Another excellent story in the series. A lot of suspense and interesting weaving in of historical figures. ( )

Sophie and Josh continue their journey with Nicholas Flammel, now in London. Along the way they meet a few new characters, including the Black Knight, Gilgamesh, and, my personal favorite, William Shakespeare. In an attempt to continue awakening their powers, the twins run all over London to find Gilgamesh, while avoiding all of the evil things being thrown at them. Meanwhile, Perenelle is still stuck on Alcatraz, with a prison full of monsters. The book goes into her adventures and attempts to escape the island. Scatty and Joan are back, but only briefly, in this book.
This is the third book in the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flammel series, following The Alchemist and The Magician. Although the story covers about one day, as do the other books, it is packed with action and none-stop interest. Really enjoyable, especially for magic fans. One thing I especially love about this series is the way it connects things in everyday life to the supernatural. ( )

Reviewed by Jennifer Rummel for TeensReadToo.com

Sophie and Josh are still on their whirlwind adventure. They've moved from Paris, leaving confusion and disaster in their midst, and are traveling to London. When they arrive in London, they've been noticed and are being tailed.

Dr. Dee is still after the twins. However, the stakes have been raised.

With them both awakened, he doesn't need Nicholas Flamel alive. He also needs to find the twins fast without letting them slip away again or his master will inflict terrible consequences upon him. Meanwhile, his partner in crime, Machiavelli, heads to the island of Alcatraz to finish off the Sorceress. His master's also concerned about the number of failures in regards to capturing the twins and the Flamels.

Time is of the essence to seize both the twins and to open the doors between worlds. Plus, every hour the Flamels grow weaker and older. Can they hold together and combine their strength to fight off the evil beings?

Michael Scott blends mystery, fantasy, and history perfectly together into an adrenaline-filled, action-packed, fast-paced, addicting novel in THE SECRETS OF THE IMMORTAL NICHOLAS FLAMEL series. ( )

Impossible To Stop Reading!

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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Why are these books considered for kids? Just because there is no sex or graphic gore does not make them childish. Narnia, Harry Potter and this series are some of my all-time favourite books, and I'm most definitely a grownup! Michael Scott’s fantasy novels are truly masterpieces!!!!

In this exciting adventure, new characters are added, the old ones change, and the stakes keep rising higher and higher. The Sorceress is beautifully written, the suspense and thrill never stop, and things are revealed that you might never have wanted to ever know. The prophecy continues to haunt and intrigue.

Scott has a truly original and engaging voice as he navigates the intersections of our world with the shadow world, introducing the ghosts of everyone from evil Italian masterminds to Shakespeare himself. I am truly hooked on the Flamel series and I can't wait for the fourth book, The Necromancer, to come out. ( )