The Amulet of Samarkand (oooh..9/10 stars!)

Book Review!!!!
(I can explain the multitude of exclamation points in three words: I love books! I read books as often as I can, just ask my friends!)

Rating: 9/10 STARS
Background info: The Amulet of Samarkand is about a boy and a djinni. The boy, Nathaniel but known by his magician name John Mandrake, is an extremely smart and competent apprentice even though his master doubts his abilities. Thanks to his master’s abundant library he has plenty of reading material to sustain his thirst for knowledge and thus becomes far more advanced than most at his level. The djinni, Bartimaeus, is extremely sarcastic and his personality really spices up the story. As a djinni, he can change into any form- be it human or animal, he can also see on multiple planes- humans can only see on one plane but all the other planes, perhaps a countless number of them, there are hidden entities or other magical artifacts and barriers. Like Bartimaeus, there are other essences from the “Other Place”, many lesser beings and many greater entities of such extraordinary power humans do not even try to harness it. Of course, how could I forget? Magicians get their power from these entities, without them they are normal humans. Magicians must summon the djinni and so forth from the Other Place through a ritual, then they order them to do whatever they wish. The entities cannot disobey or else they risk permanent confinement or they explode. Naturally this summoning and forced obedience induces a natural enmity between the two races.
Summary: Nathaniel summoned Bartimaeus, and ordered him to steal the Amulet of Samarkand. Throughout the book, there is an underlying plot, which has to do with the Resistance, who want to overthrough the magicians in charge of London. The Resistance has stolen many magical artifacts from the magicians, but no one knows who makes up the Resistance. Anyway back to the main plot, Simon Lovelace a very prominent magician, he discovers his amulet is missing and goes in search of it. Now you are wondering why Nathaniel stole the amulet, simple, he wanted revenge. I would say way more, and believe me I want to, but I think you should read it for yourself! It's a great book and I hope what I have written so far will convince you to open this book, because once you do you won't be able to put it down.

If you haven' t guessed by now...I loved this book. I really liked the characters, especially Bartimaeus. I mean who doesn't enjoy a sarcastic being from the "Other Place"? I mean really! The setting also enhanced the characters and assisted in developing the plot. This author is brilliant at imagery. I could picture every scene and every character. Oh, and there were definitely those moments when I was biting my nails and jumping in anticipation of an event, and moments when I laughed until I cried. To conclude this review, I suggest everyone reads this book, it is super good. After your done with this book you can move on to the next to books in the series, I haven't read them yet but don't wait for me!