I spent so long browsing Wikipedia pages so I could learn more about Scathatch and the Witch of Endor. It was those that were unfamiliar to me that encouraged me to do some outside research. Some of them I learned about in school, while others were unfamiliar to me. The book is filled to the brim with old myths and legends. In their quest to hopefully save the world, Nicholas Flamel and the twins receive aid from several people we know as myths and legends like Scathatch the Warrior Maiden and the Witch of Endor while trying to outwit the likes of Bastet and Morrigan.

A magical battle and a kidnapping ensue, and now Sophie and Josh’s life is thrown into a whirlwind– they just might be the twins an old prophecy describes, and if that is so, then they are destined to save the world from the evil Dr. John Dee and his lackeys, show up at the twins’ place(s) of work. Then some golems (not to be confused with Gollum) and peculiar men in business attire, Dr. And by really old, I mean a couple of centuries-old– the Flamels, who are famous for concocting the sorcerer’s stone, which makes them immortal. They are normal twins, working normal summer jobs, but unknowingly working for some really old people.

The story is about Sophie and Josh Newman. Does anyone else pick out books like that? Silly reasons aside, I enjoyed this book! The reason why I picked up this book in the first place is that the book is about Nicholas Flamel, and Nicholas Flamel is mentioned in the first Harry Potter book.

The Alchemyst by Michael Scott