What an entertaining read! Full of excitement, comedy and thrilling moments. The characters are interesting to read about and you feel that you get to know them well through the book. Max is full of energy and is aiming to become a magician. I am a librarian, so I like to read new Children’s books so that I can make good recommendations. I would have thought that this would appeal to children who like David Walliam’s books or the Treehouse series. It may even appeal to fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid. As an adult I found this a quick and easy read. For more able readers it may be a bit simple to read, but they would be able to enjoy the story. The pictures throughout are entertaining and well drawn too. It would be good if there was more of these books as I think there is a good chance it could do well. I think it would mostly appeal to upper KS2 or lower KS3.