By: Michael Scott
Genre: YA/Young
Reader Fantasy
Pages: 390
Published: 2010
Told in: Third
Person
Series: The
Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #1
In a nutshell:
Nicholas Flamel has been the protector of the powerful book,
the Codex. When Dr. John Dee steals the book with plans to use its power to
destroy the world, teenage twins, Sophie and Josh Newman find themselves in the
middle of legends and magic.
What you may enjoy:
This book is similar to the Percy Jackson series. Scott
pulls from well know (and some not so well known) myths and legends and
combines them in this adventurous book. The series as a whole takes place
within just 10 days, so it’s fast paced with lots of action. The magic system
in the book is fresh and original while the writing is simple and straight
forward.
What you may NOT
enjoy:
If you expect the Nicholas Flamel in this book to have any
relation to the character in Harry Potter or even to the real life history of
Nicholas Flamel, stop now. This book is not for you. The characters are flat
and the plot line is chaotic. There is no break between events and too much
(action, myth, etc) has been crammed into one book. This book has good
potential but tries too hard, making it weak.
Warnings:
Violence and Disturbing Images:
Two men thrown back from magic explosion; two creatures hit
by debris; three creatures thrown back from magic explosion; creature explodes;
creatures disintegrate; boy tackles man; boy thrown across a room; girl hits a
man with a broom; rats swarm; girl fights a creature; creatures sliced by
blades, non-graphic; rats sliced by blades, mentioned; crows swarm; car bursts
into flames; woman threatens boy; boy knocked down; girl knocked unconscious;
creatures battle; creatures burned; creature frozen and shattered; girl fights
creatures; woman tackles man; woman dragged away by men; men thrown off their
feet; creatures knocked back; creature attacks boy; boy hits a creature; woman
frozen and crushed; people fight off the undead; undead predators attack a man;
tornadoes kill undead; girl chops up undead; boy runs over a man with a car;
building explodes; creature threatens woman.
Sex and Nudity:
None
Language and profanity:
G*d
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