false <![CDATA[Charmed Life (Chrestomanci, #1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173077634m/244572.jpg 244572 36 A bewitching comic fantasy by a master of the supernatural Cat doesn't mind living in the shadow of his sister, Gwendolen, the most promising young witch ever seen on Coven Street. But trouble starts brewing the moment the two orphans are summoned to live in Chrestomanci Castle. Frustrated that the witches of the castle refuse to acknowledge her talents, Gwendolen conjures up a scheme that could throw whole worlds out of whack. 6594671 book 1977 Charmed Life (Chrestomanci, #1) total:995|5:393|4:369|3:200|2:29|1:4| 995 4103 1301 79 5 0 false false Thu Aug 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 02:31:44 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 07:32:27 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Apr 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 17 00:08:51 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 18 05:41:41 -0700 2009
Dikisahkan di awal cerita ini, Gwendolen dan adiknya Eric menjadi yatim p...more...]]> 2 1 false false Sat Jun 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 23:31:59 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 20:34:04 -0700 2009
Tagline ini selalu digunakan saat merajuk ke seri ini. Dan ternyata memang bukan sembarang tagline, JK benar-benar terinspirasi dari buku karangan Ibu Diana. Banyak kemiripan yang ditemukan si Chrestomanci Series ini d...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Sep 29 20:36:10 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 04:44:43 -0700 2009 The Life of Christopher Chant, which is quite draggy, I told myself that I didn’t want to read any Chrestomanci series this year. But I broke my promise, thanks to the awesome illustration of the Harper Collins’ edition. I do judge the book by its cover in this case. So, I let my...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 13 01:07:35 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 13 05:21:46 -0700 2009 Mereka yatim piatu, setelah tinggal di rumah Mrs. Sharp yang baik hati, mereka pindah ke sebuah kastil mewah milik Chrestomanci, pria misterius sekaligus penyihir ternama.

Gwendolen adalah gadis cantik dan berbakat, ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat May 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 29 19:05:04 -0700 2009 Sat May 16 20:47:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Jun 13 18:15:37 -0700 2007 Wed Jun 13 18:19:22 -0700 2007 more...]]> 1 0 false false Sat Aug 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 19:12:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 08 20:06:22 -0700 2009
The only thing I really liked in it was the little toy soldiers, moving and battling each other through witchcraft. It was funny to imagine they fighting and making str...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Oct 18 11:56:30 -0700 2009 Fri Nov 06 05:50:51 -0800 2009
I actually realized I knew the story, as a small munchkin I saw an amateur children's play based on the rough outlines of the book and really enjoyed it.

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1) The main character's horrible, horrible case of Buffy Syndrome, and his general wishywashiness. Your sister is a dreadful bitch! You know what's right and wrong even if she doesn't, so don't let her drag you down! Freakin' TELL Chrestomanci wha...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1979 Sat Aug 04 14:53:48 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 12 09:17:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Dec 15 05:16:12 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 15 08:16:36 -0800 2007
It really deserves more than this (curse the lack of fractions on the site!) but the main villain in this book so insufferable in an unrelentingly obnoxious way that it lessened my enjoyment. Unfortunately, the main character Cat and his oblivious passivity wasn...more...]]> 2 0 false true Sun Feb 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 17:56:38 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 17:56:38 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Sep 29 12:17:40 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 29 12:26:57 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Sun May 31 17:10:21 -0700 2009 Sun May 31 17:15:38 -0700 2009
This is a first in a series that usually winds up on Harry Potter read-alike lists.

While her prose style is not as approachable a...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon May 25 01:40:49 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 01:43:26 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=244572