" This second book is every bit as good as the first, maybe even better. We still have the sarcastic and uneasy relationship between the magician Nathaniel/John and djinni Bartimaeus, but we also meet Kitty Jones, a feisty commoner fighting about the magicians' monopoly of power. Where John is manipulative, controlling, self-preserving, distrustful, and power-hungry, Kitty is idealistic, rebellious, impulsive, brave, and honorable. Through a conversation with the djinni, Kitty disables the golem that's terrorizing London and saves John's life. "
— Pamela, 2/17/2014