faircloughliv 's review for:

The Black Cauldron by Lloyd Alexander

3.75

adventurous lighthearted tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I liked this a lot more than the first instalment of The Chronicles of Prydian, the novel as a whole felt like it had a much more assured direction and thus gave enough time to introduce new characters and further flesh out those we had already met.