Fantasy series from P.B. Kerr about two siblings taking on adventures in their teenage years to fight against the villains in a world not many know exists. Discovering powers and releasing not just the existence of djinns, but also the acceptance of their origin.
The Akhenaton Adventure as the first book in the trilogy, or series is a young adult fantasy story for those who like djinn power. Twelve years old twins start to realize, that somehow after losing their wisdom teeth, at such young age, wishes in their presence are coming true. Not to mention, that their rottweilers are more intelligent than expected and really enjoy watching TV. That they are human changed by djinn power into dogs is far another topic…
This novel is in many ways similar to the famous young adult series Fablehaven, which by the way I adore, as well as the targeted group of readers is the same. Sometimes I pick this type of fantasy books because itʼs relaxing for an evening after a long day, even though I am not longer belonging to this group of readers. Why I like this so much is the fact that these books have more, letʼs call it colourful imagination, than the fantasy series for adults. The world is easier to imagine, literally has more colour, like Uncle Nimrod red outfit or their created pink Lamborghini. It is somehow usual for the 2000ʼs, where not just books took this path, but also movies, videoclips, house interiors, fashion style, etc. In a book from Steven Erikson or Johnn Gwynn these days you wonʼt probably meet with this kind of description. The book is starting with eleven years old twins living a comfortable life in New York with their quite wealthy parents. Breath taking mother and successful self-made father living on the Upper East Side. During the anaesthesia as their wisdom teeth are operated, they experience a weird, unusual dream about their uncle, they never met, who tells them to come alone to England. To their surprise their parents let them fly alone to visit their mother’s brother, Nimrod. Here we come to the main plot of the whole series, two young djinns experiencing the enormous power and responsibility of wishes coming true.
The plot is bit predictable, but letʼs be honest, I am not belonging to the targeted group, so it is understandable. But it is interesting, dramatic and exiting for young readers, where I can imagine, they are thrilled to read until they know how it all ends. For me personally it was a good read, it was entertaining and also captivating, which I find great, because it supports fantasy and curiosity in children. All of the characters are nice and enjoyable. As I mentioned in the beginning the book is part of series, but it still has an ending of the current story, as well as it introduces to the possibility of a second book.