• The Princess Companion

  • A Retelling of The Princess and the Pea (Four Kingdoms Series, Book 1)
  • By: Melanie Cellier
  • Narrated by: Esther Wane
  • Length: 9 hrs and 25 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (287 ratings)

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The Princess Companion

By: Melanie Cellier
Narrated by: Esther Wane
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Publisher's summary

Danger and romance await a woodcutter's daughter in a royal palace.

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.

©2016 Melanie Cellier (P)2020 Tantor

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Predictable Plot but Not a Waste

Book was quite predictable but the characters were extremely likeable. The narrator was not at all cringey to me with various accents as some have been in the past. The plot was fun! Good for a quick read in the background as other reviews have said. Overall quite enjoyable and light, nothing too intense or dramatic, so easily digestable. The writing had great imagery and again, the characters were wonderful.

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A lovely retelling!

The Princess Companion is an absolute masterclass in relatable, likeable first person narrators. In fact, all the characters were just great!

And, for a retelling, it still had some fun twists and surprising elements. Which I loved.

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Absolutely Delightful

A delightful story and the narrator made it easy to listen to. Left me wanting more. Enjoy!

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An engaging sweet story!

Cute story, super fast read because it kept me engaged! I found the main character very relatable to me (autistic coded maybe?). I enjoyed it a lot for that! The ending felt a little rushed but maybe I just wanted more :)

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Absolutely fantastic

This was so good I did not want it to end! What an awesome story and lessons in observing your environment through such a beautiful fairytale of a story! Highly recommend to anyone looking to just unwind with a “Lifestyle” television type story.

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Absolutely love.

I've listened to this recording multiple times and will be doing so again. Recommend to anyone needing a light-hearted and happy story.

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Great new spin

Interesting retelling of an old favorite really enjoyed the little sisters and the connection back to the king and queens relationship

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Cute retelling

Overall a cute story with a little bit of suspense thrown in. I enjoy fairytale retellings and this one was fairly good.

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I love this series

I have listened to this series over and over. I love it. It is fun. It is clean. Engaging. Unexpected. New.

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Wonderful!

A great story, and I was tickled to recognize some of my favorites within it!

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