Ratings170
Average rating3.7
It's a fun read. But I have a question: Dude has been creating the same immortality potion every single month for the last 600 years or so, but he can't remember how to do it without the book?And he didn't think of copying the recipe down in another place as a backup? Hopefully, an explanation for that will be forthcoming in the next book.
buku 1 dr seri nicholas flamel yg terdiri dr 6 buku. stlh baca menurutku ini jauh lebih menarik dibanding seri fablehaven ataupun seri percy jackson krn gk membuat ak bosan ataupun ngantuk. menarik idenya...
I loved the world that Scott created and the way he incorporated so many myths and legends of various civilizations. It is fast paced action and lots of imagination. The characters at least thus far are rather straightforward and flat. I'm hoping that changes in further books. I wouldn't have expected it as the novel covers two very full days and is the set up for further books. We are introduced to many characters through the novel. The straightforward characterization makes it easy to keep them straight. We have hints of deeper motivations within them. It makes me excited to read the other books in the series.
Guess who loved this? I mean, I love the way Michael Scott added all this characters into the novel, real history characters. Characters you don't normally talk about. Characters that are latex down into forgiveness. He saved those characters. And all the beautiful things he tells along the book. And all of this in a teen novel! I mean, it's more than perfect. He teaches us all of this! And it's just so interesting. I really recommend this to anyone! Not only teenagers, but also young adults, adults and maybe even some kids with an open mind.
Michael Scott blends historical truth with superb fantasy in The Alchemyst. The book starts off quickly, jumping right into the fray. Sophie and her twin brother Josh seem to just be in the wrong place at the wrong time....Or were they?
I can see why some people felt that the twins were annoying. I liked Sophie, but Josh was kind of irritating thoughout. However, I chalked it up to being a 15 year old kid faced with unbelievable circumstances. I wonder how I would feel or react in his shoes and I doubt it would be much different.
I liked the combination of history and fiction. It makes things much more fun and makes me want to learn more about the people that Scott writes about. I found myself taking little breaks here and there so I could look something up!
It's a quick read with very little downtime. The action is basically non stop!
I got this through GoodReads First Reads and having read some of the reviews was a bit dubious, however I've got to say I quite liked it.
If you read it, you MUST take it completely as a fantasy book and not try to take any historical accuracy from the story.Once you have accepted that, the book us quite enjoyable. The characters are well described although some of the detail is a little repetitive. (i.e. Did you know the parents are archeologists??)
The bad guys in the story do feel quite menacing on occasion and the description of the shadow realm is done quite nicely.
Overall a good read.
I had a really bad attitude about this book at first. As it went on, however, I got involved in the story and ended up enjoying it a lot. I will read the sequel, though it's not currently very high on my to-read list.
This was a free book from Amazon. I read it and liked it and will probably buy future books. Although the next two are at $9.99 right now, so I may wait until the prices drop.
This is a young adult fantasy book. I have seen it compared to Harry Potter, but I don't think that is a great comparison. It is two modern kids that help out an man they know and find themselves at the center of a magical battle.
It is a pretty good read, but at the end of the book, you are really just getting started in the story. So I assume it will be about the same quality in the next two books.
A longer review is on my blog at http://bookwi.se/the-alchemyst-the-secrets-of-the-immortal-nicholas-flamel/
I actually picked this book up by mistake, but decided “what the heck” I would go ahead and read it and I am glad I did! This was a great little read. I will defiantly check out the other two books in the series!