The Iron Trial by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare

Title: The Iron Trial

Author: Holly Black and Cassandra Clare

Pages: 295

Finished: March 3, 2018

First Sentence: From a distance, the man struggling up the white face of the glacier might have looked like an ant crawling slowly up the side of a dinner plate.

Summary: Callum Hunt knows nothing about magic and mages other than the fact that his father hates them. So when it's his turn to take the Mage tests to determine if he should be trained at the Magisterium, he tries to fail. Of course, he makes it in, and now he's thrust into a fight of good vs. evil.

Thoughts: This is a Harry Potter duplicate. I like it, but it is a dupe. Really great for kids who enjoyed that series. The magic works differently, but everything is still very similar. Characters are compelling. Evil guy is evil, though we don't find out too much about him. I plan on reading the rest of the series, though I suspect someone will die, and I'm not ready for it.

One of my assigned Rebecca Caudill books.