This book was a quick read and would be so engaging for its target audience, there was everything a child will love within the pages and I feel like it would draw in even the most reluctant readers! It was well written and would be a good read for parents to read to or with their children or for older children to read alone. The characters were loveable other than the obvious selection and they were written so well that readers will also dislike them and root for Max and his friends throughout the book. I read this in one sitting and will be taking it to my sister's to read with my nephew and my nieces once they're old enough and I think they will all love it. I hope this will be a series as I feel its one they would love to collect and have the entirety on their bookshelves to go back to time and time again. Overall, I recommend this book to any child with an interest in magic or readers of a wide variety of books.