchemyst, I totally recommend that you do!

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Jul 31, 2012 Emily added it · review of another edition

So I just finished reading The Warlock, and what a cliffhanger. Now, I have to wait a year for this. Can't wait.

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May 24, 2012 Lord Nouda rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, young-adult, reviewed

Seeing as how this is the last book in the series, Michael Scott was probably under a lot of pressure to make it end with a BANG. He probably felt that he had to do a GRRM and knock out a whole cast of characters, which he did. It was a fucking massacre. The whole process practically screams "I'm trying too hard!" Perhaps he was just trying to induce some sense of emotional response to the characters' deaths, but meh, I didn't feel anything. Especially considering how cheap he made them feel to...more

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Jun 07, 2012 Christian rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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This is the first time I’m going to review a final book in the series and reviewing the entire series. So here it goes

Rating: ★★★★★

1. Story: Michael Scott has given himself a challenge: write a series of 6 books that only happened in the course of less than 10 days. The outcome, a wonderful series called the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel. This series was very-well constructed. There were so many twists and turns here and there, Mr Scott was genius to have crammed them all into 6 books....more This is the first time I’m going to review a final book in the series and reviewing the entire series. So here it goes

Rating: ★★★★★

1. Story: Michael Scott has given himself a challenge: write a series of 6 books that only happened in the course of less than 10 days. The outcome, a wonderful series called the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel. This series was very-well constructed. There were so many twists and turns here and there, Mr Scott was genius to have crammed them all into 6 books. Plus, there were so many subplots that connected to the main plot of the book, not to mention the mythologies and history lessons that were put in between. I really love the story world that he created, building the folklore and legends into fantasy, manipulating the lives of many of the characters from history, giving them crucial roles to the play for the final battle of the present day.

2. Characters: What was different about this series was that there were no romance involved. The protagonist did not go and find love, yet the character development was so strong, I saw many of the characters change in the course of 6 books. You see them switch sides. You see their struggles as they fought for their missions.In book 6, I really saw the growth of relationships between this group of friends. The dialogs were both funny and sad. I laughed mostly at Scathach and William Shakespeare. I hated and loved the antagonist Dr John Dee. My hostility towards the new villains were so strong, they kept so many secrets in the books! Antagonists from Book 1-6 switched from evil to heroes!

3. Mythology: BRILLIANT! This series served like a mythology lesson. This book gave me new ideas to write on my novel. By the end of the series, I wanted to research more about the characters mentioned in this book! I really wanted to learn more about the 4 Elemental Swords and their roles in history, Danu Talis, Hekate, and much more.

4. Cover: I love how each of the books represent an element, and each of the titles represent a character from the book. I love the silver and gold cover of Enchantress and Warlock. They truly represent the protagonists: Sophie, the Silver; and Josh, the Gold. Whoever did the book covers, excellent job!

5. Ending: A wonderful ending! A few questions were still left unresolved, but I think Michael Scott was saving those for his next series, the Earthlords. The actions scenes before the final conclusion were very fast-paced, I wished I could write something like those. Michael Scott did not repeat any actions or moves, nor were the words repeated simultaneously. I jotted down verbs I could use in my novel. I do believed the ending was a bit quick; and I think he might’ve done this to prevent the book from getting longer. I don’t mind reading a 600-800 page book, as long as I get an excellent ending. It was a resolved and happy ending, I just couldn’t wait what Michael Scott has left in his sleeves.

As for Sophie’s future, I am hoping Michael Scott would write more about her adventures in his upcoming Earthlords series.

If you love mythology, folklore, history, fantasy, and action, then I highly recommend this series! (less)

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Jan 26, 2013 Justin rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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"When in doubt, we follow our hearts. Words can be false, images and sounds can be manipulated. But this...' He tapped his chest, over his heart. 'This is always true”

Michael Scott. YOU ARE A FREAKING GENIUS!

I cannot BELIEVE what I have just read. I would have never imagined ending the series with that! From the final battle to the end, waves of continuous chills swept through me. It left me breathless. IT WAS THAT EPIC.

If you haven't read this or the 5th book (Matt, Ashley, Stella: I'm looking...more

