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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
Faith filled and sweet
Perfectly taking a fairy tale and adding a religious element. I loved it, and hope to find more like it.
Perfectly taking a fairy tale and adding a religious element. I loved it, and hope to find more like it.
Such a sweet and heartwarming retelling of Rapunzel :)
I really enjoyed this book.
This follows Rapunzel as she has to move around when a man shows interest in her. On their way to Hagenheim they get into a bit of trouble, Sir Gerek comes to help them, then decides to stay with them to guide them to Hagenheim. He ends up hurt and she asks him to help her learn to read and write and get a job. Her mother figures out what she is doing that she tries to take Rapunzel away. Sir Gerek and most of Hagenheim come to help him find her.
I really enjoyed being with these characters. They are such great characters.
I loved seeing Sir Gerek being a good man. He was a bit grumpy when he first meets Rapunzel. I loved seeing him open up to her and want to help her. It was great to see him gain so much in helping the people that loved him and let him become a knight for their family.
I loved seeing Rapunzel learn who she really is and put the pieces together of her past. It was good to see her get away from her mother.
I loved the story and where it was going. It was fun and loved seeing where this went and how the fairytale was woven into this story.
I really enjoyed this story and can't wait to read more in this series.
This follows Rapunzel as she has to move around when a man shows interest in her. On their way to Hagenheim they get into a bit of trouble, Sir Gerek comes to help them, then decides to stay with them to guide them to Hagenheim. He ends up hurt and she asks him to help her learn to read and write and get a job. Her mother figures out what she is doing that she tries to take Rapunzel away. Sir Gerek and most of Hagenheim come to help him find her.
I really enjoyed being with these characters. They are such great characters.
I loved seeing Sir Gerek being a good man. He was a bit grumpy when he first meets Rapunzel. I loved seeing him open up to her and want to help her. It was great to see him gain so much in helping the people that loved him and let him become a knight for their family.
I loved seeing Rapunzel learn who she really is and put the pieces together of her past. It was good to see her get away from her mother.
I loved the story and where it was going. It was fun and loved seeing where this went and how the fairytale was woven into this story.
I really enjoyed this story and can't wait to read more in this series.
A beautiful retelling of an enchanting tale- once again the web was spun tightly around me for this store. Never one of my favorite fairy tales Dickersons retelling of Rapunzel has made me rethink the fairy tale itself. I think my favorite part of this story was the way Ralunzel learned that her mother’s words were poisoned and how the author laid the bread crumbs for it.
I almost didn't finish this but I'm glad I did because it was one of the sweetest stories I've ever read and the banter between the two main characters was quite entertaining.
Disney gave us Tangled with its catchy songs and adorable characters, and now Melanie Dickerson gives us a new twist on Rapunzel in the next book in her fairy tale series.
I grabbed this one on a sick day and found it to be a comforting and inspiring story of love and forgiveness. (Disclaimer: I received a free copy of the book in exchange for my review through Litfuse Publicity Group.)
In The Golden Braid, Rapunzel has lived alone with her mother, Gothel, wandering from village to village, for as long as she can remember. As they're on their way to Hagenheim, a large city in the region, they are overtaken by two bandits who prey on the women traveling alone. When they are rescued by Sir Gerek, a knight in the service of Duke Wilhelm, Rapunzel finds herself indebted to the man for saving their lives, though her mother has warned her against speaking to men. Gerek later finds himself in Rapunzel's debt, and the two find their lives intertwined as they reach Hagenheim.
Gerek reluctantly agrees to teach Rapunzel to read, although she keeps it secret from her mother, and as she perpetuates her deception, she begins to wonder if her mother has been truthful with her about trusting people, especially men.
The unfolding of this story kept me turning the pages, and though it has the familiar plot lines of the familiar Rapunzel fairy tale, it has enough differences to make it unique. The developing relationship between Gerek and Rapunzel is fun to watch. Rapunzel is no damsel in distress, although she does need rescuing now and then. But Gerek is trapped, too, in his own way, a captive of unforgiveness.
