Septimus Heap ~Book Three~ Physik

*Sigh* It’s official, what I like to call sequel syndrome has finally reached the Septimus Heap series. While Mrs. Sage provided small bits of newness in “Physik” the novel still seemed stagnant. All the hilariously ridiculous characters that made the first book so wonderful (And to a lesser extent the secound) were winnowed down to a bare handful who’s oddities had been toned way down. Of course this might have been fine if there had been some new characters introduced that were even close to as ludicrous as the originals had been. I understand Mrs. Sage probably wants to further develop her characters but she does so at a cost to what made me enjoy the first novel, the unexpected wittiness and insanity of the people in her book. I suppose the third was decent but not one I would read over again (And if you know me then you know I tend to reread almost everything eventually). Oh, one last note, all the author had to do to redeem the novel for me was to give Bert a few moments of attention. I miss the cat-turned-into-a-duck-that-attacks-when-annoyed …….. poor Bert

Physik

-JD

~ by twilightspath on July 22, 2008.