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A review by evamadera1
The Enchanted Castle and Five Children and It by E. Nesbit
4.0
I rather enjoyed this book, although at first I wondered how a "children's" book could be so long. Turns out that it's actually two stories. These stories are quite readable and engaging.
These two stories are different yet at the same time by the time one reaches the end of the second story, the "ring" becomes very much like the "Samayyad."The four siblings of the first story also become very much like the three siblings and one friend of the second story. (Perhaps I should state that the other way round.)
That being said, I enjoyed the idea that there's real magic in the world visible to some but not to others while at the same time having very real consequences. Those consequences are much more realistic and much less sugar-coated than one would find in a similar story written in more recent times.
I also think that I liked these two stories because of the many similarities to the Chronicles of Narnia, especially "The Magician's Nephew."
I definitely recommend this book.
These two stories are different yet at the same time by the time one reaches the end of the second story, the "ring" becomes very much like the "Samayyad."The four siblings of the first story also become very much like the three siblings and one friend of the second story. (Perhaps I should state that the other way round.)
That being said, I enjoyed the idea that there's real magic in the world visible to some but not to others while at the same time having very real consequences. Those consequences are much more realistic and much less sugar-coated than one would find in a similar story written in more recent times.
I also think that I liked these two stories because of the many similarities to the Chronicles of Narnia, especially "The Magician's Nephew."
I definitely recommend this book.