The way Dickerson connects this story to the others in her fairy tales is brilliant, and maybe I've said this before, but I think I'm going to need a map of the lands where these stories are set, as well as a family tree.
Dickerson's stories are an enjoyable way to relive familiar fairy tales in a new way and prove that you can't outgrow them.
I grabbed this one on a sick day and found it to be a comforting and inspiring story of love and forgiveness. (Disclaimer: I received a free copy of the book in exchange for my review through Litfuse Publicity Group.)
In The Golden Braid, Rapunzel has lived alone with her mother, Gothel, wandering from village to village, for as long as she can remember. As they're on their way to Hagenheim, a large city in the region, they are overtaken by two bandits who prey on the women traveling alone. When they are rescued by Sir Gerek, a knight in the service of Duke Wilhelm, Rapunzel finds herself indebted to the man for saving their lives, though her mother has warned her against speaking to men. Gerek later finds himself in Rapunzel's debt, and the two find their lives intertwined as they reach Hagenheim.
Gerek reluctantly agrees to teach Rapunzel to read, although she keeps it secret from her mother, and as she perpetuates her deception, she begins to wonder if her mother has been truthful with her about trusting people, especially men.
The unfolding of this story kept me turning the pages, and though it has the familiar plot lines of the familiar Rapunzel fairy tale, it has enough differences to make it unique. The developing relationship between Gerek and Rapunzel is fun to watch. Rapunzel is no damsel in distress, although she does need rescuing now and then. But Gerek is trapped, too, in his own way, a captive of unforgiveness.
The way Dickerson connects this story to the others in her fairy tales is brilliant, and maybe I've said this before, but I think I'm going to need a map of the lands where these stories are set, as well as a family tree.
Dickerson's stories are an enjoyable way to relive familiar fairy tales in a new way and prove that you can't outgrow them.
"Well, do you not want to marry? What else would you do?"
"Why would I want to marry a man who would probably tell me reading was foolishness?"
This was such a refreshing read. Rapunzel is not your mainstream female character, she's not the BAMF, the hero who comes and saves the day, so beautiful that no man listen to her words because too busy staring at her... face. She's quite average, her only peculiar skill is the knives throwing, but she's also curious and intellingent, she wants to get better and improve her reading skills because she wants to be independent and explore the world on her own terms.
I quite liked the men in this story as well, the trope of the creepo or the borderline rapist wasn't thrown in there trying to depict "historical accurancy". Men here could be criminals, sure, but also caring, forgiving and loving. Sir Gerek isn't just bewitched by Rapunzel's beauty, he sees value in her and is a well-rounded character, you understand his reasonings and the way he thinks. The characters are so human and have such different personalities that you can predict what they're going to do because you understand them well.
The romance is not cheesy, the two characters get to know each other well before getting together. They learn so much about each others that they also know how to joke and mock the other one in affectionate and silly ways.
Loved the twists as well.
I kindly received this book from its publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This was a great retelling of the Rapunzel fairytale. I have only read one of the previous books in this series, but I didn't feel like I was missing any important details to this story (although I do want to go read about the other characters!). Loved Rapunzel's determination!
I found this quite boring and stopped reading about half-way in. From the blurb I was expecting a strong, feisty take charge Rapunzel. Aside from her ability to throw knives (which she does once to save the knight from being stabbed) she was basically a wishy-washy doormat who was so naive she came across as stupid. Granted she may have improved but I was so bored I did not continue on. Keep in mind I was half-way through and so far all that had happened was Gerek rescued Rapunzel & her mother from bandits, they continued to the city (stopping at the monastery as he was injured) and then Rapunzel cleaned the monastery in return for reading lessons. Seriously that was all that happened in HALF a book - oh yeah aside from cray cray mothers rants about evil men.