One of the best parts of Dickerson’s books is that they are intertwined. I can’t say much else at the risk of spoiling the story, but trust me when I say it’s really worth a read.
Margaretha is not sure who to believe, until events prove one of the men’s stories true. Margaretha decides that Claybrook could be ‘the one’, but then a man is brought to the castle healer, claiming to have been attacked by Lord Claybrook. She has had dozens of suitors, but has not yet found one that she likes.
Margaretha is a compassionate, romantic, sweet girl. The plots are believable, and at the same time whimsical. The characters are relatable, and at the same time fantastic. Obviously, you’re thinking how in the world did she make The Frog Prince realistic? Well, I have no idea, but it was amazing. If you are not familiar with Dickerson’s books, she takes classic fairy tales and rewrites them to make them realistic. Dickerson weaves the story together with original characters and plot points that takes The Frog Prince to a level that the Grimm Brothers would envy. Dickerson’s novel is world’s away from every other Frog Prince adaption I have ever seen or read. While elements of The Frog Prince are prevalent throughout the story, there are also some really subtle hints of the story that I didn’t even notice on my first read-through. It’s not my favorite fairy tale, but I was interested to see if maybe someone could make me like the story. I have to admit that when I found out that it’s based on The Frog Prince, I was a little wary. I was so excited to get The Princess Spy early, since I’d been looking forward to it since last year when Dickerson’s last book ( The Captive Maiden) came out.
Melanie Dickerson’s fairy tale retellings have been some of my favorite books for several years. One of our contributors here at got the opportunity to read and review Melanie Dickerson’s book, The Princess Spy, early! This amazing YA fairy tale remix comes out TODAY so click on the cover below to buy the book on Amazon!
0 kommentar(er)
