Castle of Shadows
by:
Ellen Renner (author)
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780544022706 (054402270X)
Publish date: November 19th 2013
Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages no: 400
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Magic,
Childrens,
Adventure,
Science Fiction,
Juvenile,
Historical Fiction,
Middle Grade,
Mystery,
Steampunk
Series: Castle of Shadows (#1)
Five stars? I want to give this book a thousand stars. It's probably the best written kids' book ice read, maybe ever, definitely this (school) year so far. I love it. Usually a book has me either holding my breath in suspense or gasping at the beauty of the language and this one did both, all witho...
3.5 stars. Reading this, I assumed it was a stand alone and I was very annoyed that things were not fully explained. It could have used some editing out the running around parts and maybe put in some actual useful information. But when I was informed that it was a series I was happier. Maybe my ques...
3.5 starsOh, this one caught my attention. Something about Charlie and Tobias. Charlie, princess. Dressed in rags and fed on scraps. She runs around with barely any education and no idea of what being a princess means. She is ill-treated by the servants and I was initially just so surprised at this ...
Entertaining and a very quick read but not really anything to write home about as far as a broader audience than the kids it's aimed at. I could wish the author had done a bit more fleshing out of her world, which seemed loosely based on early 19th-century England, and there were certainly a lot of ...
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