The Amulet of Samarkand

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I loved this series when I was younger, and I'm happy to say that the first book, at least, holds up quite nicely. This series IS for young readers, so don't expect great literature here, but for what it is, it's a fantastic fantasy series. The story is told between two different POVs – Bartimaeus's (a djinni) and Nathaniel's (the magician who summoned him). Bartimaeus's POV is infinitely funnier, with many asides and footnotes about what's going on included.

I WILL say reading this book on my Kindle was slightly more difficult than reading it in paper form. The footnotes have to be tapped individually to read, instead of being printed in small type at the bottom of the page. On Kindle, they're still totally legible, but slightly more cumbersome.

ANYWAY – at 31 years old, I still enjoy this children's series, and I think you probably will too.