THE LOST CASTLE
AUTHOR:
Kristy Cambron
GENRE:
Historical Fiction
AGE:
12+
RATING:
3.5 Stars
REVIEW:
A story revolving around a castle in Loire Valley, France. Three point of views and three time periods. It goes between the French Revolution, World War 2 and present time. You will find yourself wanting answers at every chapter!
Ellie Carver is a young woman, searching for answers from her grandma’s mysterious past. What will happen when all 3 POVs revolve around one castle, The Sleeping Beauty? This book is full of mystery and suspense.
I thoroughly enjoyed the settings and concept of this book. The characters were very engaging and each POV was eventually sewn together into one story. I also enjoyed the different romance with each of the main characters. They were clean and sweet!
Though I enjoyed this book, I found it difficult to get into. It took over half of the book to finally see what was happening. I felt like there were almost too many questions and not enough answers. While that is sometimes a good thing, I didn’t enjoy that with this book. In my opinion it took too long to get into. Still however, I enjoyed the book and recommend it to anyone who wants a book filled with mystery and lots of questions.
WARNINGS:
Kissing // Descriptive injuries // War
TAKEAWAYS:
The characters’ journeys and growth throughout this story were really good! It was nice to read a clean, realistic story, while also set in historical settings, with real life things. It had themes of family, love and forgiveness.
The Blurb
A thirteenth century castle, Chateau de Doux Reves, has been forgotten for generations, left to ruin in a storybook forest nestled deep in France's picturesque Loire Valley. It survived a sacking in the French Revolution, was brought back to life and fashioned into a storybook chateau in the Gilded Age, and was eventually felled and deserted after a disastrous fire in the 1930s.
As Ellie Carver sits by her grandmother's bedside, she hears stories of a castle . . . of lost love and a hidden chapel that played host to a secret fight in the World War II French resistance. But her grandmother is quickly slipping into the locked-down world of Alzheimer's, and Ellie must act fast if she wants to uncover the truth of her family's history.
Sparked by the discovery of a long forgotten family heirloom, Ellie embarks on a journey to French wine country to uncover the mystery surrounding The Sleeping Beauty--the castle so named for Charles Perrault's beloved fairy tale--and unearth its secrets before they're finally silenced by time.
Set in three different time periods--the French Revolution, World War II, and present day--The Lost Castle is a story of loves won and lost, of battles waged, and an enchanted castle that inspired the epic fairy tales time left behind.
About the Author
KRISTY CAMBRON is a vintage-inspired storyteller writing from the space where beauty, art, and history intersect. She's a Christy Award-winning author of historical fiction, including her bestselling novels, THE BUTTERFLY AND THE VIOLIN and THE PARIS DRESSMAKER, as well as nonfiction titles. She also serves as Vice President and literary agent with Gardner Literary, where she was named ACFW Agent of the Year in 2024.
A self-proclaimed history nerd, Kristy loves to chase all things research, going behind the scenes at a Ringling Bros. Sarasota mansion, touring a former TB sanitarium, making bee friends at a working honey farm, or embarking on a back-roads jaunt across Ireland being a few. She holds a degree in art history/research writing and spent fifteen years in education and leadership development for a Fortune 100 corporation, partnering with such companies as the Disney Institute, IBM/Kenexa, and Gallup before stepping away to pursue her passion for storytelling.
Kristy lives in Indiana with her husband and three basketball-loving sons, where she can probably be bribed with a peppermint mocha latte and a good read.
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