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Jun 18, 2012 Katherine rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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After 6 intense and action packed books, I was really expecting the Enchantress to blow the series out of the water. Unfortunetly, it didn't. The book was incredible and enjoyable, but I expected a bit more because this ending had so much potential. But the good stuff first. I really did love what Scott did with Billy the Kid, Virginia Dare, and Machievelli. I just couldn't imagine Billy being evil, and Machievelli was heading towards the good side throughout the book. Virgini...more (CONTAINS SPOILERS)
After 6 intense and action packed books, I was really expecting the Enchantress to blow the series out of the water. Unfortunetly, it didn't. The book was incredible and enjoyable, but I expected a bit more because this ending had so much potential. But the good stuff first. I really did love what Scott did with Billy the Kid, Virginia Dare, and Machievelli. I just couldn't imagine Billy being evil, and Machievelli was heading towards the good side throughout the book. Virginia had a lot of character devolpment, and she was never really evil to begin with. It was awesome reading about them as the good guys. I wish there was a bit more time spent on Machievelli, but there was a lot on Billy and Virginia that I don't really mind. Hel and Odin were also interesting, and they had much bigger parts in this book than before. As always, Scatty, Shakespeare, Joan, Palamedes, and Saint Germain bring humour and depth to the book. The dialouge between Shakespeare and Palamedes and Joan and Saint Germain touches on the more serious themes of losing loved ones and conquering the fear of death. Isis and Osiris were interesting, until the whole Earthlord part where they got a bit pathetic. With so much of the 'bad' immortals turning 'good', iy would have been strange if Dee didn't follow as well. He had a pretty good ending too. But the 3 most important characters in the book were incredibly degraded. There were so many characters that it's understandable why their parts were shortened, but come on. The entire series is called NICHOLAS FLAMEL!! So why did he spend half of the book feedning his aura to Aerop-Enap? The beginning was a lot better, but Flamel should have been there with the twins at the end. Ah yes, the twins, or aparently, not twins. WHAT ARE THEY?? Really wished I had some answers there. But through the entire series, it's been Sophie and Josh, together. Saving the world and each other's butts pretty equally. But in Enchantress, Josh does most of the butt saving, and saves the world ENTIRELY on his own. That was disapointing. The prophesy did kind of split the two up to begin with, but Scott twisted the meaning around to prevent one of the twins from going evil. He could have tried a bit harder and made the two save the world and defeat Isis and Osiris together. Sophie had even less development than Flamel. With Isis and Osiris, they were pathetic and silly as Earthlords. A lot of the book had a rather childish theme going to it, and Scott could have made it a lot more serious.
There are a lot of unanswered questions, and a few disapointments, but overall, the book was fantastic. The character deaths seem to mainly be elders, and I guess that was to make it easier for readers. I was grief stricken when Niten died, but then he came back to life and that was a bit awkward. Hel and Odin's death was really good though, they were fierce to the very end. The book talked a lot about death and not being afraid to die. I loved this book and would reccomend it to anyone who loves mythology, fantasy, and a whole lot of action. (less)

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Jun 10, 2012 Audrey rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: audiobook, magical-realism, mythic-fiction, series, juvenile-fiction

I've got mixed feelings about the final installment of this series. First of all, I think that one of the key themes -- whether humankind is worth saving -- is developed beautifully through the book, and the closer, more intimate look at many of the Elders and their relationships helps to bring this theme to life much more richly. There are some very moving conversations and scenes. However, I still had issues with the pacing -- some scenes moved entirely too quickly, some dragged on for what se...more

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May 05, 2013 Prashanth Gowda rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. The Secrets of Immortal series is about 2 powerful twins and a bunch of immortals. The twins must destroy the Elder's home while the immortals protect the human race. Together they must help the humans thrive and stay alive and keep the elders at their shadowrealms.
The literary crafts were amazing. For example, I like the cliffhangers at the end of every book. "It's now only just the beginning"(Scott 369.) Every one of these cliff hangers make me want to keep reading these books. Then in the n...more The Secrets of Immortal series is about 2 powerful twins and a bunch of immortals. The twins must destroy the Elder's home while the immortals protect the human race. Together they must help the humans thrive and stay alive and keep the elders at their shadowrealms.
The literary crafts were amazing. For example, I like the cliffhangers at the end of every book. "It's now only just the beginning"(Scott 369.) Every one of these cliff hangers make me want to keep reading these books. Then in the next book, I like how they start exactly where they left out. I hate having to review exactly what happened in the last book. IT gets straight to the point. The main thing that's good about these books is all the twists in it. At the beginning Josh and Sophie don't want their parents to know about what's happening. In the last book you learn they're not human, and that they're not their parents. Also Machiavelli and Billy( main bad guys) all of a sudden turn into good guys. These twists and turns make you have to read it to know what's going to happen. Another thing that makes these books amazing is the literary elements.
One element I saw was the symbolism. The Codex is one symbol. The Codex can be used to either destroy the world, or make it a much better place. Knowledge can be used to either come up with an evil scheme or to help conserve energy and etc. Another symbol is the change that happens to elders. It pretty much represents karma. During and elders old age an elder turns into something beautiful if they're good, or a monster if they're bad. So it shows if you're good, good things happen, and if you're bad, bad things happen. Another thing I liked is how character's personalities and choices are based on their personal experiences. :She told me I stopped thinking of people as individuals"(248). This experience made Machiavelli change his decision and become a good guy. The way the author made the characters add depht to the book and make it much better.
My favorite part is the final battle scene in the final book. I like how they showed everyone's final stand at the same time. I like how it kept switching over to different perspectives at the most intense times. When I got to this part, I couldn't stop reading until this book ended. That's how good and intense this part was.
Overall this series was amazing. I liked how the author spent the time to research everything and put all her knowledge into one series. If you're ever wanting to find a new series to read. I would recommend you to choose this series.(less)

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Apr 24, 2013 Dyanne rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: awesome-female-protagonist, boringggg, complicated-yet-interesting, unexpected-twists-in-plot

Okay, yes, yes, the ending was pretty ingenious though not as ingenious as everyone told me it would be.
No, I didn't see it coming.
Yes, I was surprised.
Yes, I added on 4 stars for the ending.
Yes, I subtracted 2 stars because it was so incredibly boring for the majority of the book.
Yes, I subtracted 2 stars because arguably many of the best characters died in this book.
Yes, I subtracted 2 stars because there were more grammatical errors. AGAIN.
Yes, that frustrated me.
Yes, I added 1 star because...more

