A review by calimero747
Fyre by Angie Sage
4.0
First, let me just say that this book was amazing. But from the great finale of one of my favorite series ever I expected much more.
There were many things that disturbed me and many, many things I liked. For example, I like Angie's special way of humor and how she manages to write about tons of awesome characters and doesn't let any of them out of the story. And they never become boring. I like how despite all the action, magyk and darke stuff, her books stay light and funny.
If I said that there's no romance, I'd be lying. It is present, but hidden between the lines. The way Angie describes romantic stuff is kind of childish and silly but very refreshing. I absolutely love it.
The book was a constant reminder that this is the end of Semptimus Heap. It visited almost every place important for previous books and gave almost every character an opportunity to shine. But I was disappointed. Who needs other characters when there's no Nicko?
He has got even smaller role than in Darke. Through the first half of Fyre, his name is said twice. Twice! In the middle Angie remembered about the best Heap so she put him along for a journey to the House of Foryx. And also into the port palace with Jenna, Sep, Simon and Jim Knee. However, she seemed to forget about him and after that there was no Nicko at all. At least he became his old self again. It's a shame he didn't get another typical Nik moment like at the end of Darke when he was imitating a seagull at the royal party. I don't know why Angie almost removed him from the plot but I clearly missed him.
There was plenty other disappointing factors, for example Syrah being weird and boring when she woke up, or Septimus ending up with Rose (who exactly? Was she ever mentioned before?), or Jenna still being annoying, or that Spit Fyre was left out, or that the twist with fyre was pretty lame and nothing special... But the greatness of Septimus Heap overpowers everything (except lack of Nicko!) so I'm giving it 4 stars.
Oh, I forgot something! I have a new hero! Quoting directly from acknowledgements: "To Dave Johnson, without whom Nicko would not have had an attack of the giggles at the Wendron Witch Summer Circle."
There were many things that disturbed me and many, many things I liked. For example, I like Angie's special way of humor and how she manages to write about tons of awesome characters and doesn't let any of them out of the story. And they never become boring. I like how despite all the action, magyk and darke stuff, her books stay light and funny.
If I said that there's no romance, I'd be lying. It is present, but hidden between the lines. The way Angie describes romantic stuff is kind of childish and silly but very refreshing. I absolutely love it.
The book was a constant reminder that this is the end of Semptimus Heap. It visited almost every place important for previous books and gave almost every character an opportunity to shine. But I was disappointed. Who needs other characters when there's no Nicko?
He has got even smaller role than in Darke. Through the first half of Fyre, his name is said twice. Twice! In the middle Angie remembered about the best Heap so she put him along for a journey to the House of Foryx. And also into the port palace with Jenna, Sep, Simon and Jim Knee. However, she seemed to forget about him and after that there was no Nicko at all. At least he became his old self again. It's a shame he didn't get another typical Nik moment like at the end of Darke when he was imitating a seagull at the royal party. I don't know why Angie almost removed him from the plot but I clearly missed him.
There was plenty other disappointing factors, for example Syrah being weird and boring when she woke up, or Septimus ending up with Rose (who exactly? Was she ever mentioned before?), or Jenna still being annoying, or that Spit Fyre was left out, or that the twist with fyre was pretty lame and nothing special... But the greatness of Septimus Heap overpowers everything (except lack of Nicko!) so I'm giving it 4 stars.
Oh, I forgot something! I have a new hero! Quoting directly from acknowledgements: "To Dave Johnson, without whom Nicko would not have had an attack of the giggles at the Wendron Witch Summer Circle."