The Castle In The Weeds by M.w Morganson is a somewhat typical but also somewhat odd tale of growing up. It follows a group of five friends in the small town of Westborough where everything is ruled by Baron Malsham and his fertilizer factory. A place where everything fun and adventurous is outlawed. Having received a magical book for guidance the group of friends must work to defeat Baron Malsham and his army of weeds to reclaim their town.
This book was definitely interesting in that I was not expecting for the enemy to have an army of weeds. That really caught my attention as it was rather new for me, I don’t think I have ever seen that element before in literature. However, that seemed to be one of the only unique elements that were present as a lot of the rest seemed similar to things I have seen before. The characters have to go rescue their town from an evil ruler and they seem to be the only ones capable of doing so. They have to go on this long and drawn out journey with random and unexpected perils and many things they have to do along the way in order to win. Don’t get me wrong, the story was good but the format of the plot line seemed familiar even if the specifics were new. The only thing I did not like about the story was how there seemed to be lack of continuity at times. Sometimes it seemed to imply a longer length of time had passed before then contradicting that same time frame. It frequently miscounted how many characters were in the group of friends as well. Neither of these were big issues but I did find it mildly confusing at times. Overall, a good book that gets three out of five stars from me.
I would consider this to be a young adult fantasy novel so if you happen to enjoy fantasy and fall in that age range than I suggest you consider trying this book out. However, I am not sure how well it would appeal to readers outside of that age range or for readers who don’t enjoy fantasy. It is a good book and worth the read so I hope you consider it anyway. If you do feel free to share your thoughts in the comments. I acquired this book through the Reedsy Discovery review program so you can find a copy of this review there as well.