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In Diana Wynne Jones' "multiverse," a series of parallel universes, a couple of kids discover a conspiracy to take over the magic of Blest, a key world in the multiverse -- but of course, none of the adults believe them. In the course of unraveling the conspiracy, Roddy discovers strange things abou Leggi tutto

Roddy lives on the Isles of Blest, a place where magic is everywhere, and she follows the King's Progress as he travels the land. Nick lives in a world much like our own, but he knows about magic and is desperate to become a wizard. One day, their paths interconnect: Roddy uses a spell to call for h Leggi tutto

I loved this one! It's full of wonderful and lively characters - I like Roddy, Grundo and Nick but the elephant is probably my favourite! Nick had a backstory that I thought was a bit vague until I realised this is actually a sequel. I'll have to go back and read the first book now, but I don't thin Leggi tutto

Better than Deep Secret in every regard, starting with the title. For one, it does the “everything comes together at the end” better; for another, every character is more compelling. Including Nick, who is even more self-centered than Rupert. Is such a thing even possible?! Here is how he ends his o Leggi tutto

As a big fan of Diana Wynne Jones, I had hoped for an absorbing and well characterised story. I wasn't sure what audience this would be pitched at, initially, because it is set in the same magical system as an earlier book, Deep Secret , which is aimed more at adults and YA. This book seems to be for Leggi tutto

Violating my no stars for nostalgia bait rule to say: forever and always ten stars my only complaint is that there are only two books in this series because there are so many things hinted at or dropped as throwaway lines and I desperately want a full novel devoted to at least two dozen of them