Review: Lots of fun!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 5, 2013
A delightful book from beginning to end, Castles in the Air, provides an enjoyable reading experience.  Wikkley is a fun narrator with enough personality to satisfy even the most discerning of readers. At ten-years-old, Wikkley sets off to see the king, hoping to obtain some help for his family who is about to lose their farm. However, when he gets to the city he realizes that conditions there aren't much better than on the farm. People are forced to buy tools they don't need simply so the king can add to his castle. Unable to obtain help from his own king he heads to the king next door hoping things will be better there. But when disaster strikes will this 'reckless' boy be able to save the family farm? Waters has created an interesting fantasy world with entertaining characters that are fun to read about. There is also lots of humor as well, for example here are some of the names of the tools that citizens are forced to buy: confibulizer, sparkleons, Catasling, decombobulator, etc. Snicker, snicker. I also liked the inclusion of Peter Piper and peppers in the story, rather clever I must say.  I can highly recommend this e-book to readers who enjoy short stories with lots of creative characteristics and plenty of humor.  Be sure to also check out the author's book, The Adventures of Stanley Delacourt which also takes place in  Hartlandia.