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Feb 22, 2013 Devin Mccarley rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I'm going to go ahead and forewarn you that there will be spoilers. Anyways, all in all I loved the series. I simply devoured them all, because they kept me begging for just 5 more minutes to read them. However, I do have a few issues with the last book. For starters, I saw a few things coming ahead of time, as the book was slightly predictable. Also, I don't like how he killed off a bunch of characters, just as I was starting to get a feel for them. Some of them I couldn't even get a feel for,...more I'm going to go ahead and forewarn you that there will be spoilers. Anyways, all in all I loved the series. I simply devoured them all, because they kept me begging for just 5 more minutes to read them. However, I do have a few issues with the last book. For starters, I saw a few things coming ahead of time, as the book was slightly predictable. Also, I don't like how he killed off a bunch of characters, just as I was starting to get a feel for them. Some of them I couldn't even get a feel for, I had to make myself get attached to them. For instance, Odin wants revenge for Hekate being killed, yada yada yada, but then that's sort of it. And Hel I liked just because I knew about her in mythology before hand. Despite that, I did enjoy the characters and was a little sad to see them go. Next, the battles. I was on the edge of my seat with some of these fight scenes, because his descriptions were well-written and they helped to build up the suspense. If these characters could do all of this cool things, imagine what Sophie and Josh can do because their the twins of legends. But then there's the problem. Sophie, who I have loved and adored since book 1, seems to have been forgotten. While the other does develop some other characters, like Virginia Dare who I was rooting for since she first was added, it seems Sophie has just become a name now. She's the Silver aura for crying out loud, but her personality has dissolved to just helping Josh and getting home. And she seems to have peaked pretty early, because in prior books she could summon fogs and create a whip with her aura (even if Perenelle told her how to do that, that't besides the point), seems to just get kicked around now, which is quite frustrating. Josh basically has to protect her every step of the well, as she can't seem to fight on her own anymore. Which brings me to grand finale. Which for me was quite anticlimactic. Ok, so everyone is fighting on the steps of the pyramids while Sophie and Josh are on the top with these two Earthlords that are supposed to more powerful than Archons and Elders. So what happens? Sophie lashes out at them, gets knocked aside, without any magic or anything mind you, and then Josh simply stabs them in the back and they go up in flames. Michael Scott had written tons of wonderful scenes that had always absorbed my attention, the battle with Nidhogg was amazing, but when I read this I almost put the book down. *sigh*. And then the ending, I love it's originality, but I'm disappointed at how Sophie just runs off and becomes a goddess and Josh becomes Marethyu and they don't really see each other again. But I do give it props for originality, and it wasn't a terrible ending either. And then the whole Sophie and Josh aren't even related felt like a smack in the face for both me and them, but I stomached that. That was creative on Mr. Scott's part, though I wish he went into a bit more detail. All in all, I loved the series and I feel like this book was just rushed because of publisher deadline. However, I would definitely recommend this series to others to read. Mr. Scott did his research and I learned a lot from reading these. I can't wait for the Earthlord series to come out, as I feel the loose ends will be tied up rather nicely.(less)

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Feb 13, 2013 Sarah rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

First of all, Michael Scott can not write. If he had written one book, it wouldn't have been such a problem. But as he is writing a series, all his little things he does (his repetition for effect has no effect and it painfully obvious, his imagery drags on and is unhelpful, and his details clash) are incredibly obnoxious. So first of all, bad writing. Yuck.

Second of all (not everyone finds this a problem, but I do) he gets a lot of things wrong. Historical facts, geographical facts, etc. It's c...more First of all, Michael Scott can not write. If he had written one book, it wouldn't have been such a problem. But as he is writing a series, all his little things he does (his repetition for effect has no effect and it painfully obvious, his imagery drags on and is unhelpful, and his details clash) are incredibly obnoxious. So first of all, bad writing. Yuck.

Second of all (not everyone finds this a problem, but I do) he gets a lot of things wrong. Historical facts, geographical facts, etc. It's clear he did a lot of mythology research, but First of all, I LIVE in San Francisco. He gets the geography wrong. Additionally, anything that isn't mythology, he gets wrong. For example, how old something is, how he calls Semitic characters "Aramaic" (Aramaic is a language that combines Arabic and Hebrew. He would write that Nicholas would write in Aramaic characters, when he should have said Semitic or Hebrew characters.) So not getting stuff right is another point off.

Third, there were way too many characters. Like honestly, you know why the New York Times complimented the first book? Because it had a small and intimate cast, and got into everyone's head. This book had a giant cast, and it was confusing, and I mixed up families and names and people and animals and sides and it was just a bad situation. I did like how small the first book was, the characters were more dimensional. For example, we would see John Dee's past, and why he is the way he is, making him more human. This book lacked that completely, which leads to

The Fourth problem is that there is no character development. At. All. Like, hello? Sophie? I don't know who she is as a character at all. We had the slightest view of Virginia, but not really. We lost Machiavelli and John Dee completely, and I wish Billy could have been more than a comic. All the characters were incredibly one-dimensional.

Honestly, I think I could have written the book better, and I am not good of a writer. But I would literally stop because of all these stupid impediments that would drive me crazy, especially the bad writing. Trust me on that matter - I'm a Literature major, and my Senior Thesis is on strong Fantasy writing in the 21st century. This series started off as a pleasure reading, and once I realized how badly it was done, I figured I could use it for research.

