jvt038 reviewed The sorceress by Michael Scott (Secrets of the immortal Nicholas Flamel)
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4 stars
The Sorceress, book 3 in the series 'The Secrets of The Immortal Nicolas Flamel'
After the events of The Magician, the protagonists set out in London, to be persecuted by Dr. Dee.
The story took some interesting turns, and we slowly get to know more about the Archons and their successors, the Elders.
The author is very consistent, no weird turns are taken, and the plot goes exactly as I expected; just new mythical beings are introduced, Dee keeps hunting the twins, and Machiavelli obviously does something very cunning and smart, and last but not least, the story ends with a bit of a 'cliffhanger', where Dee finds Clarent, and will most likely do something malicious with it.
However, due to the non-surprising story, it's becoming a bit repetitive, which is slightly annoying.
I'd hoped for something interesting, for example, the twins being captured, but them escaping from captivity; just …
The Sorceress, book 3 in the series 'The Secrets of The Immortal Nicolas Flamel'
After the events of The Magician, the protagonists set out in London, to be persecuted by Dr. Dee.
The story took some interesting turns, and we slowly get to know more about the Archons and their successors, the Elders.
The author is very consistent, no weird turns are taken, and the plot goes exactly as I expected; just new mythical beings are introduced, Dee keeps hunting the twins, and Machiavelli obviously does something very cunning and smart, and last but not least, the story ends with a bit of a 'cliffhanger', where Dee finds Clarent, and will most likely do something malicious with it.
However, due to the non-surprising story, it's becoming a bit repetitive, which is slightly annoying.
I'd hoped for something interesting, for example, the twins being captured, but them escaping from captivity; just a slight victory for Dee and the Dark Elders would be nice to see.
Therefore, 4/5.
