By Melanie Dickerson
A young healer’s apprentice named Rose believes she will
never marry…until she meets Lord Hamlin, the future ruler of her village.
Hamlin is everything she could ever want—kind, understanding, and a man of
faith—but her low station and the fact that he’s already betrothed to a
mysterious woman makes their romance impossible. As Lord Hamlin seeks to find
the sorcerer who cursed his future bride, Rose’s life spins toward confusion. A
creative retelling of the classic Sleeping Beauty tale.
This was my first read from Melanie Dickerson, whom I’ve
been trying to read for about a year now. After reading this book I promptly
read two more of her books. I’m a nerd about fairy-tale retellings. This was an
interesting take, putting a Christian spin on the fairy tale as well as a medieval
historical setting was intriguing. I was right there loving the story and the
faith behind the characters up until the very end. Without spoiling anything, I
just got uncomfortable. Demons came into play, and I’m really antsy about
occult stuff. I like magic and fantasy as much as the next Harry Potter
fanatic, but when someone starts in on possessions, pentagrams, and black
magic, I back away as quickly as possible. This towed the line for me. In fact,
it tainted an otherwise very likeable story.
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