“The Golden Braid” by Melanie Dickerson *book review*

This looked like a really interesting book when I read the book description. I don’t recall if I’ve ever read anything by this author.

The book starts off with Rapunzel and her mother having to move because a village man proposes marriage to Rapunzel. Her mother has alot of hatred towards men because of being taken advantage of while she was younger. Rapunzel tries talking to her mother through out the book to get her to open up about her past and why she doesn’t want her to show her hair or be around men. She tries really hard to understand and keep her mother calm which I thought was really compassionate. I also liked Rapunzel’s desire and drive to want to better herself and learn to read regardless of the cost.

I only read about half the book over the course of a week because I just couldn’t get into the story line and characters so I decided not to finish. There was some adventure and possibly a romance starting, but there wasn’t enough going on in the story plot to keep my interest.

There are alot of great reviews for this book on Amazon or Goodreads, so you might find this book interesting like others did.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from LitFuse Publicity in exchange for an honest review on my blog and social media-all opinions are my own.

About the book:
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 him 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 are about to be revealed after seventeen years. 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?

About the author:
Melanie Dickerson is the author of The Healer’s Apprentice, a Christy Award finalist and winner of the National Reader’s Choice Award for Best First Book. Melanie earned a bachelor’s degree in special education from the University of Alabama and has been a teacher and a missionary. She lives with her husband and two daughters in Huntsville, Alabama.