Review: Best school based magic book ever!!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 10, 2014
Wow! What a fantastic book. Ignore all the reviewers comparing this to H.P. - this is better by far!!The characters are real and believable (even the ones we don't see as often), as is the plot. Hayden is a genuine kid who works hard to make the best of his opportunities. It is extremely easy to empathise with him, and he has a group of friends who really care for him. But in my opinion it is Master Asher who steals the show. Coolest teacher ever!!However what is really fantastic about this book is the explanations of magic. Major arcane, minor arcane, prisms, powders, wands, elixirs, it is all familiar and yet V. St. Clair has completely made them her own.At time serious and funny - I haven't laughed so much in ages reading a book - Cave of Nightmares is a serious page turner and I highly recommend it. I will now go and download the next book so I can get right back into Hayden's story and find out the all important 'What happens next'!