Three and 1/2 Stars

I waited until I had read both books in the Boxed Edition to review these books. This is a medieval fairy tale series of Seven books, and yet again another Young Adult genre favoring age 12 and older. But it makes for a good read for the more mature as well. I would say that this storyline compares loosely, to the Harry Potter books though not quite as aged.

It is a contemporary fantasy, most definitely written for children. The plot is rather all over the place, and at an irregular pace. But the motley crew of characters makes for a pleasant read.

The series of seven books revolves around Septimus Heap who, as it turns out is a wizard, and a princess-in-wait who are switched at birth.

The storyline is replete with talking rats, shape-shifters, magic potions, Wizards, ghosts, boggarts, dragons,

and..... well, you get the picture.

This is a good series for young children who are advanced readers

and/or teens who enjoyed the

Harry Potter series.

Pencil illustrations, throughout all the books, are by Mark Zug