There can’t be many women out there who don’t relate to what Cassandra goes through in the course of the story. We watch her go from an innocent child swimming in the castle moat, to a young woman learning about herself and what she’s looking for in love. Primarily though, this is a story about Cassandra’s coming of age. I had no idea how everything was going to turn out. The story was enjoyable–funny, sad, reflective, and everything in between–and kept me guessing all the way through. Mortmain, they all got a response out of me. Really, I felt something for every character, whether I was amused by Cassandra’s spacey stepmother, Topaz, or frustrated by Mr. She’s one of those characters that you wish you knew in real life. The story is told through Cassandra’s journal, and she is brutally honest and funny. I think that if I had found this book when I was about 15 I would have fallen in love with it. Will one of them fall in love with Cassandra’s older sister Rose and turn the family’s fortunes around? Two young, handsome, and available relatives. But then the owner of the castle dies and his American relatives inherit the property. In other words, the family is practically destitute.

Her father had the (mis)fortune to publish an incredible book early in his career and he hasn’t been able to write another word since. Don’t let that fool you–the castle is crumbling around her family’s ears. Read more on my affiliate page.Ĭassandra Mortmain lives in a castle.

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