About this book:
“The one who needs rescuing isn’t always the one in the tower.
“The one who needs rescuing isn’t always the one in the tower.
Rapunzel
can throw a knife better than any man. She paints beautiful flowering vines on
the walls of her plaster houses. She sings so sweetly she can coax even a beast
to sleep. But there are two things she is afraid her mother might never allow
her to do: learn to read and marry.
Fiercely devoted to Rapunzel, her mother
is suspicious of every man who so much as looks at her daughter and warns her
that no man can be trusted. After a young village farmer asks for Rapunzel’s
hand in marriage, Mother decides to move them once again—this time, to the
large city of Hagenheim.
The
journey proves treacherous, and after being rescued by a knight—Sir
Gerek—Rapunzel in turn rescues him farther down the road. As a result, Sir
Gerek agrees to repay his debt to Rapunzel by teaching her to read. Could there
be more to this knight than his arrogance and desire to marry for riches and
position?
As
Rapunzel acclimates to life in a new city, she uncovers a mystery that will
forever change her life. In this Rapunzel story unlike any other, a world of
secrets and treachery is about to be revealed after seventeen years of lies.
How will Rapunzel finally take control of her own destiny? And who will prove
faithful to a lowly peasant girl with no one to turn to?”
Series: Ignore what Goodreads says, it’s book #6 in the “Hagenheim” series. {Reviews of #1 Here, #2 Here, #3 Here, #4 Here, and #5 Here!} {You do not have to read this series in order to understand it, but I highly recommend that you do read them in order.}
Series: Ignore what Goodreads says, it’s book #6 in the “Hagenheim” series. {Reviews of #1 Here, #2 Here, #3 Here, #4 Here, and #5 Here!} {You do not have to read this series in order to understand it, but I highly recommend that you do read them in order.}
Spiritual Content- Many, many Prayers; Many talks about God & His love; ‘H’s are not capital when referring to God; Many, many Scriptures are read, remembered, & discussed; Learning to & reading (plus talks about) the Holy Writt; Monks & a monastery; Going to the chapel to pray; Mentions of excommunication; Many mentions of books & those in the Bible;
*Note: When mentioning watching a birth,
Rapunzel says it feels like she’s in hell; A few mentions of ghosts & evil
spirits.
Negative Content- Minor cussing including: an ‘idiot’, a ‘stupid’, and two forms of ‘shut up’; Mentions of curses said not written; A but of sarcasm; Fighting, kicking, pain, blood & knives (semi-detailed); *Spoiler* Gerek’s father killed his mother, then killed himself (up to semi-detailed) *End of Spoiler*; Mentions of Gerek’s father who beat his family, servants & dogs (up to semi-detailed); Many mentions of killing & slitting throats; Killing a chicken (boarder-line detailed); Drinking wine (Rapunzel doesn’t like it).
Sexual Content- two check kisses, a
head kiss; a not-detailed kiss, a barely-above-not-detailed kiss, a
semi-detailed kiss; Wondering about a kiss; A mentions of a hand & check kiss;
Mentions of stolen kisses; Touches & Embraces (up to semi-detailed); Noticing;
Dressing an injured man (the top part only, barely-above-not-detailed); Gothel
is always telling Rapunzel that men can’t be trusted, are evil, & that they
don’t need them; Gothel tells Rapunzel stories about men who convince gullible
women to lie with them or take them into a forest; Rapunzel gets paranoid about
men after hearing Gothel’s stories; When Rapunzel is almost attacked, she stabs
him (nothing happens); Gerek has “a vow
never to know a woman before marriage” (that’s the Biblical know); A few
mentions of chastity; A mention of a man showing a girl his love; Mentions of
men touching & lying with women just to get what they want; Mentions of men
taking advantages with women & forcing themselves on women; Mentions of when
Rapunzel was almost attacked at age 15; Mentions of child births & labors
(barely-above-not-detailed to semi-detailed); Many mentions of & having illegitimate
children; *Spoiler* A man got Gothel pregnant, said he’d marry her and then disappeared.
*End of Spoiler*; Love, falling in love & the emotions;
*Note: A couple mentions of
revealing dresses.
-Rapunzel Scheinberg, age 19
-Gerek van Hollan, age 24
P.O.V. switches between them
P.O.V. switches between them
Set
in 1413 (Medieval)
304 pages
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My personal
Rating-
{Add half a
star for those who have already read the previous books in the series.}
I am literally doing a jig right
now. Ahh! I just can’t even. I’m trying to push my emotions for these characters
down a bit, so I can give a proper review. But really, Melanie Dickerson is a
great author. I just adore fairytales and to see them with a Christian twist is
fantastic! I wasn’t sure if “The Golden
Braid” would top “The Princess Spy”
(because Rapunzel verses a Princess Spy.) but, oh. It was close. It was so
close! Rating wise, “The Golden Braid” got a half-star higher, but that’s
because of who Rapunzel is (ahhh! Still fangirling over that PERFECT plot
twist!), I’m more familiar with the story of Rapunzel and this Rapunzel knows how to protect herself—with a knife, which is pretty cool.
I really can’t wait till the next
book in this series, The Little Mermaid retelling, which, I am beyond stoked
for.
me currently |
But have to wait till November of
2016 for.
*le sigh* |
But I'm still excited. :D
See y’all on Wednesday with a new
review!
*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.
*I received this book for
free from the Publisher (Thomas Nelson) through BookLookBloggers for this
review.
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