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A review by karenholmes
The Lives of Christopher Chant by Diana Wynne Jones
5.0
Although marked as the 4th book in the Crestomanci series, Diana herself has advised her readers to read this one after Charmed Live. It goes back in time and undertakes the back-story for the Crestomanci at Cat/Eric's time. At the beginning I had a hard time, not following Cat's story, because I wanted to know what had happened to him after Charmed Live, but then, I just fall for Christopher and forgot all about Cat.
Christopher grows a lot during the book and learns from all of his mistakes in a nice and relatable way. The exploration of the different worlds is widened and we get glimpses of most of them.
What I found mind blowing is that until the very end I can't think of these young characters as the old ones that appear in Charmed Live.
Diana Wynne Jones' way to add layers to the fantasy without complicating things is amazing and her characters are all very visual and easy to identify.
Christopher grows a lot during the book and learns from all of his mistakes in a nice and relatable way. The exploration of the different worlds is widened and we get glimpses of most of them.
What I found mind blowing is that until the very end I can't think of these young characters as the old ones that appear in Charmed Live.
Diana Wynne Jones' way to add layers to the fantasy without complicating things is amazing and her characters are all very visual and easy to identify.