The Sorceress (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel #3)

Pleasant surprise to see this book in print

I was walking the aisles in Barnes & Noble and was surprised to see the third book in the Flamel Series. It was an intense read that I could not put down. It kept me on the edge of my bed every night. I highly recommend the entire series for teen readers.

7 out of 8 people found this review helpful.

Couldn't Put It Down

My husband and I started reading the series a few months back and we couldn't wait for The Sorceress to come out. He devoured it in about a week. I love how Michael Scott mixes myths and legends from all across history and cultures with modern time and issues. The plight of Sofie and Josh are just as engaging and suspenseful as the predicament Nicholas and Parry are in. We can't wait for The Necromancer to be published.

5 out of 6 people found this review helpful.

Impossible To Stop Reading! (Reviewed by TheBookworm)

The Sorceress
By Michael Scott
Pub. Date: May 2009
5 out of 5 stars
PG-13 - Violence
Recommended

Nicholas Flamel was able to get the twins, Josh and Sophie, out of Paris, France, but it seems only to bring them to an even more dangerous place, London. In a city that Dee and the Dark Elders completely control, every corner hides a person that may finally be able to capture them, or worse. kill them. They are not helpless though, with Sophie already trained in two elemental magics, Nick's knowledge, and Josh's sword, but any presence of their auras will alert everyone in the city to their location. Even if the twins survive the streets of London, they may not survive the encounter with the Water magic teacher. For Nicholas has been hiding the fact from them that this man is completely and utterly insane.

The Sorceress isn't only an action-adventure fantasy for teen boys, but also a thrilling, mysterious ride for all ages and genders.

Not only is The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series exciting, but also great books to use in the classroom. Many characters are based on historical figures. You could easily use these books as interest builders for history class. Even Science, Math, and Physics classes could be aided in teaching students by these books. The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series uses Intelligent Fighting tactics. The characters aren't just bashing the bad guys on the head with hammers, but using physics, gravity, common sense, distance estimation, probabilities, erosion, and more to take out the bad guys. These are all things that are taught in school, but not always met with interest from students. These books could turn that around!

A fourth of all the sentences started with either he, she, or they. Though that is not a very sophisticated writing technic, it doesn't impinge my love of the books at all

The Sorceress kept me on my tiptoes the whole time. Each chapter had a different cliffhanger, so it was impossible to stop reading! Someone should really add an advertisement page after each chapter, because seriously, I was waiting for the commercials to begin. Also, every character, be them minor, major, hero, or villian, had to face their different dilemmas in their own narrated chapters. I never knew who would be in the next chapter, or when we would get back to a different one. Warning, you will not be able to put this book down!

Date Reviewed: May 20th, 2009

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5 out of 5 people found this review helpful.

Exciting...Intriguing

I would reccommend this book to all ages. I suggest reading the first two first, though.
The worst thing about this book and all in the series, is waiting for the next one to come out.

Definitely read them!! :-)

2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

A Real Page Turner

Like The Alchemist and The Magician, the first two books in this series by Michael Scott, The Sorceress is a real page turner. Scott weaves his extensive knowledge of folklore and mythology thoughout the books, creating an exciting story with interesting characters. I stayed up late several nights reading. I'd say to myself, "All right, I'll go to bed at the end of this chapter," only to have it end with a cliffhanger so I'd have to read on. And I'm 52 years old! My best friend's 15 year old son and I had a race to see who could finish The Sorceress first. (He won.) We can't wait for The Necromancer to be released.

2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

A great edition to an already excellent series

These are fast-paced can't put it down until your finished kind of books, and this edition to the series is no exception. However, I find myself wanting a lot more from them and the world that Scott is creating. Don't get me wrong, I really do love these books, but I have a lot of general qualms with them. I want more magic, and I want to know how the magic is being created. When we all were transported to Hogwarts, there was an explanation of how the magic worked throughout the world, which had very particular rules about what one can do when and how long it takes to acquire that knowledge. So, ok, I know that Scott is not trying to recreate the Potter world, but it would be nice to know what rules the magic of this world operates from. The best explanation that we get at any point from either of the twins is, "I don't know, somehow you just know how to do it." I think this is a travesty and is missing out on a crucial element of drawing us into the story. How are they developing these abilities? How do they feel as they're creating the magic? Every once in a while we get a peek into the whole thing, but it's not nearly often enough. Even the other immortals have cool spells that I'd like to get a little more depth on. Most of the time, they simply say, a shaman taught me this, or I learned this from Circe. You learned what from Circe? Is it a spell that you say? How are you creating the magic? Anyway, past all that, it's a fun read and, in my opinion, more engaging than the first two. Josh and Sophie have generally become less whiney and are starting to jump into this whole being special and having magical abilities thing. Also, not to spoil it, but there's an interesting plot twist that happens right at the end of the book. -Lindsey Miller, lindseyslibrary

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Great book

Read it once and just had to read it again

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Highly Recommended

I love this series! I have enjoyed every step of the journey the twins and the Flamels have been on. I tore through the first three books in the series in a weeks time, not being able to put the books down. I am on the forth and am enjoying that one. This is a great series, a must have if you like the world of magic!

