I try to like this book but I just don't enjoy it as much as the rest of the series. ( )

This... had everything, and I loved it to bits. Very, very well executed *and* the writing was fun. Also elements of Romeo and Juliet all over the place, but *shrugs* can't have everything, and it didn't lean too heavily on that. Or in the ways it might have. ( )

I wish this book had a much clearer intro and one of the main characters had an easier to pronounce name, otherwise this book is okay. I also wish there wasn’t an unnecessary evil scene that involves violence against kids and adults. ( )

My favorite of the first four Chrestomanci books. Charming, funny, heartwarming. ( )

Diana Wynne Jones has a very distinct style, fun and magical and complex, so much so that at times it's a little confusing. And I like it a lot. This book was entertaining and enjoyable, just as I had come to expect from a book by her. It's just that the ending seemed a bit - not abrupt - but as if something more is supposed to happen; I'm not sure if I get this feeling because it's a part of a series. Even though the books might just as well be standalones. Anyhow, I can't wait to conrinue the series, and find out if there is really an overarching factor that connects between the lot of them... ( )