BOOK REVIEW

by Papa

Title: Flyte (Septimus Heap, Book Two)

Author: Angie Sage

Recommended Age: 8+

Pages: 532

Time: About 2 weeks

Rating: 8/10

Flyte is the second of the Septimus Heap series of books.  If you haven't read Magyk (the first of the series) yet, then you probably shouldn't read this review.  Magyk is really better enjoyed if you know as little as possible about the story.  Flyte continues over a year after the end of Magyk.  All of the same characters are in this book and it shows how the events of Magyk have changed all of their lives.  The story of the book takes place over just a few days where as Magyk took place over the course of months.  Flyte is incredibly action-packed.  There are chases on horseback, an encounter with a giant worm, a journey through a forest with man-eating trees, a race through ice tunnels, and a battle on a boat.  Kid A says that it's his favorite book at the moment, which is saying something.

Favorite Thing: After the story ends, there's a section on a bunch of characters saying what happened to them before the story took place.  It really adds a nice touch to the book.

Least Favorite Thing: The pictures bothered me again in this book.  Not only were the same images used in multiple scenes, but I just didn't imagine the characters looking like they did in the drawings.

Questionable Material for Kids: Again, there's good versus evil, and the evil characters are pretty nasty.