Character Development

As soon as I finished The Sorceress, I drove straight to the book store and purchased the 4th and 5th books in the series.  I just could not wait any longer!  I also figured I could add the books to my classroom library.   Book four, The Necromancer, was another great read and I finished it very quickly.  I think it is such a special gift for an author to be able to create characters that evolve through a series.  As the reader, it is amazing to see characters grow and change and I almost feel like I actually know them.

The twins, Sophie and Josh, started off as normal 15 year olds living average lives in America.  In a matter of days, their whole life changed and took them on a journey around our world and other worlds.  They each had matured and gained some confidence through the series.  They were also both very dependent on each other and used to always having the comfort of knowing that they at least had their twin to support them.  As they continued to face new challenges, their bond was threatened by choices and jealously.  It is interesting to see how each handled their new lives.  Sophie was much more trusting of the Flamels and her natural powers might have made her one of the strongest humans in history.  Josh did not trust the Flamels and a part of him was interested in seeing if Dee was actually the good guy.  Josh's need to feel as powerful as his sister and doubt in the Flamels sent him once again into John Dee's corner.  Sophie is doing everything she can to save her brother and also save the world.

This seems to be the classic "gift and curse" that most super heros are faced with.  Save the world and never have a normal life, or go back to being a normal person and watch the world crumble.  I think that Sophie and Josh are both realizing that they probably never really had a choice in their destiny and that there will never be a normal life for them again.