Tuesdays at the Castle Pt. 2

Tuesdays at the Castle, where the living Castle often gets bored and expands or contracts , and where Princess Celie is the Castle's favorite person.

Disaster strikes partway through the book, and Celie's parents disappear, putting Celie's older brother on the throne before anyone is ready. Traitors amongst the king's council show their true colors, as they attempt to manipulate him into choosing a visiting prince as his heir.

What's left of the royal family - Celie, her brother now considered king, and her older sister - is now practically forced into hiding. The Castle provides them with a tower no one else can seem to access, keeping them safe.

The Castle also provides many other small favors, such as shrinking the traitors' rooms until they're little more than jail cells and assisting the children in pulling pranks on them.

The pranks, if I recall correctly, were merely annoyances; they didn't do much to change the situation as a whole. However, as this is a kid's book from a kid's perspective (Celie is not yet in her teens), I've decided to just roll with it.

The new friends that are made along the way are pretty interesting, as well as the method used to get Celie and her siblings to trust them. One new friend is gained because the Castle has provided him with a very roomy and colorful chamber. Another new friend is gained because, even though he was pretty much just a flirt at the beginning, time proved him to be a loyal friend.

Really, this book is very fun overall. Even with all the evil running around, the tone maintains a pretty upbeat attitude. If I remember correctly, though, there's one part where Celie feels as though her best friend has been killed. That wasn't fun. But a really good book in general.