Talk About Wardrobe Malfunction…

Talk About Wardrobe Malfunction…

Review of The Chronicles of Narnia Book 2: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is a fantasy novel by C. S. Lewis.

Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy Pevensie are sent to live with an old Professor during World War II. While exploring the house, Lucy stumbles upon a disused wardrobe with an entire world inside. At first, Lucy’s siblings don’t believe her tales of a faun and a magical land called Narnia, yet they too soon discover the world in the wardrobe. However, Narnia is ruled by the evil White Witch, who is determined to destroy any humans who set foot in her land. When Edmund turns traitor, Peter, Susan, and Lucy must find Aslan, the Great Lion, and save their brother as well as Narnia.

Although The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe has a relatively light tone, it is unlike most other fairy tales; rather than focusing on romance, Lewis explores themes of betrayal, sacrifice, and loyalty. (Personally, I found this a bit refreshing). The plot is truly splendid, and Lewis’ writing style is at once both humorous and profound. While reading this book, I felt like I was reliving a bit of my childhood. By the end, I had developed such a strong attachment to the characters that I found myself wanting to reread the entire book.

If you love adventure and fantasy and are looking for a light yet captivating read, I highly recommend C. S. Lewis’ timeless novel. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

 Ananya Swaminathan

Demon King review

The Demon King Review

 

By: Aishwarya Ramaswamy

 

So, have you ever had a friend who just kept giving you things with good intentions, but it always ended up bad for you? I have one who gives me a book a month and all they do it is make me cry. She is in India, and she sends me the novels they receive, translates it, and sends it to me via email.

 

She recently sent me The Demon King, the first part of the Seven Realms series. Unlucky for her, I already read it. But this friend of mine keeps sending me books that make me cry at the end, because someone always gets severely injured.

 

The Demon King is a book that describes the lives of Han-a former gang member and street lord, who has recently left the life, for his sister- and Raisa ana’Marianna, the princess heir to the throne, whose future was coming to a sharp turn in spite of the arrival of her sixteenth name day.  The story alternates between the two stories, until when the have a complication which ends in where Han kidnaps Raisa, without knowing her true identity.

 

After that, they continue on their separate lives, as they both learn disturbing stories of the Demon King, a man who went insane and nearly destroyed the world. Raisa is the bloodline of Hanalea, the woman who married a man she didn’t love to save the world from her true love, the Demon King.

           

No one knew Hanalea was in love with the Demon King until Han discovered it, by his friend Lucius. The end of the novel shows signs that the war had only begun, and that though Raisa and Han had no other confrontation besides the kidnapping incident, that was only the beginning of their relationship.

 

I thoroughly enjoyed this book, as it made me realize the aspects of the varied lives of those in power and those forgotten. The advantages and disadvantages are crucial in these lives and sometimes, we let the power get to our heads. The novel represents manipulation, and how the hardest choices we make, are the ones that define us.

 

This book by Cinda Williams Chime is the first installment of the series, which creates a mysterious time, where one of the many themes shows, that love is very complicated.