Games Wizards Play (Book 10 in Young Wizards Series) - Fantasy Adventure Novel for Teens & Young Adults | Perfect for Gift Giving & Reading Clubs

As one of the too few but ridiculously loyal fans of the YW series, the six-year wait between this book and the last one was a killer. So the second "Games Wizards Play" came out, I snapped it up.It look me about 2 1/2 days to read (would've been less, but I was trying to draw it out for as long as possible), and was delighted to find that many of the questions I'd harbored for so long concerning certain characters and plot developments were--at long last--answered. But, like any good book would do, it left me with new questions to mull over.One of the things I love so much about this series is how (wizardry aside) it realistically depicts the concerns of teens and adolescents. I know that I have read a few reviews about concerned parents, debating over whether or not the more "mature" content sparsely mentioned throughout the series was appropriate for their children. To these parents, I say: It's okay. Your kids already know about it. So many of us grow up and forget what it was like to be that age, when our classmates and our friends and our friends' older brothers and sisters had an evolutionary impact on how we viewed the world. Just rest assured that the two protagonists are excellent role models. Over the course of these ten books, they have grown up as beautifully as you can amidst the mess that is puberty.The characters are as diverse and flawed and quirky as they come. The wizardry is technological, the situations intriguing, and the aliens have since greatly renewed my appreciation of what is perhaps Earth's greatest product: chocolate. I give this book five stars; the only downside is that I'll probably have to wait another six years for the next one :(