Physik (Septimus Heap, #3)

by Angie Sage

[Katie King]

I really tried to enjoy this.

This is, after all, the book that led me to abandon this series so many years ago. Now I can say I've finally made it through it!

But it was SUCH a struggle. I almost didn't finish it.

I didn't really care about Marcellus or Etheldredda. She didn't even seem all that threatening or scary. I think it's hard to write for this audience while keeping the attention of older readers. Sure, it's not written specifically for older readers such as myself, but I'd like to pretend I could still enjoy the series. I think it's losing me, though.

There is some kind of emotional disconnect between all the Heap siblings. Outside of a few, none of them seem to care about any of the others. Some kids are conveniently missing from the story. Pivotal events from previous stories (like uh, the princess was kidnapped??) aren't even addressed, nobody thinks about them...it's like they didn't happen. Nobody even mentions Simon being evil anymore. The parents don't even hardly notice Septimus and oh, 3 or so of their other kids are MISSING IN ANOTHER TIME until they've al,let come back. There's no seamless transition from book to book anymore, just rigidly segmented different stories. Hmmm.

Might have to take a break before the next one.