The Beggar Prince
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Summary
An unwilling suitor。 A mocking princess。 A marriage they both abhor。
Diplomacy and a demanding mother send Thorben of Hauke to a neighboring kingdom， there to present himself as candidate for marriage to their princess。 Beautiful Leonie of Elisia is famous for insulting every suitor she receives， and Thorben banks on her dismissing him as well—which she does， with vicious aplomb。
This time， though， her ridicule proves her father’s breaking point。 The King of Elisia vows that Leonie will marry a beggar， and Thorben departs inwardly applauding the punishment… until a terrible storm deposits him tattered and bedraggled at the castle’s kitchen door。 Before he can weasel out of his mishap—or even pull rank—the marriage is done。
But what’s legal in Elisia might not be in Hauke。 Disguised as a beggar， Thorben leads Leonie home to secure an annulment。
If he’s lucky， he’ll get it without revealing his true identity… and before losing his heart to his exquisite but sharp-tongued bride。
The Beggar Prince， a retelling of King Thrushbeard， is book 2 of Once Upon A Prince ， a multi-author series of clean fairy tale retellings。 Each standalone story features a swoony prince fighting for his happily ever after。
Diplomacy and a demanding mother send Thorben of Hauke to a neighboring kingdom， there to present himself as candidate for marriage to their princess。 Beautiful Leonie of Elisia is famous for insulting every suitor she receives， and Thorben banks on her dismissing him as well—which she does， with vicious aplomb。
This time， though， her ridicule proves her father’s breaking point。 The King of Elisia vows that Leonie will marry a beggar， and Thorben departs inwardly applauding the punishment… until a terrible storm deposits him tattered and bedraggled at the castle’s kitchen door。 Before he can weasel out of his mishap—or even pull rank—the marriage is done。
But what’s legal in Elisia might not be in Hauke。 Disguised as a beggar， Thorben leads Leonie home to secure an annulment。
If he’s lucky， he’ll get it without revealing his true identity… and before losing his heart to his exquisite but sharp-tongued bride。
The Beggar Prince， a retelling of King Thrushbeard， is book 2 of Once Upon A Prince ， a multi-author series of clean fairy tale retellings。 Each standalone story features a swoony prince fighting for his happily ever after。
Reviews
Leigh W
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Thorben， called Tor by his friends， just wants one more taste of freedom before he is crowned king。 It’s a job he doesn’t mind doing but doesn’t want to lose himself to his role without one last adventure with his friends。 While heading to a preferred hunting site in another country， he is convinced （can be actually read as badgered） into going to visit the royal’s for the princess is to choose a husband from the crowd of suitors。 Leonie， The Laughing Princess， is known for her beauty and her in Thorben， called Tor by his friends， just wants one more taste of freedom before he is crowned king。 It’s a job he doesn’t mind doing but doesn’t want to lose himself to his role without one last adventure with his friends。 While heading to a preferred hunting site in another country， he is convinced （can be actually read as badgered） into going to visit the royal’s for the princess is to choose a husband from the crowd of suitors。 Leonie， The Laughing Princess， is known for her beauty and her insults， and he has no desire to be a suitor or entertain what her father is doing but cannot get out of it。 Once the party is in full swing， Leonie proceeds to insult everyone in her path and he now gets a new and unwanted nickname of King Thrushbeard。 Her father， now enraged， declares she is to marry the next beggar that shows up at the castle。 Tor just wants to go on his hunting trip but a friend invited other noblemen without consulting the group and can’t go。 Sulking， his brother （in all his glorious teenage wisdom） suggests pretending to be traveling musicians。 Lost getting back to the embassy， they are caught in a storm and stop under a porch to get their bearings and unknowing spring the king’s marriage decree。 Tor is now saddled with a bride he never wanted。 He now needs to navigate himself out of the mess he created without causing a scandal between the countries。 At first determined to not get close and figuring out how to get annulment， he learns that Leonie isn’t quite what he thought and there is an underlying reason for her behavior。 Guilt clashes within Tor as he struggles on what to do because he doesn’t want to lose what he didn’t realize he wanted until it he was in too deep。King Thrushbeard is a story that I wasn’t familiar with until I started reading fairytale retellings and is becoming a favorite of mine。 The author was able to take classic elements from the story and change them up in such a way that works well。 I like how this one has a few twists to the elements including the prince who needs the lesson in humility （not a massive one but still a lesson nonetheless） and that there is a reason for some of the princess’s behaviors。 The brother comes off as slightly irresponsible but at the same time he is a teenager and I enjoy that they let him be impulsive and keep that trait。 I enjoyed the whole story and there wasn’t much I didn’t enjoy （other than Alois and Leonie’s father but we aren’t meant to like them so that’s fine）。 I look forward to reading more from this author。 。。。more
