25. Conrad’s Fate by Diana Wynne Jones (Children’s Fiction, Fantasy)

Fifth in the Chrestomanci series (although second chronologically.) Conrad Tesdinic is sent to Stallery Mansion, where he meets and teams up with Christopher Chant.

Just as good as the other Chrestomanci books, which are some of my favourite children’s fiction. The only thing I don’t like about Diana Wynne Jones’s books is how much responsibility she seems to expect children to take for their “mistakes”, which has always seemed to me bizarre and unreasonable. Other than that, though, she writes wonderful and entertaining stories.

Books read: 25/50
Pages read: 6,272/15,000

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Tags: 50 Book Challenge 2007, Chrestomanci, Diana Wynne Jones