The Princess Spy

By: Melanie Dickerson

Narrated by: Jude Mason

Length: 7 hrs and 12 mins

Publisher's summary

In this historical fairy-tale romance audiobook from best-selling author Melanie Dickerson, based on The Princess and the Frog, Margaretha hopes to find her prince...but when a man claiming to be an English lord arrives at the castle, she finds herself questioning her heart as she uncovers secrets about her current suitor that cast the mysterious lord in a new light.

Margaretha has always been a romantic, and hopes her newest suitor, Lord Claybrook, will be her one true love. But then an injured man is brought to Hagenheim Castle, claiming to be an English lord Claybrook attacked and left for dead. And only Margaretha understands the wild story.

Margaretha convinces herself “Lord Colin” is just addled. Then Colin retrieves an heirloom she lost and asks her to spy on Claybrook as repayment. Margaretha knows she could never be a spy - she unable to keep anything secret - though what she soon discovers changes her romantic notions not about Claybrook but possibly Colin as well. It is up to her to save her father and Hagenheim itself from a wicked plot.

The Princess Spy is:

• Perfect for teen listeners ages 13-18 and adults who enjoy historical romances
• A romantic, fast-paced liate - sure to entrance fans of fairy tale retellings
• A stand-alone story that is also part of the Hagenheim series, featuring the daughter of Rose and Lord Hamlin
• A full-length clean and inspiring love story

©2015 Melanie Dickerson (P)2015 Zondervan

Fun story and easy listen

I have enjoyed this book - the story is cute and fun and is well narrated between characters. If you're looking for a nice summer read that's sweet and relaxing, with a little adventure, this one's for you.

Loved it!

I like this narrator better than some of the ones I've heard. I would much rather hear one voice then some of the voices that make the leading male voices sound old, crotchety and sickly. Those always ruin the story for me.

Well done

Title: The Princess Spy
Written By: Melanie Dickerson
Narrated by: Jude Mason
Genre: Christian Historical Fiction/Fairy Tale Retelling
Recommended Ages: 13 & up

Introduction:
After finishing the fourth book in this series and meeting Margaretha made me want to learn more about her. So when I read the description for this book, I knew I wanted to read it. This book did not disappoint. I loved Margaretha's story.

Characters: 1/1
Margaretha and Colin were great characters! I loved their interaction and how the language barrier worked between them. Margaretha knew some English, but Colin didn't know hardly any German. And the fun they had with the language (especially Colin calling her a flibbertigibbet and telling her that meant being a good spy) was priceless!

Dialogue: 1/1
I already touched on this a little, but the dialogue between all of these characters was great! Melanie did an amazing job writing the talkativeness of Margaretha.

Plot/Storyline: .5/1
I liked the majority of this plot and storyline. But there were a few things that bugged me. One, I knew this was supposed to be a retelling of a fairy tale, but I couldn't figure out which one and then decided maybe it was two? I think it was supposed to be a take on the Princess and the Frog, but I'm still not sure. That bugged me for a lot of the book. Thus the lower rank.

Overall Writing Quality: 1/1
From what I could tell from listening to the book, the writing quality was well done. I didn't notice anything that didn't make sense or that pulled me out of the book.

Un-Put-Down-Ability: 1/1
I couldn't listen to the book non-stop, but there were definitely many times when I wanted to just keep on listening so I could find out what happened. The ending was great! Although, the romance did happen a little quick in my opinion, but since they were in such an interesting situation, I think in this case, it was somewhat justified.

Conclusion: 4.5/5
If you like medieval romance, you will like this book. Especially if you don't like super mushy romance because they don't get too mushy until about 2/3rds through the book. I think it was a good book and the narrator did a good job, too.

Wow!!

Where to begin...... Suitors come and are turned down, one refuses to leave, injured Englishman turns out to be an English Lord..... and the Love of the Duke's daughter......The good Lord, faith, and love prove once again to conquer all!!

I listened twice!

This books is so good! I listened to it two times and I’m sure I will listen again.

Love all of her books

Can’t wait till a new series comes out! The reading is always exciting with never slow boring moments and not overly dramatic that it isn’t realistic. Jude Mason’s voice is one of my favorites.

Solid, Enjoyable, Worth it

I was originally going to skip this one and move on to some of the other ones that looked more interesting, but I'm glad I didn't. It wasn't enjoyable story with all kinds of twists and turns. I consider it worth the time and money.

Good book just not great for me.

it was a good book it just wasn't a favorite of mine. It was clean. Mystery and suspence.