This was a memorial re-read, as Diana Wynne Jones has recently passed away. It's a kids' book, but a very enjoyable one. The first entry in her Chrestomanci series, it does a good job setting up the world and characters. It's also particularly remarkable as a kids' book about two siblings which has ...
DWJ Book Toast, #1Diana Wynne Jones is one of my favorite fantasy authors, growing up and now, and I was saddened by the news of her death. I can't say I'm overcome with emotion - as personal as some of her work is to me, its not like I knew her after all - but I wish I could put into words how I fe...
It may seem odd that I can give 4 stars to a book that I the label under "favourites", but my reasoning is this: The book is not perfect, nor is it quite close. However, since the first time I read it over a decade ago, and in the many times since, it has never failed to pull me into its world and a...
The six part Chrestomanci series has been arranged in three volumes with each containing two novels apiece. I've already reviewed Volume I which contains this first installment along with its follow-up The Lives of Christopher Chant, but I'd also like to review each work separately as well. In Cha...
Eric, also goes by the nickname of Cat, and his sister, Gwendolen, were orphaned after their parents died in a boat accident. Both are sent to live at Chrestomanci Castle after Gwendolen sends a letter begging the current Chrestomanci -- who is a distant relative -- to take them in. Cat just goes al...
I really really like Diana Wynne Jones and this was the first one of hers I read so I'm sure some of the love for this particular book is from the excitement I felt at the time, when I realised a) this is really good! and b) there are a lot more!! But its still a really good book with a strong flav...
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