chronicles of narnia the last battle review

I was bored over Christmas break, and my dad thought that was the perfect opportunity to force me to read. I complained about reading enough, though, that I could convince him to let me read some children's books, which would still count as reading in his eyes. And so he forced me to read the Chronicles of Narnia series, about a different world with talking animals. I already made a blog post on the second, most popular book The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis, and now that I finished the series, I'll do a review of the last book, The Last Battle, and tell you if you should consider reading this old children's book series.

First, I'll start with a summary of The Last Battle, while avoiding any big spoilers. It starts with an ape and a donkey finding a lion's skin. The ape then told the donkey to impersonate the lion Aslan, the 'god' of the animals. It then switches perspectives to the king of narnia, Tirian. Tirian learns about Aslan returning after a long time, but is doubtful he is because of the things he was doing, like siding with an opposing country and making some animals his slaves. He finds out that the Aslan everyone thinks is real is fake, but then becomes a prisoner before he can do anything. Then, some characters from throughout the books return to help fight with Tirian, marking a big battle for the last book. 

Now, I'll give my opinion of the book. To be honest, the beginning was slow-paced, but once the action started to pick up, it became really interesting to me. While I label it as a children's book, it's more suited to 5th-8th graders, because of the fighting part. And the ending chapters felt like a good callback to the other books in the series. Also, the final pages really surprised me, but I won't spoil. I would recommend you read this series if you like animals and fighting.

Gemma