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Il castello tra le nuvole by Kerstin Gier, Alessandra Petrelli

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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3.0

Trigger warnings (TW):

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ableist words used (crazy…), kidnapping attempt, bullying, gun use.

Diversity: a main character of Asian heritage (non specified), a deaf side-character.

Initial thoughts after reading: An entertaining read overall, but the pacing was a little bit uneven at times and all the characters made me a tiny bit confused at first. Still, a fun read overall :)

Read my review of A Castle in the Clouds

Apparently, Kerstin Gier’s Ruby Red series is very famous and very well appreciated, too and… well, I did not know that. A Castle in the Clouds was my first book by the author and, if it missed some little things for it to be an unforgettable read, it was nonetheless a very entertaining, fun read overall.

A Castle in the Clouds is set in a big, luxury hotel in the middle of the Swiss mountains and I feel like it was a perfect winter read, or just a perfect one if you’re looking to get away, too. With the snow, the beautiful setting around Christmas and New Year’s time, it was lovely.

With a large cast of characters, A Castle in the Clouds sometimes had me a bit lost, introducing a lot of characters here and there and names I had a hard time remembering, at first. Yet, Sophie, the main character, was wonderful. She’s a high school drop out and an intern at the hotel, she’s awkward and thoughtful and I overall had such a good time with her. Her relationship with the other workers and her blooming romance made me smile more than once.

What bothered me the most was how uneven the pacing felt. Sometimes, it was dragging on with details about days that felt a bit unnecessary at first. I was only eager to get on with some mysteries that are settled here and there, but not really evenly paced through the story to make me feel captivated from beginning to end.

Overall, despite its little flaws, A Castle in the Clouds was a very entertaining read I’d recommend if you like fun, entertaining reads with a little hint of mystery.

Thank you to MacMillan International for the e-ARC of this book. This did not, in any way, influenced my thoughts and rating.

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