Syren (Septimus Heap, Book 5)
by Angie Sage
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Author: Angie SageIllustrator: Mark Zug
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Format: Deckle Edge
Published: 2009-09-29
ISBN: 0060882107
Number of pages: 640
Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
Book Reviews of Syren (Septimus Heap, Book 5)
Book Review: A disappointment
Summary: 2 Stars
The strongest thing about this series has been the characters, and most of them are either missing or have cameo appearances in this book. A few new characters are introduced, and one has changed age... Lucy Gringe, who I thought was 20 in the first book, is now a teenager.
I don't want to be too specific and play spoiler on people who haven't read it yet. But some major plot questions that were left hanging (I assume purposely) in earlier books are still hanging. New ones are introduced, but they just don't seem to hang together. There are a lot of disparate elements in this story that just don't seem to have a reason for being there. This may partly be because of the series' lack of an overarching plot or goal. Introducing modern-day technology as something ancient is a bit annoying... if this is a far-future story, you'd think we'd have heard about it before!
The world still feels very real, although the placement of world-specific games, candy, and snacks feels much less real than it does in Harry Potter. In fact, this, along with putting the names of spells in a separate font, seems like a bid to be Harry Potter, complete with fansite encyclopediae and spin-off products.
Bottom line: I missed the characters. They were the series' strongest point.
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