Longing for freedom, one day she sneaks away to the market disguised as a peasant.
In this reverse reimagining of the Cinderella story, secrets and dangerous enemies threaten a fairy-tale romance.Īdela, daughter of the powerful Duke of Hagenheim, is rarely allowed outside the castle walls. until she falls in love with a commoner who has no idea who she really is. All opinions expressed in this review are my own.The duke's daughter, Adela, masquerades as a peasant for a small taste of freedom. Listed as a YA book, this title will probably appeal more to young teens than older ones.ĭisclosure: I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. The pseudo-Medieval world carries on the milieu of Melanie Dickerson’s other fairy tale retellings. The opening chapters were somewhat clunky in the character introductions and exposition, but once the story got underway, the plot was engaging. This reverse Cinderella story has the hero coming from a lowly background while the heroine is of noble birth. Can Frederick prove that his intentions are true, rescue his mother and sisters from his evil stepfather, and uncover the secrets of his past? A kidnapping plot goes terribly wrong, and Frederick, wrongfully implicated, finds himself thrust into the dungeons. But when the girl from the market turns out to be the princess from the castle, Frederick is devastated to think she has only been toying with his affections. Continuing to conceal her identity, she wonders whether it would ever be possible for her to marry a commoner–or ought she to forget about Frederick and accept the suit of a visiting nobleman?Ĭommissioned to carve the doors for the town cathedral, Frederick finds that his dreams are coming true.
Disguising herself as a serving girl, she sneaks out to the marketplace where she encounters Frederick, the longsuffering stepson of a loutish farmer who aspires to one day be a woodcarver. As the youngest daughter of the Duke of Hagenheim, Adela is never allowed to venture outside the castle walls alone.
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