At first I was overwhelmed by the large cast of characters; almost everyone we met in the earlier books has come to the castle to celebrate, and it's a tad chaotic. Celie is still front and center, though, helping to ground me. More chaos erupts when the castle griffins start behaving with horrible aggression, except for Celie's own and one other. And before the reason why can be found, Celie has to head out into a blizzard to save a friend lost in the snow...
And then the castle saves the day and gets to work making sure that the winter festivities are the best ever! Yay! Warmth and community and gifts and good food and lots of magic ftw.
If you have a young reader who's never met Celie and her castle, start them now, and give this one as a gift at your own winter holiday!
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I'm glad you joined us this week, Charlotte. This sounds like a sweet story for the holidays.
ReplyDeleteHooray for a review! There was a lot going on in this book, but I'm sure that fans of the series will be glad to see a holiday adventure. Hope all is well!
ReplyDeleteI have this one on my future read list and am looking forward to reading it even more thanks to your review. Happy MMGM!
ReplyDeleteI haven't read the Castle books, but I've enjoyed some of Jessica Day George's YA books. I really need to read these. The holiday focus sounds fun!
ReplyDeleteA castle with a personality, how fun is that? Kids will love it. Carol Baldwin
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like such a cozy, magical read. A living castle preparing for winter festivities is exactly the kind of setting I love, and Celie sounds like a wonderful character to follow. It's great to hear the sequel keeps the spirit of the earlier books alive. Thank you for the thoughtful review!
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