This edition follows the original numbering scheme. More recently, publishers have renumbered the volumes so that the events in the books are ordered chronologically. Other editions number this book as #1.
I have started a new way to read series, that might be a
little controversial. Now, whenever I start a new book series, I want to read
the first book chronologically. Not the first book that was published. I’m
doing this with The Selection series, Warriors, and now with the Chronicles of
Narnia. I was warned that this book wasn’t as good as the others, and that it
had completely different characters than the main series. I shrugged it off and
went ahead to read it anyway. (Or listen to it.) The understanding of why the
cover has a picture of an apple becomes evident throughout the story, and that
part was really sweet. It had some undertones of the Adam and Eve story, and it
gives some backstory to the witch, though I’m not sure if any of that will
matter now that I’m currently reading The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe.
Overall I do believe that this book is not necessary at all to read the rest of
the series, and I’m not even sure how it connects to the main story at all. Are
they related? Honestly, there are big chunks missing from my comprehension
because it was an audiobook, so I’ll probably read the physical book one
day to dive deeper into it and possibly write a better review.
With that being said, I’m not sure if I can recommend it to
anyone.
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