4.08 AVERAGE


If only I read this as a kid... I'd have loved it even more
adventurous emotional reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous emotional funny medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous dark fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Book 1 in the Chronicles of Prydain was essentially a Welsh 1:1 of the first half of the Fellowship of the Ring, except it was a fun, breezy middle-grade read, and I've only seen the movie once rather than like 6000 times, so it still managed to feel fresh!

Book 2 wasn't a step down in any way, it actually began to deviate more from LotR and had some more mature elements, I just took longer to read it and had slightly less fun this time. So, I begrudgingly dropped it by a quarter-star, although honestly it probably deserves to go UP a quarter instead. Either way: 

Solid book, I'll definitely continue this series when I need breaks from some of the more "adult" books, and I definitely recommend reading these if you find yourself in a similar spot! (also in case anyone was wondering, the Disney movie is a combo of books 1 and 2) 

Brilliant. The series just gets better and better. The themes of forgiveness and redemption are a nice addition to a wonderful book.

Just superb!
adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous challenging dark fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes