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Another great addition to the series. This book has more about wizards and community, which I enjoyed, and I really liked the mythology aspects as well. ( )

OK, getting used to the new millennium editions now. And as usual, really enjoying the read. ( )

Yet another brilliantly executed novel in the Young Wizards series, this is another of the series that makes my "top" list.

After having saved the world several times, and following her little sister's harrowing but triumphment Ordeal, Nita Callahan is looking forward to a quiet summer hanging out with her wizard partner and best friend Kit. But her parents upset her plans: misunderstanding her relationship with Kit, they've arranged for her to spend the summer with her aunt in Ireland and take some "time away" from him.

But Ireland is, and always has been, at the heart of wizardly business, as Nita soon discovers. The realm of Irish fable is drifting closer to reality, sometimes overlapping with it in terryfying ways. And a wizard is always on call...even if she's on vacation in a foreign country.

Teaming up with a host of Irish wizards, including the handsome and enignmatic Ronan, as well as Kit and her sister Dairine, who can't be kept out of the action for long, Nita will face an explosive battle between fantasy and reality, as well as a search for four elemental weapons from Celtic lore. Duane uses her own Irish knowledge to craft realistic people and events, utilizing all of Ireland's rich mythology and history. An incredible addition to the series. ( )

I don’t think I liked this one as much as the previous three novels. It was definitely still good, and we will probably move directly onto the next in the series tomorrow, but it felt slower paced and I was a little bit less certain what was happening all the time. (It was like the rules of magic got sloppier in this book, maybe?)

Also, there was some (very innocent) romance in this book, and while I’m sure it’s age appropriate, it still felt out of place to me. ( )