What do You think about The Castle Of Adventure (2006)?
This was the first book I read in this series as a child. I must have read it close to 25 years. I got to revisit the book recently after close to 2 decades. Having read it so many times, even after such a long gap, the entire book was embedded in my mind scene by scene. It is a lovely book and all the characters are in their elements - Jack who is mad about birds is photographing Eagles, Philip works his charms on humans as well as animals, Lucy-Ann the loving younger sister and Dinah the sensible one of the group. The imagery in the book is superb and I could mentally see the castle. Many years later when I saw a similar castle in Germany, I actually felt a deja vu feeling. The mystery is good as well.
—Karthik
A rip-roaring mystery adventure with suspected spooks in the castle that is visited by four friends, their parrot, a friendly fox and a gypsy girl. Lots of mysterious goings on and the children get locked in the spooky place with, semmingly no hope of escape.But that is not the case as, with the help of some older, and wiser friends, one of them manages to get out and bring help so that the mystery is eventually solved but not before lots of heartache for the children.A pleasant out of the ordinary read, ideal for a change of pace and setting.
—Gerry
Another old childhood favorite. All I can say is: Oy! and ai yi yi! and *headdesk* *facepalm* *cringe* …and SRSLY!!! Of the many, many cringeworthy moments found all over the book, all I'm going to mention/ask is silver doesn't rust, right? It tarnishes, right? This one doesn't stand the test of time. Note even close.** But in true Blyton tradition, it made me hungry. (Also, I read it in Finnish, and they haven't updated the language at all. Charmingly archaic, it was.) **But…the reread did give me the warm fuzzies because I have such happy memories tied to these books, so I didn't totally hate the experience.
—ms bookjunkie
