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this book came as a pretty pleasant surprise since none of the reviews i had read had prepared me for the book. A mix of all mythology and legendary stories, Michael Scott makes you pick up the book by appealing to an alchemist. yea the very one who can turn metal to gold and can brew Elixir of Life. DO NOt try to think of him as from Paulo Coelho's master piece. Nicolas Flamel is of a more.........magical?...... type. the protagonists, twins :Sophie and Josh , however do not fit the bill in any
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4.5 stars
How can people say that this book is average? I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I LOVE fiction, fantasy, and books that make me laugh. I'm a big fan of Harry Potter, the Septimus Heap and Gone series, and this series is one of my favourites too. I understand the book has its faults. But this book is really good, and that's my opinion. I've read a lot of books and none have really been as enjoyable as this series (except Harry Potter, of course! And Gone). The first chapter, I think, doesn ...more
How can people say that this book is average? I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I LOVE fiction, fantasy, and books that make me laugh. I'm a big fan of Harry Potter, the Septimus Heap and Gone series, and this series is one of my favourites too. I understand the book has its faults. But this book is really good, and that's my opinion. I've read a lot of books and none have really been as enjoyable as this series (except Harry Potter, of course! And Gone). The first chapter, I think, doesn ...more
I didn't finish it because I didn't feel like reading it anymore. The book made me bored and I didn't really like it. Guess it wasn't my type if book anymore.
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I really didn't like the style of this book. More to the point, to me it seemed to be lacking in style. It also failed to really get me to care much about the characters. But I was curious, so I kept reading. And by page 50 or so, the story picked up enough to keep me interested.
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This book is ok and by "okaaay" I mean that I'm sort of indifferent to it. I wasn't swept away in a tide of adolescent fantasy and, quite honestly, when I pick up a YA book about magic and mystical beasties that's sort of what I'm going for.
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