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Same old, same old

Though i loved the first books in the series, The Sorcerres has the same old plotline of the other two, without anything new. Josh and Sophie get chased by monsters, they meet imortals, they fight yet another battle with yet another half-human, half-animal elder, and they get another superpower. All jumbled together in the impossible time frame of one day. Plus, does Michael Scott have to tell us everything that's happening to every character every second no matter how boring their plot line is? But i gotta admitt, the ending is pretty cool

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

An excellent addition

I stumbled across this series and got hooked within the first few chapters. In this third book more creatures of old and legendary men and women come to light. Michael Scott has done something unique and brilliant with the twins Josh and Sophie gradually losing innocence and maturing with each new mythic and lethal experience. Nicholas Flamel seeming all the more human as his flaws become more apparent. The slow approach of ancient nightmares. All this keeps you on your toes and pining for more as each chapter ends, and despite how the chapters switch perspectives from one character to another the transition never feels out of place. Somehow despite all the myth and wonder that Michael has put into these books you never lose sight of the fact that they are in our world. The plot throws interesting curves and manages to keep its reveals dramatic and unexpected even now in the third book. However, it is not difficult or challenging to follow. So those looking for a hard read would be better off looking elsewhere. As mentioned before the characters are all unique and Michael shows another side to historic figures all the while respecting their origins. Josh and Sophie remain in the spotlight as more choices and responsibilities are put on them, and despite different perspectives they always desire to protect one another. This remains the crucial human element in a book of non-human creatures. Nicholas Flamel is also shown as having weaknesses and this makes him more relatable as a character.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Doesn't disappoint

Oftentimes a series will falter but, in my estimation, Scott's Flamel books have yet to do so. Sorceress has some boring passages of back story that are typical of this format, but not a surfeit. Scott's knowledge of myth and folklore are evident...you'll find all sorts of creatures here and from all corners of the world. He keeps the focus on action, moving between characters and scenes by chapters. I don't feel that his characterization is stellar, especially concerning the twins. I'm more drawn in by the magic and mayhem than by their plight, but there is enough going on to keep me turning the pages to find out what's going on in spite of the fact that I'm not highly drawn to the characters emotionally.

1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

READ IT

Awesome im addicted better than harry potter. I love it and i reccomend this to everyone. : ) great choice if you pick it.

Great series

The books are fast paced with characters you really feel you know.

AMZING

Its like a unicorn pooped in my mouth and i barfed it up and it was a butterfly

Grest read

Could not put it down

This book combines mythology and modern civilization. Josh and

This book combines mythology and modern civilization. Josh and Sophie Newman have been chosen to be the Twins of Legend, the set of twins that are destined to save the world. In the first two books, Sophie learns some magic (air and fire) and Josh didn't learn any. In this book, Josh is Awakened, which means he can now start to learn magic. Josh and Sophie have been traveling around the world, so they have gotten protection. There is The Alchemyst, Nicolas, The Shadow, Scathach, and the Saracen Knight, Palamedes. After they all defend Palamedes' castle, they make their way to London to find Gilgamesh the King. Gilgamesh is a master of all the elemental magics, but they want him to teach Josh and Sophie just the magic of water. When they have been taught, all of the monsters in the area are alerted to their position, so they all have to fight (that's the end of the book, so I will not share the end).
I did not find anything that I disliked about the book, however, there were countless things that were very good about the book. I really liked the action scenes, which happened frequently, because of the magic and swordplay. I also like the combination of magic, physical combat, and the modern setting.
I would definitely recommend this book to any fantasy reader. I really liked it and think that many other readers would.

Totally addicted!!!

I think that this is the best series I have ever read.

Have enjoyed the series and now addicted to the finish!

There are so many twists and turns as this story unfolds throughout the series. You begin to literally hate some of the characters and you get very frustrated with the behavior of others like Josh! I like the way historical places and characters are interwoven into the story and how the legends of old are built on to create greater colorful and fanciful stories.

Love

Lurrv da serieres. READ IT!

Drags on

I am a big fan if thus sereis but the plot drags on un tjus book.