Rating:
Characters: 20/20
Plot: 20/20 (Veryy veryy goodd)
Originality: 19/20
Writing: 19/20
Recommendation: 19/20
Overall: 97/100 or A
Source: Library
Summary: In
this fifth book in the Magykal series, Septimus ends up on a
captivatingly beautiful island, one of seven set in a sparkling sea.
He's stranded there with his badly injured dragon, Spit Fyre, along with
Jenna and Beetle. There are some strange things about the island,
including a Magykal girl named Syrah, a cat-shaped lighthouse that has
lost its light, and an eerie presence that sings to Septimus--can he
escape the persistent call?
Trouble is also brewing for
Lucy and Wolf Boy, who have become entangled with some nefarious
sailors at sea, and for Milo Banda, Jenna's father, who is harboring a
mysterious treasure chest in his ship's hold.
Review: Syren
is undoubtedly my favorite addition to the series so far. Angie Sage
has devised a masterpiece of a plot with much excitement and enjoyment
sure to befall any reader. Sage has crafted a beautiful setting, the
island of Syren, and her descriptiveness of its beauty is... ah..."Je ne
sais quois!" My favorite character addition to the story is probably
Jim Knee, a slightly ungrateful jinnee. I shouldn't say any more about
him, for fear of spoilers. Anyway, I must commend Angie Sage for once
again bringing us readers and reviewers another very satisfying literary
entrée. Bravo!
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