A Castle in the Clouds
Books | Young Adult Fiction / Action & Adventure / General
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Kerstin Gier
Witty and charming, New York Times-bestselling author Kerstin Gier's contemporary young adult novel A Castle in the Clouds follows a girl as she navigates secrets, romance, and danger in an aging grand hotel.Way up in the Swiss mountains, there's a hotel steeped in tradition and faded splendor. Once a year, when the famous New Year's Eve Ball takes place and guests from all over the world arrive, excitement returns to the vast hallways.Sophie, an intern at the hotel, is tasked with ensuring everything goes as planned. But the unexpected seems to lurk in every corner, and she soon realizes that not all the guests are as they appear to be. As Sophie finds herself embroiled in a thrilling adventure, risking not just her job but her heart, readers will be captivated by this whimsical tale of romance and mystery.Find yourself lost in the winding hallways of our grand Swiss hotel where secrets, romance, and danger coalesce into one unforgettable experience.
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Author
Kerstin Gier
Pages
325
Publisher
Macmillan + ORM
Published Date
2020-01-28
ISBN
1250300207 9781250300201
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"I did end up enjoying this book. It was a little slow for me at the beginning to get the story going, but by the end I didn’t want to put it down. Very clever story telling. "
Amanda Jones
"A good cheesy romance story with a great plot twist!"
Phoebe Raven
"Heck yeah! This would have made a perfect holiday read, but I couldn't help myself once I got my hands on it. Read this if you're on Christmas holiday and looking for just a cozy, light mystery. There are mild/ambiguous magical elements to it which you might be able to say allow for some plot conveniences, but I've migrated from Gier's other translated YA books--I'm really not too concerned with realism. The suspects were very predictable (except for 1--the twist villain was a person I didn't expect, although it was clear that *something* still had to go wrong at that point), but there was still enough going on to keep me listening fairly intently the whole way through.<br/><br/>Side note--In the beginning especially, the audiobook was mildly annoying. Starting off the book with a little boy with a swiss accent and a lisp acting like a brat maybe didn't work in favour of the audiobook because that was grating, man. The MC's german accent was cute when she was in shock and all sleepy though. If this sounds like it might bother you, I might suggest reading a text copy instead. I'm kind of glad I read the audiobook after all, though. Every character pretty much had an accent--we had German, Swiss, French, Russian, South Carolinan, Bulgarian, possibly Czech. Oh, and British too, I guess. I wouldn't have read it with all the over-the-top accents in my head is all."
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Emily
"Best book I have ever read! It takes place in an enchanting old castle turned hotel in the Swiss alps. I loved the FMC, and enjoyed the mystery and adventures she goes on. "
Hannah Currier
"It was a fun captivating story. I loved the hotel setting in the mountains as well. "
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Irene Corcoran
"Very atmospheric. Perfect Winter read!"
Dalysabel M.
"Beautiful Swiss alps setting, an old hotel, a mystery "
Melodie Anstey
"Very cozy book, I found it fun and light-hearted with enough mystery and intrigue to keep me interested."
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