Review of The Beautiful Pretender

Title: The Beautiful Pretender

Author: Melanie Dickerson

Series: A Medieval Fairy Tale

 

Chapters: 30

Pages: 312

Genre: Fairy tale retelling

Rating: 5 stars

     The Beautiful Pretender by Melanie Dickerson the second in the A Medieval Fairy tale. To me it seemed like a fairy retelling of both The Princess and the Pea and Beauty and the beast, but it was more of a Beauty and the Beast retelling that anything else.  When the Margrave of Thornbeck has to find a bride he invites noble ladies from neighboring kingdoms. In order to figure out which one has the best character his friends come up with different contests to test the girls characters. (the princess and the pea aspect.) 

     Avelina isn't a noble woman instead she is a servant, to Lady Dorothea. Sent to Thornbeck by her mistress's father   in order to keep it a secret that Dorothea ran off. She is suppose to keep attention away from herself. But because of her character and her beauty within as well as out draws the scared Margrave to her.  (The beauty and the beast aspect).    They are other aspects and people trying to keep them apart other than Avelina being a servant and his scars and past. 

     Will this two find happiness? But more importantly will they both learn to trust God. I enjoyed this book. It was a fairly quick read but then again I am a sucker for Beauty and the beast retellings. This was my favorite of the trilogy. 


I received a complimentary copy of The Beautiful Pretender  from Netgalley. I was not required to write a positive review. All opinions expressed are mine alone.