So a point of for lack of character development, a point off for lack of research/incorrect facts/confusing plot, a point off for lots of extraneous characters and details, and a point off for bad writing.

Thats without me commenting on how bad the story is.

So the only reason you should read this book? You must be very young/be unable to see what makes literature bad, or need to finish the series because you started it and now you have to finish it.(less)

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Jan 19, 2013 Wilson Zhu rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Wilson Zhu Shah’s Advisory
The Enchantress Published May 22nd 2012 by Delacorte Press 513 pages
Nicholas Flamel Isbn #: 0385735359

Magical Adventure In: The Enchantress
The final book of the series of Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel has a shocking ending which ended like a slap to the face. It all started with Josh and Sophie, the twins of legend and the main characters who have the purest auras of gold and silver, Josh working in book store and Sophie working in a tea shop across the str...more Wilson Zhu Shah’s Advisory
The Enchantress Published May 22nd 2012 by Delacorte Press 513 pages
Nicholas Flamel Isbn #: 0385735359

Magical Adventure In: The Enchantress
The final book of the series of Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel has a shocking ending which ended like a slap to the face. It all started with Josh and Sophie, the twins of legend and the main characters who have the purest auras of gold and silver, Josh working in book store and Sophie working in a tea shop across the street which is runned by husband and wife. They has no idea of all this happening but throughout the month they have learned who they are and this books tells you about the final days of San Francisco and Danu Talis (Ancient name of Atlantis).
In the book The Enchantress by Michael Scott tells the story of the twins of legend saving the world. Sophie and Josh are in Danu Talis with Osiris and Iris because they claim to be their father and mother. Nicholas Flamel, Perenelle Flamel, Machiavelli, Billy, Aero-Enap, Odin and Hel are in Alcatraz fending off monsters. Niten and Promethus are on the San Francisco shore attacking Spartoi (Reptilian warriors). They were injured and Tsagaglala can to the rescue but can only save one person. She chose Niten because when she revived Promethus he told her to revive Niten instead. Meanwhile in Danu Talis, Sophie and Josh was fighting off Anpu soldiers with Scathach, Joan of Arc, Saint-Germain, Palamedes, Shakespear, and the young Promethus. Josh and Sophie’s “parents” were not their parents after all. If you want to find out what happened you should read the rest of the book.
I like this book a lot because I am a person who enjoys action and mythical fantasy magic. Luckily, this book has all of these and it attracted me since book 1. You can really connect with the character’s hardships and struggles. The only downside to this book is that every chapter changes the story going on. There are 3 events going on at once so it might be confusing. I love this book anyways and I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys mythical magic and action.
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Jan 15, 2013 Naudia rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The book The Enchantress by Michael Scott was a very extraordinary end to the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series. I think this book explains the theme of staying close to your family. Throughout the story the twins Sophie and Josh Newman stay together. They have a close relationship and even when things around them change, their relationship doesn't. Whenever there is even a dispute between them they get over it and stay together. The saying ‘Blood is thicker than water’ really does...more

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Jan 12, 2013 Max Bolongaita rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Okay. Right. Here we go.

I saved my review for the book series for this very last book. Mind you, this review has some spoilers in it, but then again, when one is revealing to the public ones thoughts about such a wonderful YA book, then such spoilers are to be expected.

Much like the Riftwar Series by Raymond Feist, I read the entire series in one ago. Although I had read the first book years ago, I had dismissed it as one of those something run-of-the-mill YA books.

Truth be told, the first few...more

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Jan 08, 2013 Paola rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Dec 17, 2012 Andrea Hussey rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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The writing isn’t anything spectacular. Sometimes things are explained very simply and even childishly. The gods don’t really sound like gods. Sometimes they act like children or say something that just isn’t powerful enough for an immortal.
Sophie was getting on my nerves. She was touching Josh, talking to him and even gave John Dee her jacket. John Dee was the enemy, and this was after Josh had sided with him over her. She should have been mad at him.

This is the sixth book in the serie...more

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Oct 13, 2012 Susan rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Summary:
Nicholas Flamel and his wife have one day to live. The twins of prophecy have been split. John Dee has the swords of power. And Danu Talis has yet to fall. The future of the human race lies in the balance--how will the legend end?

Review:
Overall, it's good, but it can be kind of confusing in some places. For me, there's so many characters, I had a hard time remembering who they were, exactly. The way I see it, there are five categories for the point of view (and one more, if you count Vir...more

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Oct 01, 2012 Ravenous Biblioworm rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Rating: 2/5

I don’t know why I had to complete the series. I mean, I didn’t like the pacing of the story: breakneck with no character development or at least no meaningful and natural character development. There were too many characters to care about any one of them. Josh annoyed the heck out of me. Sophia was likable but not enough to really care and that’s our two main characters and then Nicholas and Penny (‘m not going to type her whole name as as I’m not going to type the whole names of the...more Rating: 2/5

I don’t know why I had to complete the series. I mean, I didn’t like the pacing of the story: breakneck with no character development or at least no meaningful and natural character development. There were too many characters to care about any one of them. Josh annoyed the heck out of me. Sophia was likable but not enough to really care and that’s our two main characters and then Nicholas and Penny (‘m not going to type her whole name as as I’m not going to type the whole names of the gods save for the simple ones) who seems or should be forefront characters (as Penny is married to Nicholas and Nicholas’ name is in the series’ title) took a back seat to the entire thing. Then things just happen for reason being solely: just cuz. So why did I pick it up? I enjoyed the Shadowrealm concept and I enjoyed the mythology in the book. I said it before in other reviews: I’m a big mythology fan so as this one was so littered and inspired by world mythology I had to pick it up and unfortunately I also don’t like leaving things unfinished.

