Genre:
Fantasy / Fairytale Retelling / YA
Fantasy / Fairytale Retelling / YA
The Lady And The Wish
Faraway Castle book 4
by J.M. Stengl
| -From Amazon- Gillian set her heart on marrying a prince. Lady Gillian Montmorency is determined to win Prince Fidelio’s heart, but her plans are crashing around her ears. First, Fidelio’s older cousin with a beard like a bird’s nest proposes to her. Next, intimidating Prince Max insists she will be his next trophy. Worst of all, her parents reveal a financial scandal. To pay off her father’s debt, Gillian must agree to work one year as companion to an old lady at some remote and ramshackle villa. Fine. She’ll go. But she doesn’t have to like it. Something strange is going on at Lady Beneventi’s villa. Ghostly people appear, doors vanish, statues come to life . . . and the old lady herself despises Gillian. With the help of a handsome but hostile construction worker, can Gillian solve the mystery of the wishes and return to her proper place in high society? Can she finally snare a prince to marry? Or might love play a part in changing her plans? ASIN: B07R48BT5F Will one year make her or break her? |  This Book received a 5 Bark rating.
 J. M. Stengl |
Many years ago I read J.M. Stengl's historical romance, and enjoyed them, but I really think she has found her niche with her fantasy YA fairytale retellings. They are delightful and quite simply magical!
I knew I would love The Lady And Wish but I just wasn't too sure about the heroine. Face it, she wasn't the most pleasant character in the past and I had no idea how J.M. Stengl was going to get me to like her. She did it, though. It took awhile for me to warm up to Gillian but by the end of the story I really was rooting for her to survive Lady Beneventi's crazy antics, save her family, and finally figure out that love is more important than titles and money.
The Lady And The Wish is most definitely another winner in J.M. Stengl's charming Faraway Castle series. And while I didn't exactly recognize the fairytale it was based on, King Thrushbeard, it was a truly entrancing tale and it has inspired me to look for the original fairytale.
The Lady And The Wish was a story that I sincerely enjoyed reading. While it may be aimed at an audience, YA, that I aged out of several years ago I will tell you that NO ONE is too old for a well-written fairytale retelling like this one.
Tell Tale Book Reviews gives The Lady And The Wish by J.M. Stengl a 5 Bark rating.
I knew I would love The Lady And Wish but I just wasn't too sure about the heroine. Face it, she wasn't the most pleasant character in the past and I had no idea how J.M. Stengl was going to get me to like her. She did it, though. It took awhile for me to warm up to Gillian but by the end of the story I really was rooting for her to survive Lady Beneventi's crazy antics, save her family, and finally figure out that love is more important than titles and money.
The Lady And The Wish is most definitely another winner in J.M. Stengl's charming Faraway Castle series. And while I didn't exactly recognize the fairytale it was based on, King Thrushbeard, it was a truly entrancing tale and it has inspired me to look for the original fairytale.
The Lady And The Wish was a story that I sincerely enjoyed reading. While it may be aimed at an audience, YA, that I aged out of several years ago I will tell you that NO ONE is too old for a well-written fairytale retelling like this one.
Tell Tale Book Reviews gives The Lady And The Wish by J.M. Stengl a 5 Bark rating.
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