The Immortal Secrets of Nicholas Flamel by: Michael Scott

Summary: Nicholas Flamel is an alchemist, his wife Perenelle is a sorceress. Their enemy Dr. John Dee is a necromancer and a magician. The one thing they share in common - they are all immortal. Sophie and Josh Newman are twins who are meant to do extraordinary things because of who they are. Who are they then? They are humans (humani) that are capable of saving out planet or destroying it. Flamel is competing with Dee to see which side the twins will take. Will they always stay as best friends or will they become enemies?

Review: One of the reasons I liked this book was because I could compare the characters to other series I've read. Like they talk about Nicholas Flamel in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's (Philosopher's) Stone, and Mars Ultor (The Avenger) is the god of war (his Roman form) in the Heroes of Olympus (the Son of Neptune). The coincidences that occur in this book aren't always just coincidences - sometimes they are planned out to happen at that time. When you look at the twins, Sophie and Josh, you know that they are inseparable, but you wonder if it's going to stay that way forever. It was a really good book if  you like Harry Potter or Percy Jackson.