I’m going to make this review short. Yes, I have read the other books in the series. Yes, this one is the ending. The only good things about this book were the ideas behind the concept and plot and the action. That’s about it. The characters were close to being flat. Emotions and scenes were imposed onto to them in such a way that it didn’t seem believable or remained poignant, thus rendering the characters as such too. I’m not saying there weren’t any scenes that attempted to bring the characters to life cause there were (like Scathy going to Danu Talis to see if she was like her dad), but everything moved at such a fast pace that it really didn’t mattered. Add the fact that we are following over ten characters and thus their stories become shortened and doesn’t matter in the big picture. Emotions were painted onto characters because they should feel them the scene rather than the scene evoking the feel.

The magic became unbelievable. Creatures and immortals flung about magic like it was nothing, having no consequences. People claim to have a low aura and so they must save their aura’s to stay alive and yet they continuously do magic… constantly… even Nicky and Penny used magic all the time to the end… even though you know they supposedly were low on magic… no one ever ran out of magic. Well no one human… the Elders were like storm troopers…. they killed each other, killed a lot and died and no one cared about them really. At least I didn’t. Well, to be fair I didn’t really care about any of the characters but it’s sad to think that I cared even less about the Elders. So there were no consistent rules behind the magic. Magic fed off auras… but even then when someone’s aura should have ran out they didn’t. I also find it very hard to believe that an immortal human could defeat a god/goddess. But it happens even when there are other moments and scenes that reject the idea. Say the huge crab scene… they needed to wake an Ancient Elder (or was she just an Elder too many sub genre of “gods”) cause everyone else is too weak… see there was a hierarchical scale of greatness and power… and yet those that are supposedly deemed the weakest: immortals, the rules don’t apply to them. Yeah I don’t think so.

Then comes the time paradox. So are we reading a cycle or something else? I mean clues were dropped in previous books and I thought then that it couldn’t be… but it was… so the time jumping made the ending very anti-climatic in my opinion. We already knew what was going to happen if you know what I mean and it just goes in a circle… only kinda… cause some things weren’t well explained and some characters had no closure or any hint of what happened to them…

Overall, the story is fast paced so nothing lulls. The idea and concept behind the story was strong but the execution was cluttered and clunky. Did I enjoy the story? Not really. Did I hate the series/book? I could care less. So not really…

Verdict: I would ultimately say pass. There are other series, fantastical in nature, to choose from.

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Sep 16, 2012 Rhiannon Ryder rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This was the big defining moment, after years of build up, cliff hangers, and one of the most complex plot lines I've ever read, could Michael Scott bring this story to a satisfying conclusion? Was all my annoyance by the lag between instalments and the big breaks between the cut-throat action worth it? Was there going to be PAY OFF??!!

I have on word for you.
YES.

The Enchantress was everything I had hoped it could be, and then some. Chock full of surprises and satisfying answers it rounded out th...more This was the big defining moment, after years of build up, cliff hangers, and one of the most complex plot lines I've ever read, could Michael Scott bring this story to a satisfying conclusion? Was all my annoyance by the lag between instalments and the big breaks between the cut-throat action worth it? Was there going to be PAY OFF??!!

I have on word for you.
YES.

The Enchantress was everything I had hoped it could be, and then some. Chock full of surprises and satisfying answers it rounded out the series with the perfect conclusion. Fast paced, complicated and teaming with characters and plot twists, Scott kept every moment of this series high tension and suspenseful without ever dropping any of his 500 balls he had in the air. I can only imagine the level of planning and notes that must have been involved, over the years, to keep the story on target.

Unlike any YA series I've read before, Scott has created an incredibly detailed fantasy world based on all sorts of intriguing scientific facts and theological speculation. It's filled with some of histories most intriguing personas and I love his fiction of what these people would be like as immortals. His world building is as layered and nuanced as his characters, and figures as much into the story as the drama between the various sides. But it's the mix of historical fact, scientific imaginings, theology, mythology and fantasy which makes this series it's own creature. I was as intrigued by his Author Notes at the end as I was by his ever shifting plots. Seeing the background of many of his story elements was always a fascinating way to round out his story.

As a great lover of both history and fantasy I have to say this series was a beautiful coupling of the two things. I've had dinner in Nicholas Flamels home, which is one of the oldest standing buildings in Paris. It's one of those places you can sit in and yet hardly believe it harks back to someone so surrounded in mythology and history, so many hundreds of years removed from you in the moment you are sitting there. It's surreal to realize this man steeped in myth was an actual person which is exactly the element of history Scott so successfully toys with. A story like The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel is a throughly satisfying imagining of what could have been, and Scotts intensive research has made it believable in a way fantasy often isn't.

Now it's complete, I cannot recommend this series enough. The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel is by far one of the most unique and outstanding YA Fantasy series out there. Do yourself a favour and make it one of your summer reads, you won't regret it.(less)

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Sep 06, 2012 Littlebearries rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Story Title: 4/5
Plot: 5/5
Characters: 5/5
Ending: 5/5

Synopsis:
(from Goodreads):

The two that are one must become the one that is all. One to save the world, one to destroy it.

