There are two parts of The Chronicles of Chrestomanci Volume one, which are The Charmed Life and The Lives of Christopher Chant.

The Charmed Life:
- this part was basically about a young boy with a wicked sister who got used and abused. Cat Chant, innocent and thought he was without talent, was left under the care of the incumbent Chrestomanci. When he realized the powers he possessed was rare and he himself has got nine lives worthy of being the next Chrestomanci, we was already in a mess created by his evil sister.

My thoughts on this book -
The plot was amazing. Although the trend Diana Wynne Jones has this protagonist:a-boy-who-didn't-realize-how-important-and-talented-he-was-until-he's-caught-up-in-a-grave-danger sort of character, the plots were all different. Her style in writing hooked me up until the end. The story was fast pace, exciting and magical! I enjoyed the 1st part of the book and hoped the 2nd does the same.

The Lives of Christopher Chant:
This is the story before the Chrestomanci in the Charmed Life was reigning. The plot was complicated as they travelled between worlds and there were so many characters. Nevertheless, I enjoyed this part more than the first one! There were evil elements again inveigling the protagonist without him knowing, using and abusing him. Again, Christopher here was clueless of what's going on and of his powers. There were values that we can learn from and that evil would not prevail, stuff that can make you feel good, bad and guilty of. I liked how Diana created a series of worlds and how one can take advantage of it. That's different type of smuggling and I dared say was a clever one!

And if you care for sports, there was the cricket game for you! I enjoyed this magical world of Chrestomanci!