Two princesses. One prince. And the war has just begun.Once upon a time…Princess Ava was sent to a neighbouring kingdom as a lady-in-waiting to her sister, their future queen. Until a runaway horse, a case of amnesia and a cold-hearted king conspire to bring her to the prince’s attention.Now the prince believes Ava is his bride, and her sister is just a serving maid. One thing is certain: the … serving maid. One thing is certain: the prince must marry one of the princesses, or there will be war.
But when all’s fair in love and war…who will win the battle for the prince’s heart?
Romance a Medieval Fairytale series:
Each book is a standalone, so they can be read in any order:
- Enchant: Beauty and the Beast Retold
- Dance: Cinderella Retold
- Fly: Goose Girl Retold
- Revel: Twelve Dancing Princesses Retold
- Silence: Little Mermaid Retold
- Awaken: Sleeping Beauty Retold
- Embellish: Brave Little Tailor Retold
- Appease: Princess and the Pea Retold
- Blow: Three Little Pigs Retold
- Return: Hansel and Gretel Retold
- Wish: Aladdin Retold
- Melt: Snow Queen Retold
- Spin: Rumpelstiltskin Retold
- Kiss: Frog Prince Retold
- Hunt: Red Riding Hood Retold
- Reflect: Snow White Retold
- Roar: Goldilocks Retold
- Cobble: Elves and the Shoemaker Retold
- Float: Enchanted Horse Retold
- Steal: Forty Thieves Retold
- Call: Pied Piper Retold
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My latest read from prolific author Demelza Carlton, an interesting re-telling of The Goose Girl. The thought of reading a “fairy tale” doesn’t normally appeal to me but I’m glad I did read it, Carlton does a wonderful job with this genre and her spin on this fairy tale makes for can’t put down reading. Extremely well written, the characters well developed. By the end of this book, I couldn’t turn pages fast enough to see how Carleton’s carefully crafted tale would unveil. I’ll be reading more from this author
This was a sweet romance, set in a not so sweet atmosphere. I loved Ava and Yun, and the Empress, and Ava’s sister Bianca and her mother. Fly: Goose Girl Retold is the first book I’ve read by Demelza Carlton, but I just downloaded Revel and Dance, it’s sister stories, I believe.
This author always delivers. The fairytale Goose Girl is new to me, but I really enjoyed this format.
A Princess of the King gets sent to a neighboring country to get married and another Princess was sent along as her maid. They was sent with no guard and was to tell the King there, they were supposed to marry him. The King had seven sons and six of them had no respect for a woman and was very vicious to them but one son, Yun wasn’t like that and liked to write and draw. Before they get there the Princess, Lagle calls off her horse and becomes unconscious and the King thinks Ara is a witch. It gets really good from here. Good Storytelling!
Fly: Goose Girl Retold by Demelza Carlton – Personally, I think it would make more sense for this series to be in chronological order, but I’m willing to go with it! In this funky take on the Goose Girl, we get to see Yi’s parents from Dance fall in love. I will say the world building in this series is awesome! Happy Reading!
A heroine to admire & a prince to respect: good story
I don’t recall ever reading the original fairytale on which this story is based but it really did not matter. I enjoyed the plot and Ava’s spirit particularly. Yes, the story starts with war, rape and pillage, but I think it was a key backdrop to define Prince Arun’s character and maybe set his brothers so far apart from him that the reader does not mind about their comeuppance! Here youngest royal siblings get their chance to shine and prove that birth order does not determine a child’s worth, savvy or success.
It’s a quick, easy, enjoyable read with a touch of sorcery and a slow build on the romance.
New fairy tale to me in every sense. I am not sure how it was supposed to go. I was lured in by what I didn’t know. The story here was in the way things happened. I will assume this was a unique telling of this particular timeless story. Ava was lost in a world she once knew well. Now the story will show us will it be her or her sister that becomes the future queen of this thriving kingdom. Or will war be the result. There were twist her and tears. I was horrified by the amount of violence in a fairy tale.
Narrator Mary Sarah has a very beautiful voice that transcends the fairytale realm. She has the ethereal quality of fantasy. I do warn those that choose to listen that my views of this audio my be skewed by the fact that I do not listen under normal speed, too slow. I do speed up my audio and find that the speed can match that of the story being told and lend a different light to the immersion in to the story.
CAUTION: violence, blood, rape,
I received this audiobook as part of my participation in a blog tour with Audiobookworm Promotions. The tour is being sponsored by Demelza Carlton. The gifting of this audiobook did not affect my opinion of it.
This was to be a retelling of “The Goose Girl”, but the author twisted it to speak from the point-of-view of the unvillianous maid and to incorporate elements of the Japanese fairytale of “The Nightingale”. I enjoyed the characters – Yun who values peace over pride and Ava who turned from fish to dragon.
This was a well-written retelling of the Goose Girl Fairytale. This story described two princesses, one dressed as a lady-in-waiting to the other. There were twists and turns, and overall it was entertaining. I enjoyed this book and look forward to reading other books in this series.
I really enjoyed this book
disappointing violence right at the start
Couldn’t get past the very beginning. Inappropriate for anyone who is not an adult.
I enjoyed this book. It was not too deep and was fairy tale-like. Good beach read.
Good book and storyline.
I started to read this book. It was too graphic for my taste.
I felt that it was too short.
This book was a let down!
Couldn;t finish it, the treatment and torture of the characters was a put off.
I highly recommend this and all of me Carlton’s rebooted fairy tales
choppy at times