San Francisco:
Nicholas and Perenelle Flamel have one day left to live, and one job left to do. They must defend San Francisco. The monsters gathered on Alcatraz Island have been released and are heading toward the city. If they are not stopped, they will destroy everyone and everything in their path.

But even with the help of t...more

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Sep 04, 2012 Caitlin rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. SPOILERS:

I am thoroughly confused. I started this series a few weeks ago and just finished tonight, so my heart goes out to those of you who had to wait a year...solely because it's impossible to remember what's going on and who's who.

I'm not going to outright criticize his writing (these are YA books), but:

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Jul 29, 2012 Amy rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I've been reading the Nicholas Flamel series since the very beginning. I was ~10 or 11 when the first one came out. I loved it when I read it then, and I love it now. However, now that I am older I love it even more than I ever did then. The sheer amount of research that must have gone into it, the rich life and new mythos that Scott breathes into characters that are so familiar to me through mythology itself...I am absolutely in love with everything about this series. As an aspiring writer myse...more

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Jul 08, 2012 Torry rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Alright, so last night I finished reading The Enchantress, by Michael Scott. Last book in the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series. Pure drivel.

Now, I know what you are thinking. "Torry, what do you expect when you read a book meant for children?" Good point, but still, whatever happened to good story telling? None of the characters are believable, the way they transition as the story develops seems contrived, the dialogue is cheesy, the plot nonsensical, and the entire time I feel lik...more

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Jun 30, 2012 Hpboy13 rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Gosh, so much to say about this book. The ending left me satisfied, but I am so unimpressed by Scott's writing that I will likely never pick up a book of his ever again.

This series fell prey to every fantasy cliche that drives me nuts, starting with Michael Scott trying waaaaay too hard to impress us. In the first two books, we established a hierarchy of immortals, Next Gen, Elder, and Great Elder. But Scott keeps trying to one-up himself - before the Great Elders were Archons, and before them A...more Gosh, so much to say about this book. The ending left me satisfied, but I am so unimpressed by Scott's writing that I will likely never pick up a book of his ever again.

This series fell prey to every fantasy cliche that drives me nuts, starting with Michael Scott trying waaaaay too hard to impress us. In the first two books, we established a hierarchy of immortals, Next Gen, Elder, and Great Elder. But Scott keeps trying to one-up himself - before the Great Elders were Archons, and before them Ancients, and before them Earthlords and blah blah blah. I'd really love it if he just decided on what the ultimate godlike race is and left it at that.

Then, in this book, we get to spend chapters watching every single character introduced put on armor, or reminisce about the past, or worry about the future, or make dire statements about the end of the world. Scathatch, in particular, is fond of making dramatic "you will!" replies to comments made in the past. This was clever the first time, then it grew very wearing. Also, was it really necessary to cut back to the same battle - Niten and Prometheus vs some lizards - every third chapter? Every single time, they would fight a lizard, talk about battles, and one of them would "fall." So much of this book was filler, I feel it could easily have been combined with the previous one.

The problem is that the incredibly interesting characters are also the relatively minor ones. For example, I love Virginia Dare, and would have loved to see more of her. The crew left back in the present is the far more interesting one - Machiavelli, Billy the Kid, the Flamels - but there's a feeling that they are just a minor subplot.

The ending, with the twins' prophecy and everything, is a satisfying one. But Scott performs so much build-up, that a lot of it seems like useless hype. In particular, I don't get why we're treated to political drama courtesy of Bastet and Anubis when that barely ends up figuring in.

I recommend reading this series, but I can't say it was one of my favorites. Michael Scott's writing is appalling, and I now have an urge to read something that's fast and to the point. The only thing saving this series is the rather clever idea of writing historical figures and gods as Elders and immortals, a la Percy Jackson. But Rick Riordan never waffles on like this.(less)

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Jun 25, 2012 Erika rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I remember when my friends recommended the series to me, the ones whose taste I trust (my other friends introduced me to Twilight a few years back. I remember loving the series, reading book after book, and waiting for the Enchantress to come.
It was kind of disappointing.
Not totally disappointing, just kind of. It was missing that spark from the other books.
I'm not going to write a detailed summary here (Sorry if that's what you were looking for, there are other better reviews on this site (:) I...more

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Jun 20, 2012 Brenda rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The two that become one - the twins of legend - the gold and the silver- one to save the world and one to destroy it. The entire six-book series happens in the space of ten days. The Enchantress wraps this series and story up beautifully bringing all the time, mythology and magic of each age together to create a new world of energy and hope.

