Reviews

Der dunkle Magier by Michael Scott, Ursula Höfker

josie_baker's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

flukemasterluke's review against another edition

4.0

Filling out my backlog of books read from when I was younger:

This one had a great side character in the rock musician Saint-Germaine, but I honestly don't remember much aside from Josh being whiney af. I think seeing Dee's perspective made this one great because he's such a snake and I love him for it. Deserves to be on the Greatest Haters of All Time list.

nata_10's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

smiley7245's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.0

It has been a long time since I read the first book in this series so I'm not sure if this picks up right where the previous book left off or not.

The twins are in Paris with Nicholas. Pernelle is on Alcatraz. Sophie is dealing with all of the memories of the Witch, and trying to learn how to use her new power of air. Josh is jealous and worried. Machiavelli has entered the chat and has teamed up with John Dee, but unlike Dee he worries about the outcome of actions and does not act rashly. Josh and co end up with St. Geramin who is married to Joan of Arc who is friends with Scatty. There are more attacks. Valkyrie's show up. Nicholas gives Josh a sword. Scatty gets pulled into the Seine and Josh thinks she's dead until the end of the book when Nicholas tells him that she doesn't need to breath and therefore didn't drown. Josh ends up with Machiavelli and Dee and they take him to get awakened by Mars. Sophie shows up and almost brings Mars back to his humanity, but Dee turns him into a statue. Josh is reunited with Sophie and co. Pernelle makes friends with the ghost of the island and then finds the Elder that's a spider and they put aside their issues to deal with the Morrigan.

There was a lot of action and adventure in this book. I will read book 3 at some point.

alysses's review against another edition

3.0

I'm liking the series I just find that at times it rambles. I think the author goes into historical details at the wrong times. It always seems to be when something action packed is about to happen. It slows down the story when at that moment the author should have ran with it. At the same time some of the action packed details are kind of chaotic and you can't really understand or picture what is happening at the moment. All in all I'm glad I'm done with the book and on with the next one.

codename_cyan's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

mlliu's review against another edition

4.0

I was inclined to give this book three stars except I did race to finish it. The pacing of the story is terrific, and the twists and turns are riveting. The characters still don't seem that well-drawn to me, I think because there are so many of them and so much action.

mwilliamson1873's review against another edition

5.0

My FAVORITE in the series so far! I loved the suspense of it all and the dynamic between Dee and Machiavelli.

soulwriting_passion's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

bangalee57's review against another edition

4.0

I am really enjoying this series! It's a fun combination of myth, fairytale, and legend rolled up into a magical adventure story.