I finished Septimus Heap - Syren and Night Light. Both good in an "eh, that was ok" kind of way. I'm excited now to start book #14 - Vladimir Tod!

I've just stopped writing about it. But I should update my finished books list. Let's see...

#10 - Witches and Wizards - CHECK
#11 - First Light - CHECK
#12 - Septimus Heap Syren - In Progress
#13 - NightLight - In Progress

Witches and Wizards and First Light were both AWESOME! I loved them. In fact, I'm reading Witches and Wizards to my 3rd block.

I am almost done with Patterson’s Witches and Wizards and it’s GOOD! I don’t know if I’d say it approaches Harry Potter (But I’m a pretty big HP fan, so I’m hard to please) but it’s good! My favorite part about it is that the sections are short – about 2 pages on average. This is a wonderful when you’re reading a book and doing other things because there’s always a stopping place. My least favorite part, believe it or not, was that it was told in 1st person. Usually, 1st person is wonderful because you’re in the thoughts of the person you’re reading about, but I just don’t think Patterson nailed it with this book. I found myself spending a lot of time wondering how I felt about the characters. I just didn’t LOVE them at first. The other thing I found myself wanting was more of a setting. I think the book was purposefully vague on time and place, which can be good, but in this case lack of setting actually worked against it. Is this America? Is it meant to be taken seriously? If a government like the New Order took over here, it’d be a HUGE shock. Much more than I think the characters in the book felt! Is this the future? Present? Past? Is it as preachy and political as it seems? Or is it a story about wizards that needed a conflict to react to? I’m not 100% sure because I can’t tell if it’s even our world they’re in.



Other than that, it was VERY amusing! The characters become loveable as you (slowly) get to know them. There’s a little suspense and mystery and some funny/fun scenes. It was definitely worth the handful of hours it took to read. And it’s totally safe for readers of all ages.

On to book #10. Thank goodness Emily is an awesome girl with awesome taste in books! I had run out of things to read and getting around is nearly impossible with all this nasty snow!

I started this last night. It's pretty good so far. It's the kind of book that makes you feel indignant toward the "bad" guys. I hope they get what's coming to them!

I've heard that this book rivals Harry Potter in quality and interest. I'm not seeing it yet. I'm just not in love with the characters yet and it lacks the backdrop and structure that Hogwarts provides. But who knows, maybe that will change. I'll keep you posted!