The Alchemyst, written by Michael Scott, is a fictional story about a normal twin brother and sister who work at a book store and a coffee shop. John Dee, the main antagonist, is a magician who tries to steal a book called The Codex that will make him the most powerful magician in the universe.
In the story there are many things that could happen in real life. Sophie is an agoraphobic; a person who has an irrational fear of open spaces. In fact, there are about 3.2 million (3,200,000) adults (ages 18-54 years) who suffer from agoraphobia, including Woody Allen, and Howard Hughes. There are also many fictional aspects of the story. For example, it is virtually impossible to do necromancy (the practice of attempting to revive someone) , as John Dee does.
John Dee creates Golems in the book. Golems are men made out mud. In the book John Dee uses them to hurt Nicholas Flamel and the twins. The author puts this in a way that makes you think they are real. They seem real because they actual follow commands and they actually hurt people.
The best thing about the book is the characters. Each character has a different personality. For example, Josh , one of the twins, is a claustrophobic. Also, it is interesting when the bookstore he works in becomes the battlefield for Nicholas Flamel and John Dee and his Golem Army of Doom.
The main characters, the twins, are antagonized by John Dee and the Dark Elders of Doom. This is a challenge and the ending is not resolved in this book, however, I think that Sophie will save the day that is how most of book like these books usually end. When Sophie is powerful enough, lucky enough, and brave enough (none of which she is now) she, and her twin, Scathach, and Nicholas will beat Dr. Dee and save Perenelle Flamel.
There are not illustrations in the book, however, it is very easy to follow because I am able read at an advanced level and go back and forth between one place and another. The author describes the events very well.
I prefer reading fiction and non-fiction but nothing in-between. It just doesn't interest me. Realistic fiction is not interesting for me because I have to read it so often at school. I would rather learn about the past from a history book. That makes more sense to me. I like reading history that is in its original form, instead of mixing it up with fictional parts. I do not think that all fantasy books are alike because that is just like saying that jello and pudding are alike. That's like saying this book and Twilight are alike. In this book one of the characters is a vampire but they don't live on blood. In twilight the characters do live on blood. Twilight books add romance to horror while The Alchemyst does not.
Fantasies are just as serious as other types of books. For example, Harry Potter is about wizards fighting other wizards and people do things that real life people do. It is not silly. It is very serious. In the story I read there were very violent things that happened like in the real world. Two of the characters destroyed Hekate's territory and killed her. This happens in the end and also in real life.
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