Castle Dreams

Rating:
Summary: An Interesting Departure.
Review: As a large fan of the Castle series I've reviewed most of the books in the lineage and one caveat I always presented was 'read them in the order they were published' and I stand by that as sound advice.

Castle Dreams may be the exception. While I wouldn't read it first or second, I wouldn't shy away from reading it last...particularly because the final book Bride Of The Castle is arguably the weakest of the eight.

The reason behind this is Castle Dreams is more of a 'what-if' story for the Castle Perlious Universe. It's essentially a story from a book within the Castle's vast library...a story within a story. As such, the events are fictional even within the fictional world of Castle Perlious.

Personally, I stand by reading them in order, but if you want to finish the series off in a better way...save Castle Dreams for last.