Magyk (Septimus Heap, Volume 1)
by Angie Sage
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Author: Angie SageEdition: Paperback
Published: 2006
ISBN: 0439026903
Publisher: Scholastic
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Book Review: A Review for Adults Who Like Kids' Lit
Summary: 4 Stars
I actually hesitated to buy this book because the Artemis Fowl books put me off so much. With a vaguely similar title and premise I put off reading "Magyk" for a long time. But we were at a local shop before a weekend of lazing around at the park, and I needed something to read, so I grabbed it.
It's surprisingly good, although it does have a writing style that reminds me of "Peter Pan." Occasionally I'll read a kids' book that reads as though it were written by the author for his/her children - perhaps a fleshing-out of a bedtime story they shared - and this one is like that. I can't really pinpoint why. The characters do make a big fuss out of the funny domestic habits of their dog. That might be part of it.
Anyway, I really enjoyed it and cruised through it in one sitting of about 2 hours.
The one thing that bothered me (which some people feel is trivial, I know) is that this starts out seemingly in a fantasy world, where people can learn Magyk and cast spells; the architecture & lifestyle seem like mid-19th century. Then later in the book an Egyptian character (long dead) is mentioned and some particulars of his country are given. Water creatures on their way to the Sargasso Sea are mentioned. So I don't know whether this is set in some post-technological future time, or what, but it bothered me.
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