Melanie Dickerson. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan, 2014. 293 pp. (Paperback).
Huntsville author Melanie Dickerson writes books billed as “teen fiction.” I am far from a teen, but I have loved the two books of hers I have read recently. The books are part of the Fairy Tale Romance Series, which are retellings of fairy tales set in medieval times.
The books have everything — great stories, a Christian message that permeates without being “preachy,” believable characters and even rich, beautiful covers. “The Princess Spy” is the story of a young girl who discovers a plot by an Englishman to take over the holdings of her father and joins forces with a young (handsome, of course) Englishman to save her family and her family’s land. While we know how all fairy tales turn out, this one has enough imaginative plot twists along the way to that “happily ever after” to keep the reader on the edge of her seat.
Do I sound like a fan? I should. I am not sure how I managed to miss this award-winning author for so long. I will be buying her books for my granddaughter — and “previewing” them before Sofia gets them.
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