Read: September 18 - September 26
Format: Paperback 464 pages
Source: Borrowed from a young friend
Subject: magic, Paris, Alcatraz
Challenges: 11 in 11, 75 Book, TIOLI
Category: The Kids have it - Young adult and children's books
Genre: Young Adult
Stars: ★★★★
This is the second installment of the adventures of Josh and Sophie Newman who are the prophesied twins who are to save the Earth from the Dark Elders who are basically a group of evil immortals trying to take over the world and enslave mankind.
Sophie in the first book was awakened to her powers and immediately fled with her brother, Nicholas Flamel, and a vampire Warrior guardian Scathach where this book starts in Paris. Flamel with his wife, Perenelle, lived in Paris centuries before but modern day Paris is quite different leading to difficulties for the quartet that are fleeing from the evil Machiavelli and Dr. Dee. Perenelle is already being held captive on Alcatraz and they must save her before Flamel and she age beyond the immortal elixir's magic.
In Paris, Flamel meets up with Comte deSaint-Germain, an immortal alchemist of his past and he with his wife, Joan of Arc, teach Sophie the powers of Fire Magic. As the adventures progress and Josh learns of his powers, the battle between good and evil rages. Will the twins learn enough in time to save the world and their friends?
What a fun series, and my young friend and I will definitely have fun discussing these adventures. Definitely a series for family entertainment.
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