The Conjurers by Brian Anderson is a middle-grade fantasy book about 2 siblings (Alex and Emma) finding themselves in a new world filled with magic (which they never thought existed). Emma and Alex were born and raised by their parents in the 'flat world'. After a tragic accident, their parents simply vanished, and both the kids were left under the care of their Uncle, Mr. Mordo. Uncle Mordo has always been a bit strict, who made them follow rules, which the kids never liked, especially Alex. So he plans to escape with his sister. Little did he knew what would come knocking on their door on a dreadful night. He would come face-to-face with the shadow conjurer itself and would be forced to run away in the middle of the night, following their pet rabbit that apparently talks.
The Conjurers is fantasy-filled adventure series and I loved the book. I read the entire book in 1 go. The book is beautifully illustrated throughout, which made reading much more interesting. When I discovered the author did these illustrations himself, I was blown away. Such a great writer and an illustrator. Wow..!
Talking about the Characters, I love an age-appropriate character representation. It's usually difficult to write the characters when it comes to middle-grade books and I have had this issue with a lot of books. The writing would be tremendous, the story would be outstanding, but the characters would either sound way too young or way too old for their age. But Brian wrote both Alex and Emma in an age-appropriate manner, which is just perfect.!
Alex is younger than Emma but is more practical when it comes to reality. He calculates every situation (even when he was stuck in a magical world) and tries to come up with a possible solution. Alex is a geek when it comes to technology and has way too many questions about everything. Emma is the exact opposite. She is a dreamer. She is a believer. Even though everyone says that their parents are dead, she still believes they would one day show up out of nowhere(just how they disappeared). She loves reading fantasy books (like us all :p) and believes in magic. The contradictory personalities of the siblings are very interesting (and probably what will help them stay alive).
Apart from these characters, I liked the rabbit named Pimawa. He is this cute naive soldier, who still needs to know the master he serves isn't all good. Savachia is another great character and I do hope to see more of him in the upcoming series.
The storyline revolves around all of them trying to find the most powerful magical object in Conjurian, 'Eye of Dedi', which everyone knows was found and hidden by Alex and Emma's parents. The siblings have to find this before the shadow conjurer or the world of Conjurians will be in peril.
All-in-all it's a great middle-grade series. It's short and sweet, although I can say that it could have been a bit thicker. This is a book that can be enjoyed by children and adults alike. I would definitely love to read the next books in the series.
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