Genre:
Historical Romance / Fairytale Retelling / YA
Historical Romance / Fairytale Retelling / YA
The Peasant's Dream
Fairy Tale Romance book 11
by Melanie Dickerson
| -From Goodreads- In this reverse reimagining of the Cinderella story, secrets and dangerous enemies threaten a fairy-tale romance. Adela, daughter of the Duke of Hagenheim, is rarely allowed outside the castle walls. But one day, longing for freedom, she sneaks away to the market disguised as a peasant. There, she meets a handsome young woodcarver named Frederick. Frederick, a poor farmer, is the sole provider for his family, and he often has to defend his mother from his father’s drunken rages. He dreams of making a living carving beautiful images into wood, and he is thrilled when the Bishop of Hagenheim commissions him to carve new doors for the cathedral. As Frederick works on the project, he and Adela meet almost daily, and it doesn't take long for them to fall in love. Yet her true identity remains hidden from him. When disaster separates them, Adela and Frederick find themselves caught in the midst of deceptions far more dangerous than innocent disguises. As the powerful lords set against them proceed with their villainous plans, secrets emerge that put Frederick and Adela's future at risk. ISBN-13: 9780785228332 Can they bridge the chasm between them? |  This Book received a 4 Bark rating.
 Melanie Dickerson |
It's the end of an era. For around a decade now the Duke and Duchess of Hagenheim and their children have my companions nearly each year. I have eagerly anticipated each new Fairy Tale Romance and I almost hoped that I could just kind go on reading them happily ever after. But, as they say, all good things must come to an end and The Peasant's Dream is just that for Melanie Dickerson's amazing series set in medieval Germany (and England).
I will admit to some reluctance to start reading The Peasant's Dream. Not because I expected to dislike it but because I just didn't want to say goodbye to Melanie Dickerson's wonderful characters. But, at last I decided on bravery and cracked open my gorgeous hardcover copy...
The Peasant's Dream was a bit of a fun story to read. Frederick and Adela seem so young, says the girl who left the YA target age of this series well over a decade ago, and full of life and creativity. Sure, there is still plenty of Melanie Dickerson's trademark danger and adventure, not to mention some very wicked villains, but light and love still win out and the characters do get their somewhat unexpected, at least by them, happily ever after.
Melanie Dickerson did a great job with this reverse Cinderella tale and in concluding her Fairy Tale Romance series with such a strong note. You won't want to miss Adela and Frederick's story in The Peasant's Dream....
Tell Tale Book Reviews gives The Peasant's Dream by Melanie Dickerson a 4 Bark rating.
I will admit to some reluctance to start reading The Peasant's Dream. Not because I expected to dislike it but because I just didn't want to say goodbye to Melanie Dickerson's wonderful characters. But, at last I decided on bravery and cracked open my gorgeous hardcover copy...
The Peasant's Dream was a bit of a fun story to read. Frederick and Adela seem so young, says the girl who left the YA target age of this series well over a decade ago, and full of life and creativity. Sure, there is still plenty of Melanie Dickerson's trademark danger and adventure, not to mention some very wicked villains, but light and love still win out and the characters do get their somewhat unexpected, at least by them, happily ever after.
Melanie Dickerson did a great job with this reverse Cinderella tale and in concluding her Fairy Tale Romance series with such a strong note. You won't want to miss Adela and Frederick's story in The Peasant's Dream....
Tell Tale Book Reviews gives The Peasant's Dream by Melanie Dickerson a 4 Bark rating.
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