The Lost Castle (The Lost Castle #1)

Posted on 19 December 2018 by Kristy Cambron

Launching a brand new series, Kristy Cambron explores the collision of past and present as she discovers the ruins of a French castle, long lost to history.A thirteenth century castle, Chateau de Doux Reves, has been forgotten for generations, left to ruin in a storybook forest nestled deep in France s picturesque Loire Valley It survived a sacking in the French Revolution, was brought back to life and fashioned into a storybook chateau in the Gilded Age, and was eventually felled and deserted after a disastrous fire in the 1930s.As Ellie Carver sits by her grandmother s bedside, she hears stories of a castle of lost love and a hidden chapel that played host to a secret fight in the World War II French resistance But her grandmother is quickly slipping into the locked down world of Alzheimer s, and Ellie must act fast if she wants to uncover the truth of her family s history.Sparked by the discovery of a long forgotten family heirloom, Ellie embarks on a journey to French wine country to uncover the mystery surrounding The Sleeping Beauty the castle so named for Charles Perrault s beloved fairy tale and unearth its secrets before they re finally silenced by time.Set in three different time periods the French Revolution, World War II, and present day The Lost Castle is a story of loves won and lost, of battles waged, and an enchanted castle that inspired the epic fairy tales time left behind. Free Read [ The Lost Castle (The Lost Castle #1) ] author [ Kristy Cambron ] – kino-fada.fr Amazing You will need to keep the box of tissues handy and a lump in your throat is guaranteed What does a grandmother with Alzheimer s, an 18th century French woman and the grandmother s granddaughter all have in common How about foxes,French wine and a brooch This story about the Sleeping Beauty is remarkable, partly based on fact part fairy tale Beautiful sumptuous you will swear you are there with the vivid descriptions described within Three story lines taking place here that I ll ad Amazing You will need to keep the box of tissues handy and a lump in your throat is guaranteed W...This novel is unique in that it has three storylines in different time periods going on at once All the stories revolve around a castle and vineyard in the Loire Valley I ve traveled here and love this setting The s...When this book ended, my brain couldn t stop whirling Everything came together so well all three settings, 1789, 1944, and Present day I m so amazed how Krisy Cambron weaved all three stories into one It is her most well written, easy to follow stories yet And it is only the first of a trilogy I can t wait for the next two Three woman Avaline, Vi, and Ellie They each have stories that reach into the heart of mankind and reveal raw emotions I couldn t decide who I preferredThere is s When this book ended, my brain couldn t stop whirling Everything came together so well all three settings, 1789, 1944, and Present day I m so amaz...I love this author s evocative writing style, making it easy to get lost in a different era The three different stories all focus on a strong female Aveline, an aristocrat in hiding during the French Revolution, Vi, who is on a mission and also in hiding in Nazi occupied France, and Ellie, our modern day heroine who is searching for answers and connecting the secrets of the past I have to admit that I really struggled with the triple timeline that gave each story equal attention, I generally I love this author s evocative writing style, making it easy to get lost in a different era The three different stories all focus on a strong female Aveline, an ari...As intricate as a French tapestry, as lush as the Loire Valley, and as rich as Ellie s favorite pain au chocolat, The Lost Castle satisfies on every level The three timelines weave and build upon each other, as the three heroines navigate dangerous times ...Favorite Quotes Don t borrow trouble, Grandma Vi had always said Don t borrow but be sure you don t set out to buy it either Tears, the real kind the ones that meant everything was about to change and she must weather it all with newfound courage refused to leave them be.My Review The Lost Castle was not an easy or relaxing read, as the storylines were active and highly eventful while taut with tension, peril, infirmities, family drama, and three unexpected and inconvenient romances Erg Favorite Quotes Don t borrow trouble, Grandma Vi had always said Don t borrow but be sure you don t set out to buy it either Tears, the real kind the ones that meant everything was about to change and she must weather it all with newfound courage refused to leave them be.My Review The Lost Castle was not an easy or relaxing read, as the storylines were active and highly eventful while taut with t...I loved this book The cover was enough to get my attention But the storymy goodness, it was amazing I gravitate to these types of books, but adding a third period to the plot was a wonderful idea.The plot itself unravels slowly, moving between three periods in the Castle s history the French Revolution, World War II and the resistance in France and the current time I was briefly concerned that I would be confused, but that was not the case.The central story revolves around Ellie, a young I loved this book The cover was enough to get my attention But the storymy goodness, it was amazing I gravitate to these types of books, but adding a third period to the plot was a wonderful idea.The plot itself unravels slowly, moving between three periods in the Castle s history the French Revolution, World War II and the resistance in France and the current time I was briefly concerned that I would be confused, but that was not the case.The central story revolves around Ellie, a young woman whose grandmother is in a nursing home afflicted with Alzheimer s Disease She asks Ellie to travel to France to find the lost love of her life Well the story had me there I was hooked As it continues, we meet Ellie s grandmother as a young woman and...The Lost Castle by Kristy Cambron is one of those rare books that I am still thinking about days after I ve finished reading it I had heard so many good things about this author, so when I saw she was writing a story centered on a ruined castle I had to read it I love castles my wedding took place in a castle like building and my dream vacation was to Scotland to see castles, of course The Lost Castle by Kristy Cambron is the first in the Lost Castle series The beginning immediately dra The Lost Castle by Kristy Cambron is one of those rare books that I am still thinking about days after I ve finished reading it I had heard so many good things about this author, so when I saw she was writing a story centered on a ruined castle I had to read it I love castles my wedding took place in a castle like building and my dream vacation was to Scotland to see castles, of course The Lost Castle by Kristy Cambron is the first in the Lost Castle series The beginning immediately draws the reader in with questions and enchantment Ms Cambron wows with breathtaking settings and landscapes She has an eye for detail and includes lavish descr...Solid five along with a box of tissues You ripped my heart with this one, girl I ve been trying to compose myself to write a proper review but I ve failed miserably So I m just gonna try to get some words out without giving away too much of the plot.Kristy Cambron is one of my favorite authors and I first fell in love with her stories through her split time WWII books, therefore I knew how masterfully she could write this type of story Even so, I confess I warily started out The Lost Castle Solid five along with a box of tissues You ripped my heart with this one, girl I ve been trying to compose myself to write a proper review but I ve failed miserably So I m just gonna try to get some words out without giving away too much of the plot.Kristy Cambron is one of my favorite authors and I first fell in love with her stories through her split time WWII books, therefore I knew how masterfully she could write this type of story Even so, I confess I warily started out The Lost Castle because we wouldn t be taken through only two different time settings but threeBut I should not have doubted Right from the beginning, this book owned my heart.When you see ruins, do you believe in a potential story there or do you just see a decaying useless place Do you see possibilities or just waste The historical settings tell the stories of Aveline during the French Revolution and Viola Hart during WWII and how ea...But then the brooch, the photo.the discovery of a lost love and the breaking open of a story she d never known existed As fairy tale romances went, Ellie had to admit that finding him in the photo and giving him her grandmother s decades long answer to a secret proposal was up there The three separate time periods modern day, WWII and the French Resistance and the height of Revolutionary France are interwoven well with the crux of their action emblemized in a decaying castle in the Loire But then the brooch, the photo.the discovery of a lost love and the breaking open of a story she d never known existed As fairy tale romances went, Ellie had to admit that finding him in the pho...

19 December 2018

Kristy Cambron