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I saved The Castle Of Tangled Magic for a couple of gloriously sunny days where I could lie out in the garden whilst reading most of it, and that proved to be the most perfect decision. Overall I loved The Castle of Tangled Magic! As with all Sophie Anderson’s books it is a magical enthralling read with such loveable characters, and real heart at the centre of it. LoveReading4Kids exists because books change lives, and buying books through LoveReading4Kids means you get to change the lives of future generations, with 25% of the cover price donated to schools in need. Join our community to get personalised book suggestions, extracts straight to your inbox, 10% off RRPs, and to change children’s lives. In the third magical Stella Starflake adventure the explorers meet gargoyles, sea-gremlins, mermaids, red devil squids - even a Gentleman Flamingo! Throughout her adventure, Olia encounters a diverse array of magical beings drawn from Slavic folklore. In this enchanted realm, she learns that appearances can be deceiving, and that mysteries abound at every turn.

The Castle Of Tangled Magic – Sophie Anderson

Autorka przenosi nas do absolutnie wyjątkowego Zamku Mila, w którym od wielu pokoleń mieszka już rodzina Olii. Korytarze w zamku skrywają wiele tajemnic i magii… Magi, którą żeby dostrzec trzeba najpierw w nią uwierzyć. Anderson's talent as a weaver of magic and creator of evocative landscapes is growing with everybook." The Daily MailCastle Mila rises from the shore of a lapping lake, as vast and bright as a sunrise. Built entirely from wood, and being five hundred years old, the castle is a little crooked with age. But the pine-log walls gleam like gold and the endless roof domes, which curve higher and higher into the sky, shimmer and sparkle like silver. The topmost, and biggest, of the roof domes is as dazzling as the sun itself and the thin spire on top of it reaches all the way to the stars. I call this dome Sun Dome, and I’ve often wondered what lies inside it. Castle Mila is full of secrets. There are hidden doors, passageways behind walls and long-forgotten chambers. Though I’ve lived in the castle all my life, I can still get lost and, with a thrill of delight, discover untouched rooms. One of my favourite things to do is explore the castle, looking for ways into the roof domes. Each one contains a small, round attic, but the staircases that lead to them are all concealed. So far, I’ve found my way into fourteen of the thirty-three domes. Most have been empty, aside from dust and spiderwebs and a warm, tingling feeling that I always get in Castle Mila’s hidden spaces. But a few have contained treasures: rolled-up maps and gilt-edged books; fine art brushes and half-full pots of coloured inks; carved wooden boxes filled with hand-blown glass beads, and other trinkets that must have belonged to my once- royal ancestors. My family aren’t royal any more, but Castle Mila is still our home. I was born in the warm and cosy kitchen on the ground floor, and learned to walk along the castle’s long and winding corridors. Mama has sung me to sleep in my third- floor bedroom that overlooks the lake, and Papa has shown me where I can climb onto the roof safely, to watch hawks hunting over the meadows and cranes dancing in the marshes. This might be my favourite book ever! (And I’ve read a lot of books!) I loved the twist near the end and the description used when the characters entered the land of forbidden magic. I liked that the story was written from Olia’s point of view so that all of the lessons that she learned were shared with the reader in the most effective way. I felt a mix of emotions when reading the story, as some parts were very sad while others were very happy. APA style: The Castle of Tangled Magic.. (n.d.) >The Free Library. (2014). Retrieved Oct 31 2023 from https://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+Castle+of+Tangled+Magic.-a0656936609 The premise of this reminded me a lot of The Bear and the Nightingale, as well as the more traditional Ruslan And Ludmilla: A Novel In Verse with its incorporation of Slavic spirits of the hearth (the domovoi), wider elementals and an evil wizard. The Land of Forgotten Magic that Olia travels too is wonderfully full of these creatures, and the world itself is richly described with different 'domes' of lands filled with specific elemental creatures. It's beautifully written and full of all the adventure and fun with brilliant side characters that I've come to expect from Sophie Anderson.

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So, can Castle Mila be saved from the evil wizard and can those trapped in the magical land be returned home to their loved ones? It’s up to Olia, Feliks and the whole host of new friends that they meet along the way on their adventure. A natural storyteller, Sophie Anderson has done it again with this gem of a book. The Castle of Tangled Magic mingles Russian folklore mingles with the magic of her own imagination to create a compelling and engaging adventure, told in rich, evocative language with much imagery related to nature and its beauty.Family and love are at the heart of the story- it's not the place that is the home, but the people in it. Taking responsibility for the past - the actions of our ancestors - and not forgetting but seeking to face up to it and making amends is a poignant thread to the tale. Olia has to come to terms with the shameful and thoughtless actions of her predecessors and proves that she is different. People have the power to change things if they believe in themselves.