Castles in the Air Mass Market Paperback – October 27, 2009

I’m so glad I don’t live in medieval times. The superstition, the class distinctions, the power of kings over life and death. It’s awful, but also fascinating to read about. Raymond was an incredible knight and Juliana was a good mistress of her castle. They fell in love and finally made a good marriage. They had some terrible obstacles to overcome.

Castles In the Air is a semi-sequel to A Candle in the Window. The hero, Raymond of Avrache, was a friend of William of Miraval. This book follows the romantic journey of Raymond and the wife given him by the king, Juliana of Lofts. Juliana has a lot of mistrust and baggage from bad dealings with the men in her life. I get frustrated with her most of the book but I love Raymond. He is domineering, prideful and a know-it-all but at heart he is a lord and a leader. His experiences as a Saracen slave make him feel less than a man but to the reader he always appears to be a hero. Keir, Valeska and Dagna are three of my favorite supporting characters in a book.I feel the story follows a logical path and doesn't make things too easy on either main character. I have reread this book several times mainly to reacquaint myself with Raymond and his lady, Juliana, and their ability to overcome their crippling pasts and learn to love and trust one another. Exactly how all of our romances end up, right?

I wish she publishes more book on kindle.I have all her paper books but easier to read on kindle.

I'd give this a 3.5 if I could. I had read Candle in the Window, so I was glad to read a follow up featuring William's friend Raymond. The plot however seemed to drag on in places, and at one point I had put it down for a few weeks because I had no interest in reading through. There were few instances of the characters from Candle, but they were not really involved in the story so don't read it for that. It was a good book, but wasn't as good as Candle.

After Candle in the Window I thought I'd never find a book I enjoyed so much . Characters that come alive in the page, characters so human with wants and needs like everyone. William and Saura may be first but oh! Juliana and Raymond are so strong (and stubborn) yet insecure find in each other the courage and strength to trust themselves and each other with the greatest gift you can give, love!

I bought this book after reading quite a few reviews on it and although it wasn't quite what I expected (I thought his charade as the "master castle-builder" would have been carried out a bit longer) - it was a pretty good story. There were several scenes that made me laugh and one or two that brought tears to my eyes. It made for a very believeable story and I really liked how well the secondary characters were portrayed. I wouldn't say the story was boring in the least and it would make a good read for many a romance lover.

Love her style of storytelling and the fact that several of her books are in a much earlier period than the popular Regency Period. I especially admire her ability to describe the castles and their surrounds so well that I feel like I am watching the story unfold with me inside the castle. I have already reread this book once and reluctantly passed this on to a friend.

I agree with many of the reviewers. I was not expecting much but this is a fantastic read. Great characters, great story.

I thought I had all of Christina Dodd's books but I must have missed one or two. Castles in the Air was everything I wanted in a book, it flowed along and was difficult to put down. I always keep her books and re-read them, this is a must.

J'ai adoré ce livre! CH.Dodd à une écriture vive et pleine d'humour. Certes l'intrigue n'est pas ce qu'il y a de plus original, mais elle est sauvée par d'excellent personnages et beaucoup d'humour et de psychologie. Raymond et Julianna ont été (très) durement marqués par leurs expériences respectives. Incertains de leur propre valeur, chacun souhaitant maitriser l'autre et garder son jardin secret, ils arrivent tout de même à trouver un terrain d'entente. Ce sont, ils important de le remarquer, deux personnes intelligentes. Ce qui n'est pas le cas dans toutes les romances, les retournements de situation imnventés par des auteurs sans imagination faisant de leurs personnages de parfaits imbéciles. mais ici c'est loin d'être le cas. Rajoutez à cela une bonne dose d'humour et vous avez un livre que vous ne reposerez pas de sitôt!En fait j'aurais souhaité donner à ce livre 4,5 étoiles. Car la fin me semble un peu trop convenue (pas dans parce qu'ils vivent "happilly ever after" mais comment justement ils arrivent à cette happ end...).Quoi qu'il en soit, Castles in the air restera un de mes livres favoris en bonne place sur mon étagère!

If you want to read a book where the main female character is verbally and physically abused, then this is the book for you. This book was all over the place. Silly dialogue that was boring and made you wonder what was the point, personalities changing from one sentence to the next and overall a very dark boring book. When I read a book, I want adventure, drama, maybe a few bits of humour and a great flow in the story and this book did not deliver. It was dark and depressing, not fun at all. Some of the positive reviews for this book are suspect - there were no big mysteries and plots unless they are referring to the two main character's background which should have been revealed sooner especially for the main female in the story. Otherwise you just read about the abuse she keeps getting which makes no sense at all and was very depressing. That went on way too long. The other characters in the book - the evil uncle and the main male character's parents - were hateful, irritating and totally silly. As for the two female servants, the author hinted at a background story for them, but there was none. I read more than 2/3rds of the book and skipped to the end. Wow, found one sentence of humour. And lastly, the cover of the book. I thought it was very strange - the woman has a spaced out, duh look on her face, it's the worst cover I have ever seen on a romance novel. That should have been my first clue. This book's story description sounds great, like a fun adventure. Don't believe it. It's dark, irritating and a waste of money.