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This book was a bit long. But don't be discouraged! It's got an interesting and engaging plot that is enjoyable.

Nicholas Flamel, Scatty, Sophie and Josh have just arrived in Paris. But not on vacation. Not very long ago, Sophie and Josh were two normal twins. But now they have discovered that they are the twins of legend, with pure gold and silver auras. Now they are running around Paris/America/the world trying to find an Elder to Awaken Josh's powers and further train Sophie.

Josh has doubts about Nicholas' trustworthiness though. He feels that Nicholas keeps putting them in danger. And he is lonely... and jealous. For the first time ever, he feels like there is a wall between him and his twin, and he will do anything to demolish that wall... even listen to the evil guy: John Dee and his colleague, Niccolò Machiavelli. As both Dee and Flamel continue to try and get Josh to be on their side, Josh starts to lose faith in his few protectors... and his doubt grows stronger.

Michael Scott kind of flipped between characters without warning. Like, one moment Sophie would be thinking about how tired she is, or something, then suddenly in the middle of the chapter we would be thinking with Josh, then we would be with Nicholas, then with Dee and Machiavelli... Know what I mean?

Nevertheless, this was an excellent book and I am really looking forward to reading the next one. I recommend it to people younger than 14, if they are ready to tackle a 464 page book.