4.5 Stars

Lucy is the first to find the secret of the wardrobe in the professor’s old house. However, no one believes her about the land of Narnia. Not until the others, Peter, Susan, and Edmund, discover the magic themselves. They also meet Aslan, the Great Lion, and nothing is ever the same again! 

The story comes in the third-person omnipresent POV. 

Well, it took me a long time to read this book, but I did at last! 

Isn’t it an adorable story with adventure, magic, danger, good vs. evil, sweet kids and bratty bullies, a marvelous setting, and whatnot! 

The story has a steady pace. The omnipresent narrator with a bit of quirkiness adds charm to the voice and creates the perfect storytelling vibe at campfire or sleep time. 

Lucy is undoubtedly my favorite character, followed by Aslan. That girl has a heart of gold! She is such a darling. 

Of course, the book has a lot of Christian context, but that’s what it was supposed to be anyway. Not like the author pretended otherwise, if I remember right. Also, it was first published in 1950. We cannot forget that. 

However, none of it affects the imaginative plot or the rest. I’m sure I missed a lot of the religious aspects, but I enjoyed it very much as a middle-grade fantasy adventure. 

To summarize, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is a delightful story about little kids joining an adventure and fighting wars. It is also about knowing what is right and having a kind heart. I’ll definitely read the other books in the series.