This is a world of magyk and all things not normal. The seventh son of the seventh son Septimus disappears after being born. On that same night a baby was found left out in the snow alone by Silas Heap. A little girl with beautiful violet eyes. Of course he takes her home and his family takes her in and loves her like their own. They named her Jenna. Not knowing who this little girl is and where she come from or what really happened to their beloved son.

Even though this book is found in the teen section, I loved it. Their world is full of magical wonders and written so it was easy to read and hard to put down.

There is a Wizard Tower, communicating ghosts, rats that deliver messages, a talking boggart is used to navigate the marshes, and of course you can’t forget the bad wizards and necromancers.

I loved all these different characters and Sage really brought them to life. There is such a variety, but not an overwhelming range, of people that are important to this story. All the way through it, I stayed interested.