The Castle of Tangled Magic

Full of family, magic and kindness, The Castle of Tangled Magic is an extraordinary story which is not to be missed. 

Olia lives in a beautiful castle filled with secret passageways and unreachable domes. When her beloved home is attacked by a magical storm, she must venture into a hidden world of magic to face her family's dark history and risk everything she loves for a brighter, fairer future. 

The Castle of Tangled Magic is a fantastic exploration of troubling histories and the way we can deal with pasts that make us uncomfortable, tearing down monuments to past atrocities, but never forgetting the need to do better. 

Olia is a wonderful protagonist who understands that it is people (or magical spirits!) who are important, not places or objects, no matter how much we might love them, and learns that home is about the people you love, not where you live. She is generous and kind, always striving to help as much as she can, but she also shows that it is okay to make mistakes. Olia is a hero who doesn't always get things right, but that's okay, because life is about learning and growing. She is a protagonist children will be able to see themselves in, sometimes afraid and insecure, but desperate to do what is right. 

Olia's world is full of magic and wonder, and her home - and this incredible story - will set readers' imaginations soaring. 

Thank you, Usborne for sending me an advanced copy to review on NetGalley.