by Melanie Dickerson
I found this story to be a little less formulaic than the other stories I have read by Dickerson. For one, instead of having a naive, literate, and independent woman, Rapunzel is, by contrast, illiterate for at least the first third of the book, naive, and completely dependent on her mother for most...
Never trust anyone they will only hurt you. Never trust a man, they will only use you. These are the only things that Rapunzel has been brought up with. She is kept in the shadows and never to be seen. Her mother keeps her far from anyone and does not want her to marry. Yet everything changes once a...
#TheGoldenBraid 4Stars!! @ThomasNelson @Melanieauthor This was a great updated version of the fairy tale Rapunzel. I started it late and didn't want to put it down. However, I had a playoff game the next day and NEEDED to sleep. The story was much longer and much better. I really got into it and ...
What is not to love about a retelling where the heroine takes matters into her own hands and does most of the saving?A Young Adult version of Rapunzel set in and around 15th century Hagenheim, this begins as a village tale, quickly becomes a travel adventure, and then a coming of age/country girl in...
The one who needs rescuing isn’t always the one in the tower. Rapunzel can throw a knife better than any man. She paints beautiful flowering vines on the walls of her plaster houses. She sings so sweetly she can coax even a beast to sleep. But there are two things she is afraid her mother might neve...
Fantastic retelling! This story takes everything you know about Rapunzel and adds more details. With a bit of excitement, a few laughs, some adventure and even a budding romance, the mystery of it all was icing on the cake. The ending felt a little rushed through but it was still so sweet that tears...
3/5 stars *Disclaimer:I received a copy of the book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.* Ah the classic retelling dilemma. On one hand I read it because I love the original story so much and don’t really want things changed, on the other if it’s not unique enough it can feel like a wa...
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