3.95 AVERAGE


I love Eustace! He's so funny!

the ending!!!!! oh reepicheep. oh the albatross. oh the jesus metaphor of it all
adventurous lighthearted 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
adventurous hopeful 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: No
adventurous 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: No
adventurous hopeful lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes

Contrary to the other books, this almost felt like an anthology of stories rolled into one book. Eustace was rather frustrating, and his ‘redemption’ seemed sort of underserved? I would’ve liked to have seen him come to a conclusion after witnessing how his behaviour made others feel, not just because of his own ‘downfall’

But it was a good read, with brilliant pacing and still managed to make me emotional at the end. Lucy and Edmund were great as they were in the previous book, and although I understand why Susan and Peter weren’t present, it certainly felt a little empty without them.

Also Reepicheep is really annoying. I said what I said.
adventurous emotional hopeful fast-paced

This was one of the best books in the series so far (I'm reading in publish order) and possibly more fun than The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. It was close to being great but it felt like, at points, Lewis was almost holding back from letting loose and just writing the most fun story he could. Similar to the previous book, Prince Caspian, Aslan felt unnecessary to me in this book. As he seems to become more of a deity the other characters must pray to and believe blindly in for good things to happen versus an active participant the way he was in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, his presence detracts from the overall story for me.

Derek Jacobi did a wonderful job narrating the audiobbook.

I liked the journey to across all the different islands, and how diverse they all were. 
And I liked how Eustace changed.
 
adventurous 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