Review: A great book! Highly recommended as an exciting, fast-paced read for kids!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 11, 2014
They say that you can tell when you have read a truly great book, because of the sadness you feel when you read the last page and have to leave the other world of your book behind. I have just finished "The Magician's Fire", and am feeling that sense of sadness, accompanied by the hope that the next book in this series will be out soon!This story by Mary Josefina Cade is cleverly put together, and a pleasure to read. It weaves together the ideas of old magic, new magic (utilising the crystals of mobile phones), ancient Egyptian mythology, and time travel of kids from Tudor times - intertwining all of these into the lives of four kids from the 21st Century.With dragons, ancient birds, and a nasty villain thrown into the mix, get ready for some fast-paced action! We watch the children's characters developing before our eyes - seeing heros and heroines materialising from unexpected places. The kids themselves are surprised to find that, however dysfunctional or unusual they see their families, it is these people who matter most to them when true peril materialises!I particularly loved the sensitive, yet realistic, way that the author portrays the relationship between Ben and his younger autistic brother, Sammy. A good way to help introduce children to autism, and to the idea that children who behave differently should be accepted as they are, not feared or ridiculed in any way.A great book! Highly recommended as an exciting, fast-paced read for kids!