An enjoyable enough read, though after a while Bartimaeus's footnotes/ asides start to become more tiresome than humorous.

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CONVERSION: 7.93 / 15 = 3 stars

Prose: 5 / 10
Characters & Relationships: 6 / 10
Emotional Impact: 5 / 10
Development / Flow: 5 / 10
Setting: 7 / 10

Intellectual Engagement: 3 / 5
Originality / Trope Execution: 2 / 5
Rereadability: 2 / 5