Once a Castle, Sarah Arthur
Once a Castle, Sarah Arthur
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Once a Castle
A Carrick Hall Novel, Book 2

Author: Sarah Arthur

Series: The Carrick Hall Novels

Narrator: Vidish Athavale, Fajer Al-Kaisi

Unabridged: 10 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/11/2025

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

Worlds collide and lives are changed as portals between our reality and the magical land of Ternival fray in the spellbinding sequel to the Christy Award finalist Once a Queen, called “a fresh, delightful new tale for our wonder-hungry era” by Mitali Perkins.

A few years after Eva Joyce and Frankie Addison discovered the existence of portals to other worlds, Frankie’s younger siblings, together with some new friends, make discoveries that will change their lives, and at least two worlds, forever.

Jack, Tilly, and Elspeth Addison just want to stay out of trouble (well, mostly, at least), but trouble keeps finding them.

Meanwhile, Arash, a newcomer to the Addisons’ English village, tries to discover the secret his grandfather is hiding while keeping his own secrets from everyone. And Zahra, a Ternivali teenager, faces a crisis in her world, but before she can put things right, she’s rudely catapulted into the weirdest place she’s ever seen—where everyone seems to think she’s the weird one.

Soon their stories get tangled together, and the teens must discover if they can bridge their differences and find, in themselves and one another, what it takes to put things right. Because it’s not only their lives at stake but also the fate of their home—and of more than one kingdom.

* This audiobook edition includes a downloadable PDF containing the illustrated maps from the book.

About Sarah Arthur

Sarah is the author of over twelve books ranging from bestselling devotionals to critical engagement with literature. A graduate of Wheaton College and Duke University Divinity School, she's a founding board member of the annual C.S. Lewis Festival and served as writer-in-residence for the Frederick Buechner Writers Workshop at Princeton Theological Seminary. She's also the preliminary fiction judge for the Christianity Today Book Awards, through which she grades on a L’Engle-inspired curve. She can't wait till her two little boys are old enough to be read aloud A Wrinkle in Time.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Michael on February 20, 2025

This is a terrific sequel to Sarah Arthur's "Once A Queen". While the influence of both Lewis and Tolkien still underlays the world of Ternival in this second book, with this sequel Sarah Arthur really comes into her own as a fantasy worldbuilder. There are still parallels, but they are largely mino......more

Goodreads review by Chloe on November 03, 2024

Once a Castle is a spellbound adventure into a fantasy realm mirroring the worlds of JRR Tolkien and CS Lewis, rife with magic and whimsy, the second book of the Carrick Hall series is a whirlwind of adventure, taking readers into the world of Ternival that Sarah Arthur teased in the first book, Onc......more

Goodreads review by Holly on February 24, 2025

We pick up 5 years after the events of Once Upon a Queen. This one fully commits to the Narniaesque theme. We follow Frankie’s siblings and friends through their magical discoveries and finally get to travel to another world! The first book was good but this sequel surpasses it! Highly recommend thi......more

Goodreads review by Chelsea on February 04, 2025

I received an ARC from the publisher in exchange for an honest review Once a Castle by Sarah Arthur is the third person multi-POV YA contemporary fantasy sequel to Once a Queen. A few years after the previous book, Eva and Frankie are happily dating and living their lives with the knowledge that ther......more

Goodreads review by Christina on February 08, 2025

I liked "Once a Queen," the first book in this series, but I loved "Once a Castle." It was fast-paced and full of mishaps, adventures, and action. The story did jump between a lot of characters, but I found myself quite invested in all of them. I thoroughly enjoyed this young adult portal fantasy th......more