The Alchemyst

I didn't have great expectations when I first came across this book. I was searching for fantasy titles for my friend to read and Goodreads recommended me this.

I'm not new to fantasy novels, per se; I have read many titles over the past few years when I finished the Harry Potter series and most of them were excellent.

The Alchemyst gave off the wrong vibe. The description sounded mature and I was happy that I had actually found a serious fantasy book to read. Alas! The happiness was short lived to say the least.

The twins in the book aggravated me to no end and even some of the Mary Sue's I come across in Harry Potter FanFiction seemed like heaven compared to these two. Scott's characterisation is very weak. While he may have a talent for writing excellent scripts for movies, I reckon he should stay away from writing further books.