Josh and Sophie Newman, the gold and silver, are on one island, Danu Talis. They have the four elemental swords and are seeking to understand the powers arra...more

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Jun 17, 2012 Xela rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: to-read-again

This book was incredible. There's never been another book like it, and unless Michael Scott rounds up a bunch of heroes and vilians again in his next series, there never will be another similar to this.
Everything picks up, as usual, immediately after the last installment, The Warlock. Josh and Sophie Newman are now in Danu Talis, 10 thousand years before their lives in San Francisco, and it is here that many of the heroes and villians flock for the final battle.
Meanwhile, 10 thousand years into...more This book was incredible. There's never been another book like it, and unless Michael Scott rounds up a bunch of heroes and vilians again in his next series, there never will be another similar to this.
Everything picks up, as usual, immediately after the last installment, The Warlock. Josh and Sophie Newman are now in Danu Talis, 10 thousand years before their lives in San Francisco, and it is here that many of the heroes and villians flock for the final battle.
Meanwhile, 10 thousand years into the future, Perenelle and Nicholas, along with several of their allies, are desperately trying to save San Francisco from the end of humankind. They join forces with unlikely people, including Machiavelli and Billy the Kid, to take down the numerous horrors hidden on Alcatraz.
In this final book, I grew to like a lot of characters that I despised before. Certain people, like Mars Ultor and Tsagaglalal, I hadn't really liked since they revealed their true identities, but in the last hours of their decisions I grew to understand them better than I had in the whole of 5 books before.
The revealment of Osiris and Isis was a little confusing, and the identity of Marethyu was more of a minor mindfuck.
Within the final chapters of the books, I grew fond of characters such as Billy the Kid and Shakespeare. And while all of the deaths were a little sad, the fact that they all did their part to uphold the survival of the human race was a little touching. Odin and Hel's ends in particular touched me in a way I thought this series wasn't capable of doing.
A few things were slightly confusing, like why Josh and Sophie could only be in one place at a time, and yet others like Prometheus were in both San Francisco and Danu Talis. Also, at the very end, when Marethyu writes Sophie a letter, at what time is that? Are they back in the present? Proceeding towards the present?
Overall, however, the series itself was a wonderful show of all aspects of human nature. We saw the beginnings of races and the ends of worlds, the birth of new life and the death of old friends, villians and heroes who united under a common cause, love and hate, discovery and loss.(less)

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Jun 17, 2012 Forrestal rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, epic-fantasy, urban-fantasy, time-travel, nick-flamel

TL; DR: While not perfect, the Enchantress brings the TSOTINF to a unexpectedly excellent climax, followed by an abrupt conclusion.

Like with many other good books, i have a love hate relationship with this series. It is epic fantasy, but does not have the depth of other epic fantasy series. It's young adult fiction, and (thankfully or not) doesn't address any adult themes. It's complex, and high detailed, but not overtly so that the average reader can still enjoy it. TSOTINF is like most modern...more TL; DR: While not perfect, the Enchantress brings the TSOTINF to a unexpectedly excellent climax, followed by an abrupt conclusion.

Like with many other good books, i have a love hate relationship with this series. It is epic fantasy, but does not have the depth of other epic fantasy series. It's young adult fiction, and (thankfully or not) doesn't address any adult themes. It's complex, and high detailed, but not overtly so that the average reader can still enjoy it. TSOTINF is like most modern fantasy books a series of compromise.

This is in fact two very different stories that happen to be between the same cover and draw upon the same universe of characters. The Battle of San Francisco, and the Danu Talis story line. there's really no interaction between the two of those different lines, and ultimately the first one doesn't really matter at all.

Well let's just say that you won't miss a whole lot if you skip the San Francisco story line. It basically amounts to a endless battle with the characters that didn't end up going back in time the Danu Talis,a fair few fatalities, and a lot of monsters. I would like to say that something exciting, some massive piece of plot developement happened here, but really nothing do- (view spoiler)[ Quite frankly they could have just removed this section. Ultimately it's inconclusive and unimportant.

The Danu Talis section however, is where everything happens. Scott's portrayal of Atlantis is an interesting and engaging one and the collection of various characters that exist in both time-lines are interesting to read about (mars & prometheus for example), while the events and social conditions, the plot twists and the new characters- they all actually matter.

One of the many problems which TSOTINF has suffered through it's entire existence, and more specifically in the last few books, is a decisive lack of a villian. For a while at least Dee was the series's, but it was apparent from book 1 that Dee was not and would not be the series main antagonist. Who is the voldemort of TSOTINF? Dee's masters are purposely kept shadowed, and when the eventually villains appear from a inspired but of course foreseeable quarter, Scott manages to destroy any allure or attratction that they may have held at the climax (when you read it, you'll know that feel). Rather than making a villian with complex motivations and reasoning, Scott simply resorted to "we are evil because we are evil, genocidal because we are genocidal".

Now moving onto the conclusion, because ultimately the Enchantress is an conclusion rather than a book in it's own right. There are a grand total of two new characters introduced in the book, and most of the text is occupied with ending up the various subplots and characters that are bouncing around.

Emphasis on the "ending". To be honest though, most epic fantasy series tend to kill off vast amounts of characters (a song of ice and fire calls to mind), but Scott really does decimate the character population. The climax is powerful, but unfortunately there really is no conclusion as such, beyond an epilogue invovling a letter and a wedding. The Dark elders are not only still around, they are actually in better condition than the heroes. The fates of the vast majority of the surviving cast (with one notable exception) is left to your imagination, which is relatively free to conclude just about anything because with the majority of characters we have no idea what happens to them after the climax, or even if they survived the climax.

We like seeing the world of an epic fantasy universe after the conclusion. We see it in Harry potter, we see it in a Wheel of time. We don't see it in the Enchantress, and it shows.

Overall a solid 4 stars. It has the regular Micheal scott genius, but the mishandling of the actual ending itself, one thing that most authors struggle with, clashes with the climax and the overall excellent nature of the writing.

