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I think my audiobook era is over, I seem to enjoy it sooooo much less than I used to and I can’t really keep my attention with the story anymore..

Nonetheless, I think this book was cute and I liked characters, but it’s short and rushed and kind of confusing to me. There wasn’t really a clear plot line, just characters doing random side quests and then **boom** there’s Narnia I guess😅

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adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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4.0

When it comes to the seven books in the Chronicles of Narnia series, I'd personally rank this one as the fifth best. Don't get me wrong; I truly appreciate the world-building and the way it fills in some plot holes. However, I can't help but feel that it could have been even better. At times, it seems like certain elements were added almost as an afterthought, not quite seamlessly fitting into the existing Narnia universe.

Interestingly, despite being chronologically the first book, it was actually the sixth to be written, and it had to work with a well-established world. If 'The Magician's Nephew' were a standalone work outside the Chronicles of Narnia series, I might have appreciated it even more, which is why I've given it a solid four-star rating. It's a unique entry in the series, different enough that I can't quite grant it a full five stars, but I can't deny that I love the story it tells. That's what keeps it comfortably above a three-star rating for me.