A Tale of Two Castles
Newbery Honor author of Ella Enchanted Gail Carson Levine weaves a spellbinding tale about a clever heroine, a dragon detective, and a shape-shifting ogre.
Newly arrived in the town of Two Castles, Elodie unexpectedly becomes the assistant to a brilliant dragon named Meenore--and together, they begin to solve mysteries.
Their most important case concerns the town’s shape-shifting ogre, Count Jonty Um, who believes someone is plotting against him. Elodie must disguise herself to discover the source of the threat amid a cast of characters that includes a greedy king, a giddy princess, and a handsome cat trainer.
Readers who loved Ella Enchanted and Fairest will delight in this tale of a spirited heroine who finds friendship where she least expects it and discovers that goodness comes in all shapes and sizes.
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I think I would rate this book a 2.5. It got bumped up to three because the cover art is really pretty.
I liked the characters Lodie, the Masteress and his Lordship. I liked that Lodie was able to overcome her prejudices so quickly.
I had a hard time with the age of the main character. At times she acted like she was thirty other times she acted like she was eight. I didn't find it all that realistic that her parents let her leave home at twelve, if they couldn't afford to go with her why did they let her go look for an apprenticeship two years earlier than normal?
It also bugged me that almost everyone was influenced by a word or two. One negative remark about a character and most other characters would automatically condemn whoever the remark was about.
It was an ok book. Not great, and not bad just sort of there.
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