adventurous funny informative lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: N/A
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

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Castle Diary by Richard Platt was an absolute delight! 🏰📖
As someone who’s obsessed with all things medieval and a die-hard Kingdom Come: Deliverance fan, this book felt like a hidden gem. Even though it’s a middle grade read (technically not my age group!), I couldn’t help but fall in love with it.

The diary format makes it super engaging, and the illustrations? Stunning! 🎨✨ Each drawing comes with a caption that helps you learn even more about medieval life – I actually discovered a few things I didn’t know!

If you're into knights, castles, and getting a real feel for the Middle Ages (with a touch of humor!), this one’s for you. 🏇📜
Don’t let the target age fool you — it’s totally worth it.

This was okay! It is a novel I am reading with my students, so this was my first time hearing of it. It was a nice look into the Middle Ages, but not my style.
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DID NOT FINISH: 33%

Unfortunately my students will NOT be mature about this having the word ass lol

Packed with information about Castle life, Toby's adventures were interesting but not fascinating. It had enough 'yuck' moments to make life in a castle more real and less romantic than many stories about the Middle Ages.