I’ve heard about this classic children’s novel for a while and decided to finally pick it up! Swallows and Amazons is the story of two groups of children who are both very good sailors. The book opens with the Walkers, who have received permission to sail to, and camp on, a nearby island for the… Read More Book Review: Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome
And we are back with another book in the Chrestomanci series! Unlike the previous books, Mixed Magic isn’t one long standalone story, but rather consists of four stories set in the world of Chrestomanci, with three that revolve around the Chrestomanci – both the current one and Cat, the next Chrestomanci. Warlock at the Wheel,… Read More Book Review: Mixed Magics by Diana Wynn Jones
And so we come to the fourth book in the Dark is Rising sequence. The first two books were a little uneven in tone – a more childish Blyton-esque fantasy and a more darker, sombre one, but by The Grey King, the series has found its stride and has become even more exciting. Not that… Read More Book Review: The Grey King by Susan Cooper
I’ve given up counting books in the Chrestomanci series because clearly my library and other sources number them differently but I’m sure that The Lives of Christopher Chant is not one of the books I’ve read yet. If you’re familiar with the “current” Chrestomanci who appears in Charmed Life (the first book in the series),… Read More Book Review: The Lives of Christopher Chant by Diana Wynne Jones
I said I wanted to read the second Chrestomanci book and I finally have! One thing I’ve realised (belatedly, and due to not taking in what other people have said about the series) is that none of these books are connected to one another! So now I don’t feel too bad that I read Witch… Read More Book Review: The Magicians of Caprona by Diana Wynne Jones
I can’t quite remember how I heard about John Masefield (probably from a book about fantasy), but I’ve had The Midnight Folk on my TBR for quite a while, making it another good Wyrd & Wonder book to read. Written in 1927, almost a century ago, The Midnight Folk is a dreamlike tale about the… Read More Book Review: The Midnight Folk by John Masefield
Okok, I said the next DWJ book would be Book 2 of the Chrestomanci series, but I got way too curious about Black Maria and couldn’t wait so here we are. Black Maria is a standalone novel about Mig, her brother Chris, and their mother Betty as they visit Great Aunt Maria at Cranbury-on-Sea. Despite… Read More Book Review: Black Maria by Diana Wynne Jones
I read the Dark is Rising sequence way back when I was in school, but reading Re-Enchanted made me want to re-read this series (especially since I remember liking it). So I borrowed a copy of this from the library and settled in for a rollicking ride. In Over Sea, Under Stone, Simon, Jane, and… Read More Book Review: Over Sea, Under Stone by Susan Cooper
So, I’m sure I’ve read this book before (especially once I started actually reading the book – it’s all familiar and I’ve either read it before or had a scarily accurate dream about the story). But because I can’t find any review of the book on this blog or on Goodreads, the completionist in me… Read More Book Review: The Girl Who Drank The Moon by Kelly Barnhill
I had every intention of reading the second book in the Chrestomanci series next, but after reading Re-Enchanted, I had the urge to just read Witch Week, which has piqued my interest ever since I read Reflections by Diana Wynne Jones. In Witch Week, one of the students in Class 6B is accused of being… Read More Book Review: Witch Week by Diana Wynne Jones