The Alchemyst Audiobook

" I've been reading teen/young adult fiction a lot these days. This is an adventurous story of a brother and sister and their ties to an alchemyst - the first book in a series of several. It's geared more for theyounger readers - I woud say anywhere from 4th grade up. I finished the first book quckly but bogged down on the second ook and haven't completed it yet. "

" I would not recommend this book series. I found the story itself to be interesting, but slow moving. The use of mythological characters is unique, certainly, but also somewhat confusing. Nothing felt quite thought out, and everything felt like it was setting up for a series (which it is) rather than telling a story in itself. The writing is derivative and repetitive; the author constantly repeats information, in case we forgot it from last chapter, or tells you what characters are thinking or feeling when it is or should be obvious from the events going on. The reader of the audiobook did a credible job bringing this story to life, but could not overcome the insipid writing. I find myself drawn to book 2 out of train-wreck curiosity only, and regret the choice. I apologize for my harsh words to the author, and look forward to his next project, whatever it may be, as it will come with more experience and hopefully less straight-to-series marketing. "

" Good book, but the setting of the book in the beginning was not very well suited "

" My question throughout was: if you are the "world's greatest alchemist" why do you need the book to mix an elixir you have been making and taking monthly for 500 years? "

" Wow. This book and its series would make a pretty great movie. "

" It's soooooo good, and interesting!!! It defenetly makes you think and omg Scatach is such a cool character!!! XD "

" Much like 39 Clues and The Percy Jackson. middle schoolers who love Harry Potter might like this "

" GOod series; lots of interwoven myths and legends; my kids also enjoyed; good for teens "

" It starts out to be a very promising series with a very interesting plot. I was very interested in it the whole way through. "

" I did not like this book. :| Almost all of the characters are lame. The twins are specially ANNOYING. I don't think I'll be reading the next books of this series. "

" Really enjoyed the entire series, even if they did tend to fall off toward the end. "

" Great book! Really got sucked into this one! Read this one pretty fast. Wanting to read the whole series. "

" This book is my definition for a cliff hanger. Not that that's a bad thing but it didn't make me want to go and read the rest of the series. "

" Meh. To be honest, the reasons I don't like this book can really all be attributed to the target age of the book. With 16 year old protagonists, I expected it to be a bit more YA, but I think it's aimed at a younger audience. I think young me would have liked it, though. "

" Enjoyable, thoroughly a blast, Exciting! "

" I'll generously give this book a three. The plot line was well thought out and I liked the mythology, but it was very slow. It took me about three months to read and I didn't retain most of it when most books I can read within a day and remember at least 80% of it. "

" Great characters and interesting story but so obviously written for the big screen. "

" Good book, imaginative. Haven't finished reading the series yet. "

" Exciting story. If you like history it's a nice story. "

" Action-packed page-turner, for sure--eagerly anticipating Book 2! My only complaint is that I wish the author would delve a little deeper into the feelings of the main characters so I could become a bit more emotionally connected to them--maybe as the series continues? "

" A combination of all the myths in the world --- exactly my type. The characters are rich and colorful. "

" Recommended by a friend. It was a quick read, and an interesting story, but didn't strike me as the book that it was built up to be. "

" Kuciwa ah... sugan teh bakal rame, secara ratingna alus. Ceuk kuring mah asa kurang gereget. Dina adegan2 anu genting, teu karasa tegangna, teuing kunaon. Dialogna kitu anu kurang tek-tok? "

" This was a fun read "