The Princess Companion (The Four Kingdoms, #1)

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One dark and stormy night, lost and alone, Alyssa finds herself knocking on the door of a castle After a lifetime spent in the deep forest, Alyssa has no idea what to expect on the other side What she finds is two unruly young princesses and one very handsome prince When Alyssa accepts the job of Princess Companion she knows her life will change What she doesn t know is that the royal family is about to be swept up in unexpected danger and intrigue and that she just might be the only thing standing between her kingdom and destruction This retelling of the classic fairy tale, The Princess and the Pea, reimagines the risks and rewards that come when one royal family goes searching for a true princess Danger and romance await a woodcutter s daughter in a royal palace. New Download Kindle ePUB The Princess Companion (The Four Kingdoms, #1) by Melanie Cellier – kino-fada.fr I was going to do a proper review on this but I just don t have enough to say about the story So here is the abridged version Basically this was a reinterpretation of The Princess and the Pea but mashed up with a bunch of other fairytales All in all it was very sweet and a very easy read However, the story lacked anything to set it apart from other fairytale retellings The characters were very flat and one dimensional and while it all made for a very nice read, it was just too saccharine I was going to do a proper review on this but I just don t have enough to say about the story So here is the abridged version Basically this was a reinterpretation of The Princess and the Pea but mashed up with a bunch of other fairytales All in all...No matter what your go to genre is, admit it, you still like well told fairytales Here s your chance to enjoy the re telling of The Princess and the Pea, thanks to Melanie Cellier s The Princess Companion In unsettling times, political alliances must be made, but the Queen still wants true love for her son Who knew a dark and stormy night would bring a bedraggled woodcutter s daughter to the castle door Who could have known that strong willed and resourceful girl could change the destiny of h No matter what your go to genre is, admit it, you still like well told fairytales Here s your chance to enjoy the re telling of The Princess and the Pea, thanks to Melanie Cellier s Th...Source received an e book copy of the book in exchange of an honest review.thanks to author Melanie CellierActual Rating 3.5 stars a nice well told retelling of the princess and the pea with some subsided retelling of cinderella story which was a bit different and i really did enjoy reading it.the whole book is nice and it gave me warm fuzzies the story of alyssa who lost her way in the forest then found her self in front of the royal winter castle the plot progresses and she is assig Source received an e book copy of the book in exchange of an honest review.thanks to author Melanie CellierActual Rating 3.5 stars a nice well told retelling of the princess and the pea with some subsided retelling of cinderella story which was a bit different and i really did enjoy reading it.the whole book is nice and it gave me warm fuzzies the story of alyssa who lost her way in the forest then found her self in front of the royal winter castle the plot progresses and she is assigned the princess ...Downloaded for free from .co.uk This was a fairy tale retelling of The Princess and the Pea.Alyssa was an okay character, and she seemed fairly resourceful and able to turn her hand to anything She was also quick to remind people that she wasn t a princess and didn t deserve special treatment.The storyline in this was about Alyssa going to a castle for shelter when lost in the woods, and ending up getting a job there as a companion to the two young princesses, while the King and Queen ha Downloaded for free from .co.uk This was a fairy tale retelling of...Note I received a copy of this book in exchange of an honest review.I have been obsessed with classic fairy tale retells ever since I read The Lunar Chronicles early this year So when I read the synopsis and heard that the author was giving free copies of this book in exchange of an honest review, I quickly signed up and dived into it at once.The Princess and the Pea was not a very famous fairy tale story unlike Cinderella, Snow White, Belle and such I don t even remember Disney made a movie Note I received a cop...I loved this book I was one of the Beta readers test reader as I know the author , and I thought it had excellent character development, and a very unique take on the traditional fairy tale story Well written too, especially for a first novel Cant wait for the next one in the seriesAdorably cheesy and I loved it Sometimes you just need a simple fairytale story with an enormously happy ending.4.5 StarsThis was January s book for my book club I accidentally read a later book in the series oops first, so I was really curious to see how the author had started things out Though I prefer the twins later story, I still really enjoyed this.Alyssa makes a great main character and it was easy to like her The part of the Princess and the Pea story that is in here is pretty much stuck into the first couple of chapters A new twist as I m used to the bit with the pea coming in much later in 4.5 StarsThis was January s book for my book club I accidentally read a later book in the series oops first, so I was really curious to see how the author had started things out Though I prefer the twins later story, I still really enjoyed this.Alyssa makes a great main character and it was easy to like her The part of the Princess and the Pea story that is in here is pretty much stuck into the first couple of chapters A new twist as I m used to the bit with the pea coming in much later in the book This worked though It allowed me to see that really it wasn t the pea or the test that was im...I received this novel from the author free in exchange for a honest opinion Who doesn t want to read a fairy tale retelling these days Well, what woman at least While the princess and the pea is not one of my favorite fairytale I enjoyed the adaptation that Melanie did here I almost want to give bonus points for her not having insta love or a love triangle She did try to counter these and other ya tropes Whilst the age group of the protagonists doesn t quite fit the actions I still enjoyed I received this novel from the author free in exchange for a honest opinion Who doesn t want to read a fairy tale retelling these days Well, what woman at least While the princess and the pea is not one of my favorite fairytale I enjoyed the adaptation that Melanie did here I almost want to give bonus points for her not having insta love or a love triangle She did try to counter these and other ya tropes Whilst the age group of the protagonists doesn t quite fit the actions I still enjoyed this book Definitely a good solid start to the series This story starts with Alyssa, a wo...I received an R2R copy of the book It is indeed a fantastic book Liked it The story revolved around Alyssa She is amazing Even after living in the woods all her life, being a woodcutter s daughter, she had the regal aura to her behavior She could read the people and understand them well She had a very curious mind She is selfless and always ready to do anything for her friends.The part that I found most interesting was the the way she could read people Just by having a look at the Pri I received an R2R copy of the book It is indeed a fantastic book Liked it The story revolved around Alyssa She is amazing Even after liv...

The Princess Companion (The Four Kingdoms, #1)
  • 14 May 2017
  • Melanie Cellier
  • The Princess Companion (The Four Kingdoms, #1)