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Book Review of The Alchemyst (Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, Bk 1)

The Alchemyst (Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, Bk 1)
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Helpful Score: 2


This may be targeted to young adults (like Harry Potter), but it certainly was a wonderful romp for me--and educational too as I went from book to Google and back researching mythological creatures and historical characters. First in a series, it is another morality play set in modern times; one choice can ripple through the world with consequences--what choice to make? Who to believe? Good and evil are not always set in black and white...

A cliffhanger ending makes me anxiously await the sequel entitled The Magician...