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Jun 16, 2012 Robb Terranova rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Such a disappointment. Four books leading up to this. Four books carrying the story of two 15 year-old twins, a boy and a girl, thrust into a non-stop race to save the world and in the end, I'm left with the question: Did they save it.

This book, just like the other four was good, don't get me wrong. It was just as much an exciting read as the other books in this series. The book is well assembled, carrying the plot at a breakneck pace to the conclusion. The characters (considering this is fantas...more Such a disappointment. Four books leading up to this. Four books carrying the story of two 15 year-old twins, a boy and a girl, thrust into a non-stop race to save the world and in the end, I'm left with the question: Did they save it.

This book, just like the other four was good, don't get me wrong. It was just as much an exciting read as the other books in this series. The book is well assembled, carrying the plot at a breakneck pace to the conclusion. The characters (considering this is fantasy) range from being completely realistic to realistic enough to be believable. War is being fought between the forces of good, not so good, bad and really bad on 2 - 4 different fronts, depending on how you look at it. However, the most important battle is that being waged by the twins and in the end it disappointed me greatly. The Twins were find, they did their part, but the author didn't fulfill his part of the bargain. He never really ended the book. This was a sort of Cosmic slice of life.
This series is one of those the future returns to the past so that the past can lead to the future in an endless circle. Everything that is going to happen has already happened and history will repeat itself, but does it?

I'm going to try very hard not to spoil this for anyone; but let's just say that, unless I really missed it (and I've read this thing twice just to be sure, because I couldn't believe the author would 'leave the room without his clothing' so to speak), if you read the book carefully, you'll see that at the end there are two versions of the same character in existence. You'll also see that two of the characters who are pivotal in keeping the circle going are dead. Thus, the things one of the characters is going to do to keep the circle going are meaningless.

Much like another book I read by this author, I got the impression he just wanted to get the damn thing finished, so he left quite a few strings without knots fluttering in the wind. For some people the ending might suffice. For me I believe there were better possibilities, but that might have required another book and, as I pointed out, I believe the author was tired of writing this one. There are at least two (and actually, I count 14) characters whose fate is left unaccounted or unsatisfactorily accounted for. Again, however, to account for them would have taken at least another book.

I like my stories to have all the pieces fitting together nicely, all the clues to have been weighed, all the paths to have reached their end (or perhaps beginning). In short I don't want to be left having to mentally write any more than that which can be reasonably surmised. This book ended like a fairy tale: And they all lived happily ever after. This book leaves the entire series greatly flawed. Characters are just not true to themselves. Characters don't turn out to be the character the author said they were.

Perhaps what bothers me most about this book is that there is one character, one key character, that (again, unless I am completely missing something) does not even need to exist in this book (and the end of the last book in the series). Take a good look at him, see if I'm not right. Marethyu, Death, does not need to be here. His part could have been played by Tsagaglalal and Abraham the Mage. The book could have taken a much different and much more interesting path had the author been able to see that there was another book here, instead he brought in Marethyu and killed it off.

Perhaps the worst part is that Michael Scott anchored the book on a prophecy, Silver and Gold "The two that are one must become the one that is all. One to save the world, one to destroy it." When you get to the end of the book ask yourself if that prophecy was fulfilled. I don't think it was, even though Scott seems to be saying it was. Enough(less)

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Jun 06, 2012 Rachael rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. This was defiantly the best book in Michael Scott's series 'The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel'. 'The Enchantress' is the final chapter in a six book series. The series follows the story of the twins Josh and Sophie Newman who are opened to a world of magic, monsters and immortal beings by the infamous Nicholas Flamel and his wife Penerelle. In this world they soon find out that they are far from ordinary 15-year-olds, and that they have a destiny that will lead them to either saving or...more This was defiantly the best book in Michael Scott's series 'The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel'. 'The Enchantress' is the final chapter in a six book series. The series follows the story of the twins Josh and Sophie Newman who are opened to a world of magic, monsters and immortal beings by the infamous Nicholas Flamel and his wife Penerelle. In this world they soon find out that they are far from ordinary 15-year-olds, and that they have a destiny that will lead them to either saving or destroying the world.

I gave the book a 4 out of 5 because it took me less than a day to read this 513 paged book. I literally couldn't put it down! But I also gave it that rating because In this final chapter of this book series you realize how intricate and complicated the story line is and how much detail Michael Scott put into writing the series. Some of the things that irritated me throughout the book is that there are so many characters and so each chapter was about a different character/ group of characters and it got irritating because every chapter left you hanging and although that kept me reading I also forgot the previous, unexplained cliffhangers due to the fact that there was so many at once.

When I finished the book I felt sad but not because the series had ended or because so many characters died but because Josh became Death. I don't know why it made me sad especially because he seems happy. But I guess I feel sad because to destroy Danu Talis he gave up everything. He lost the ability to have real relationships, to have kids and was doomed to forever be alone. He was my favorite character throughout the series even when he chose the wrong side. I think that Josh is the true hero in the series and I think that he is portrayed to be under appreciated until the very last chapters. I think that Sophie gets most of the credit until the end when Josh stays behind at Danu Talis.

I also didn't get why Prometheus and Michivalli were aging. Prometheus was an Elder and I didn't think they aged by using their auora. And Michivalli is immortal and I don't get why he only started aging by using his Auora in the last book.
Thanks for reading :D(less)

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