Escape from the Blood Castle

Usborne Puzzle Adventures #1

by Jenny Tyler, Graham Round

Join Intrepid Ivor as he pursues his quest for the all-important Papers and tries to escape from Blood Castle.

Genres: Childrens, Mystery

48 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1985

Reviews

[Sylvia · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was such a blast from the past! I could still remember whereabouts in our primary school library this book was located but I had long since forgotten what this book and the entire series was called. I spent decades trying to find the name of this book until someone posted this on Reddit and I tracked down a copy right away. (Thank you a million times over whoever you are!)

It was these books and the choose your own adventure books that I loved growing up. I remembered some of the puzzles in this book, some I really had to think about to solve. The vivid colours in the artwork, and the puzzles left me with a full blown smile before the end of the book. This was just so much fun. It really turned back the years!

[Amber · Rating 5 out of 5]

This silly puzzle book was one of my favorites as a kid. I checked this out from the library several times and re-did the puzzles over and over... ^_^ I gotta own this book someday.

[Cupof Tea · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was part of a 3 volume collection I got to reread some of my favourite Usborne Puzzle Adventures from my childhood. I'm going to add each book as I read through them again. I would rec these books to anyone with children who like to solve puzzles :)

[Dustin Steinacker]

Had to revisit this after thinking about it on and off for years. It's hard to describe the magic and menace I felt as a kid reading this one. Practically every trope was new to me.

[Mark · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is pretty much the beta test for a great series that would follow. Several if uts puzzles are somewhat contrived and did not yet have the proper balance that future entries would achieve, so I would only recommend getting this one for historical purposes or as part of the Omnibus.

[Alex · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved the whole Solve-it-yourself series as a kid. Re-read them multiple times.

[Alexandra Stobiecka · Rating 1 out of 5]

Hah. It was dead after over 35 years and I revived it as The Rascal. Plus: http://bitly.ws/zV9u