This isn’t the first time I have read a retelling of “The
Goose Girl” but I will tell you it is my favorite. This is the first book I have read by this
author and in fact I am not sure the author has anything else out there yet,
but I will be following her (or him, I can’t tell by the name).
The premise of “The Goose Girl” is about a princess who is
sent far away to another kingdom in order to marry a prince, but on the way she
is betrayed and through one mechanism or another she is no longer believed to
be the princess. Another takes her place
and the princess is made to serve as a goose girl. The prince, however, is still in danger
although the princess becomes quite comfortable in her new role, she must find
the courage to confront the evils that are present.
I liked this particular retelling as it was slightly
different than previous versions I have read (which you will just have to read
to find out). It also read slightly
older and mature. There was nothing
inappropriate in either language or sexuality in the book. I enjoyed both the princess and the prince in
this retelling more than I had in any other version. Valka is a character that you love to
hate. She just makes it so easy.
I did feel like the ending wasn’t quite resolved between the
princess and the prince, but I am hoping that this story might go beyond “The
Goose Girl”. I would like to hear more
from Red Hawk as well as Rowan, Oak and Ash.
Beautiful cover! I am guilty of the crime of judging a book by its cover.
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