Charmed Life vs The Magicians of Caprona: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Charmed Life Charmed Life Diana Wynne Jones · 1977 ★★★★☆ 4.1 288 pages · ≈ 5 h 20 m · Light

An elegant stranger appears on seedy Coven Street and collects the two Chant orphans -- Gwendolen, a powerful young witch, and Cat, her brother. The stranger, known as "Chrestomanci," delivers the children to the…

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Cover of The Magicians of Caprona The Magicians of Caprona Diana Wynne Jones · 1980 ★★★★☆ 3.9 267 pages · ≈ 4 h 57 m · Light

Chrestomanci Book 2 Tonino is the only person in the famous Montana household who wasn't born with an instinct for creating spells, but he has other gifts. His ability to communicate with cats just might help defend…

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Charmed LifeThe Magicians of Caprona
Goodreads — 3.9 (13848)
Hardcover 4.0 (109) 3.9 (52)
Apple Books 4.5 (45) —

Reception

Charmed LifeThe Magicians of Caprona
Ratings 109 13848
Editions 45 30
Citations — 4
Film adaptations 1 1
Want to read — 5124
Reading it now — 246
Written reviews — 682
Wikipedia attention 960 296
Pages 288 267

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