I’ve been waiting to read this book since hearing about it. It didn’t quite live up to my expectations, but it has a sequel, so I’m hoping the story will improve now that much of the backstory is out of the way. Maybe there was too much anticipation, since I already knew a little about the elusive Flamel and his wife. After reading Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, my son searched for information about the real Flamel. His story is begging to be told, but no one really knows it.











