Castle of Intrigue: English Heritage Edition

Usborne Puzzle Adventures #22

by Paul; Cox Stewart

All is not well at Craggie Castle, where the vile Sir Vile rules its downtrodden occupants with a rod of iron. Following instructions left by an unseen hand, Paul the Pageboy must set off a chain of events that will overthrow the evil tyrant once and for all.

Genres: Childrens

48 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1995

Reviews

[Christopher Byram · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this book when I was young and still in primary school. It helped me to develop my critical thinking and problem solving skills even though I was too young to fully understand or appreciate the story.

[Tracey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sally was sent to stay with her Aunt Bertha in what sounds like a right royal dismal place. Sally notices a castle on the way to her aunt's house and wants to go and visit it. The aunt gave her a whole lot of info on the castle as she is a history buff. Sally is only allowed to venture out and explore the castle the following day when the weather was better.

Sally notices a pin / badge in the mud and after having placed it on her top was then taken back in time. Sally realises that she had been sent back for a reason - to replace the rightful heir on the throne. Only draw back is that I am really tired and the small little clues etc., were far too small and my eyes took a lot of strain trying to read them.

Over all a good story.

[Laurel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good fun. Definitely a few clues I didn't see. But my daughter worked a lot of it out.

[ef. · Rating 3 out of 5]

honestly feel like these don't count but THEY DO AND THEY WILL

[RickyTicky · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautiful, but hell difficult to read and solve the puzzles

[Cris · Rating 5 out of 5]

Registrando um dos primeiros livros que li na minha vida. Acho que isso era 2003 ou algo assim, mas já lia muito A Turma da Mônica ❤️

[Jemma · Rating 4 out of 5]

Castle of Intrigue was actually one of the Usborne Puzzle Adventures that I enjoyed! Most of the ones I've read so far have been for much younger children, but I think this one would be suitable for any child 11+. I found that the puzzles to be worked out and observations to be made were pretty easy to decipher and it didn't take me hours to work out patterns or anything like that. The puzzles were fun but still challenging.

Sally Bolt visits her aunt, and whilst going to discover the ruin of Craggie Castle, she finds a brooch. Once she puts on the brooch she is transported back to medieval times and has to help the people overthrow Sir Vile. There were some quirky characters. Sally meets Paul the Pageboy, Merganser the Alchemist, and Ludolf the Lute Player.

I found the story enjoyable and the puzzles not headache-inducing. What more can you ask for?