Book Review for The Alchemyst

          I am finally back on my blog after nearly a year of break! Since I am going to be reading a lot of books this summer, I decide that I would publish my reviews on this blog. I am starting out with a review about a book in the series that I am currently reading. The series' name is The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel and the book that I am going to write a review for is the first book, The Alchemyst. Sophie and Josh are two normal high school twins. During the summer, they took up jobs at a coffee shop and a bookstore, respectively, to earn money for a car. One day, an odd man comes into the bookshop and brings three creatures into it. The odd man fights with the owner, Nick Fleming, and, somehow, both of the men use magic. The owner's wife, Perry Fleming, also uses magic and is captured and taken away along with a book called The Codex. They eventually find out that Nick and Perry Fleming are just aliases for Nicholas and Perenelle Flamel. They also discover that the strange man was Dr. John Dee and all three of these people are immortal. This leads them into a world where myths are the truth, legends are alive, and danger is lurking in every corner. They leave the bookstore to find Scathach, the Warrior Maid, who will become a protecter of the twins. They then leave San Fransisco and go to Mill Valley to the Elder, Hekate. She tries to awaken their enhanced senses (make their five senses sharper; *"see with acuity, hear with clarity, taste with purity, touch with sensitivity, and to smell with intensity"*) , but an army led by Dee, Bastet, and Morrigan is building at her Shadowrealm's front door. She is only able to awaken Sophie before the army breaks through. To find out more about what happens in this book, read The Alchemyst by Michael Scott. Just to let you know, all the people or Elders in this book are based on real people or legends/myths. I will be doing more reviews on this series throughout the weeks. Happy reading! A"*"means it is a quote from the book.