The Magicians of Caprona

EDIT: Of all the reviews I've done this is the least liked! There are even books I have got more likes for rating than I got for reviewing this one :) This is the second Chrestomanci book I've read to my daughter Celyn - there seems to be some confusion about the order of the books, but they appear t......more

another splendid entry in the Chrestomanci cycle! this wonderful little series about multiple dimensions, magic, and the trans-dimensional authority on magic known as the "Chrestomanci" has been a real light in my life whenever i open up a new book. what a lovely and pleasing breath of fresh air. The......more

This was the first book by DWJ that I ever read. I stumbled on it by accident in the library when I was a kid, and it was the kind of book I would stay up all night reading and then feel sad when I got to the last page. (I still read like that sometimes, but it's pretty rare to find books I can be t......more

Este libro es maravilloso porque: 1. Está ambientado en Italia (en una alternativa donde perviven las ciudades estados y la magia) 2. Hay dos grandes casas familiares de magos enfrentadas 3. Los gatos son más protagonistas de lo que parecían al principio Y ya está. He disfrutado como siempre del ingenio......more

Loads of fun, but the weakest of the Chrestomanci series for me. Jones leaned a bit too heavily on tropes (e.g., feuding Italian families; stock characters) which made the plot predictable, though perhaps less so for younger readers. There was also a bit of worldbuilding which wasn't well-developed......more