Review: A cannotputdownablebook!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 11, 2014
The first lesson learned from Circle of Five is that we are never too old for magic.  From the opening page Jan Raymond engaged me by weaving a spell using plot, imagery and character development as main ingredients. We are presented with five students who discover their special powers after an electrical storm.  Super powers may be endowed but there is definitely a cost in learning how to use them.  The author's  realistic touches (such as the importance of a healthy diet, exercise and  wholesome habits) enhance the story with good advice for the super and not-so-super among us readers. However, there are several  lip-biting action scenes that made me forget I was reading a book instead of watching a film, due to the wonderfully descriptive language.  Because this is Part 1 of a series, Ms. Raymond  meticulously built upon each character while slowly developing their powers.  From the promise of the prologue's mysterious crumpled piece of paper to the hint of other groups of five—somewhere in a Tibetan community--our imagination can anticipate  the potential for future conflicts and exciting plot twists in the sequels. A cannotputdownable book!