Septimus Heap Series (by Angie Sage)

question: did csm delete all the unfavorable reviews people gave when they updated their site? anyhow. i guess i'll review this again, it's an ok story, i guess, but at times it's rather dull and charming, it is glaringly obvious who septimus heap is for most of the book. i don't really recommend it to anyone over nine. the author does have a funny sense of humor though. at the end of the books there are profile sketches of each character- hat happened to them after or before the story. so you read about witches maids- and then all of a sudden: SLEUTH. sleuth was a tennis ball, once...

If you like magic or fantasies in even the slightest way, READ THIS BOOK!!!!!!!!! I liked this series as much or possibly more than the Harry Potter books. Check out the rest of the series too: Book 2: Flyte Book 3: Physik Book 4: Queste Book 5: Syren [coming soon in 2009] The Magykal Papers [series reference book; coming soon]

I really liked the book, because it was a page turner. You never know whats going to happen next. Great for kids who aren't ready for the big stuff.

I am going to review this one kind of like Matt Berman, but I am going to do more than four. MAGYK, BOOK ONE, 3 STARS: The story takes place in a mythical land where people are either wizards or non-magyk. Septimus Heap is a boy who grows up in a family. Naturally being the seventh son of the seventh son, he is a wizard. But he doesn't grow up being a wizard. The story is filled with wonderful characters like Wolf Boy, and Jenna, Nikko and Aunt Zelda. The magyk terms can get annoying and frustrating at times, but overall the book is magykal. The violence is minor, but includes a creepy hunter who hunts down the main characters, who is okay with killing anyone who gets in his way. (deaths are not violent) Some characters only use magyk for there own reasons to get what they want so this book does explore the emotion of greed and evil. The story is somewhat boring, and drags in many places, but for those who stick to the end will be rewarded with an exciting ending. FLYTE, BOOK TWO, 4 STARS: Flyte tells the tale of Jenna who is kidnapped, and Septimus' trip to follow her into the jungle. This book shows some of the coolness of magyk more, and is a huge improvement on the over-long first book. The scariness is a little bit more scary, and the fight scenes a little bit better. The books overall have a feel good feel to them and are exciting. Guns are used again in this book, and children are in peril constintly, even though the peril is more silly. I love Spit Fyre is amazing! The book was enjoyable over all, and is exciting. PHYSIK, BOOK THREE, 3 STARS: This book in the funny series was my least-favorite. Although the ending is pretty cool. This book has a little bit more romance than the previous, but still are fairly mild. The mood of this one is a little bit more scary, but still is apropriate. The story sometimes touches upon a women who is greedy and is somewhat scary. This one was boring, and less enjoyable than the other two. QUESTE, BOOK FOUR, 4 STARS, ON FOR AGES 10 AND UP, CREEPIER: Queste is a little scarier than the other few. Although the book isn't as creepy as to me, I know my younger neighbor was a little bit squemish about book 4 and 5. Queste was longer than it needed to be, and it did not have to focas so much on the minor characters, but it did do oh well. Still, the story was fun, and the villian was original and awesome! Love her! There are creepy things called Things, that are creepy looking, and kind of weird. I liked this one a lot, and still am a sucker for the pictures on every chapter opener. SYREN, BOOK FIVE, 4 STARS: Syren is a lot stranger than the other few, and I lost interest a couple of times, but still it contained the action, humor, and horror that makes the series so good. This book was creepier than the previous stories, containing a person who posseses people, which is weird, and strange. The book is kind of like a dream, which is cool, but I drifted sometimes. You get to learn a little bit more about other characters, which is coolio! DARKE, BOOK SIX, 4.5 STARS!: Darke was the best of the series, hands down. It was perfect length, and awesome. There is a reason why the book is called Darke, and that is the fact that the tone of the story is gloomier than the other ones. As different stories unfold, everything folds together beautifuly, almost like Magyk....

The best book ever. The author, Angie Sage is brilliant at writing, and knows how to blend great humor into a great story. Everyone should read this book, and it will be on their tops within the first few chapters.

This book was very predictable, and not very original. the only reason i read it was because my friend recommended it, but i found it.....pretty boring. An evil king that sends an assasin to kill them??? You've GOT to be kidding me cuz how many books have that plot again?

I think these books flow easily from one event to another and the person who said once "they were talking about bugs then Magyk potions," in that scene they were capturing bugs to MAKE a potion. Just saying. Any way I love the book and the characters are great and there's plenty of comic relief. You really should read it, especially if you like Harry Potter.

This book is just right for kids who love fantasy. The adventure never falters throughout the book and the characters develop at a good pace. All in all a very good book!

This book series has caught my kids imaginations! There is some violence but not graphic and it's not the main event. The main event is Septimus a young boy finding out and accepting who he is. He finds himself on an adventure discovering his talents and using them to the best of his ability. The main characters show strong friendships and family relationship throughout this series. The series does get a little darker with each book. But unlike the Harry Potter series each subsequent book remains age appropriate from beginning to end. Angie Sage just finished last book in the series so now is a good time to start reading all the books without the painful wait for the next one. In my family it was indeed a painful wait!