Deborah Svensson
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This was such a great story！ I loved every minute of it。
Tiffany
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Kisses only。 This is a short but sweet book。 I liked that the MCs had time together to get to know each other and I really liked that the FMC’s rudeness and reluctance to marry had a legit reason。
LaShunda
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An interesting storyThis is an interesting retelling of king thrushbeard。 The cause of the princesses rudeness was clever， and the tale a pleasant one to read。 I love that the happily ever after is one they both will work for。 A fun read。
Marie Lynch
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Was Such a fun read！！！
Smasher
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Content: Language: None。Violence: Mild。 Threatened violence， but nothing on 'screen' that I can remember。 Sexual: Mild。 There is kissing， not steamy。 CW: Terrible uncaring parent。 Borderline abusive。 If Kate Stradling decided to keep writing Thrushbeard retellings， I'd read every single one。 I love her take on the story and how she's wheedled out nuances into a full plot device。 Tor and Leonie are the definition of enemies to lovers。 They legitimately hate each other at the start， and it was imp Content: Language: None。Violence: Mild。 Threatened violence， but nothing on 'screen' that I can remember。 Sexual: Mild。 There is kissing， not steamy。 CW: Terrible uncaring parent。 Borderline abusive。 If Kate Stradling decided to keep writing Thrushbeard retellings， I'd read every single one。 I love her take on the story and how she's wheedled out nuances into a full plot device。 Tor and Leonie are the definition of enemies to lovers。 They legitimately hate each other at the start， and it was impressive how the author was able to believably turn it around in under 200 pages。 There isn't a whole lot I can review without giving away the fun twists in this story， so I'll just say that it was well written， the psychology thought out and believable， and the romance sweet。 I just can't help but be impressed with Kate Stradling with each new book of hers I read。 I'm literally hoarding them so I don't finish them all at once and feel bereft。 。。。more
Karen
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I don’t generally care for the King Thrushbeard fairytale， （but I love Kate Stradling's writing and she seems to love the fairytale since this is her third retelling of it）， but The Beggar Prince was delightful！ Tor， the Prince， appealed to me immediately and Leonie， the shrewish Princess seemed to have ulterior motives for her rude behavior from the outset。 Tor is a really wonderful character- a real cinnamon roll！Tor， the soon to be King Hauke of wants a tiny bit of freedom before his coronati I don’t generally care for the King Thrushbeard fairytale， （but I love Kate Stradling's writing and she seems to love the fairytale since this is her third retelling of it）， but The Beggar Prince was delightful！ Tor， the Prince， appealed to me immediately and Leonie， the shrewish Princess seemed to have ulterior motives for her rude behavior from the outset。 Tor is a really wonderful character- a real cinnamon roll！Tor， the soon to be King Hauke of wants a tiny bit of freedom before his coronation， but his mother insists he visit Elisia for the choosing of the Princess - where her father is forcing her to choose a husband from among the guests。 She refuses， insulting everyone in the process and the King promises to marry her off to the first beggar who appears at the door。 It’s a quick read， but I enjoyed the world building and I felt the romance was believable。 I absolutely loved the clever twist which I didn’t see coming！ All in all a great book！ 。。。more
Sara Downs
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Great retelling of a lesser known fairy tale Loved this retelling。 It was interesting to get the story from the prince's perspective， and the twist on the princess's personality was very intriguing。 Great retelling of a lesser known fairy tale Loved this retelling。 It was interesting to get the story from the prince's perspective， and the twist on the princess's personality was very intriguing。 。。。more
Rachel Embree
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Love this unique take！While thrushbeard retellings are not at the top of my list， I have read several， and this is easily my favorite version。 Kate's subtle twists and unique takes on backgrounds and motivations cause this story to actually make sense and work so well in a way that other versions just don't achieve。 So worth a read （and a much later night than is wise just to finish it。） Love this unique take！While thrushbeard retellings are not at the top of my list， I have read several， and this is easily my favorite version。 Kate's subtle twists and unique takes on backgrounds and motivations cause this story to actually make sense and work so well in a way that other versions just don't achieve。 So worth a read （and a much later night than is wise just to finish it。） 。。。more
Kati *☆･ﾟ
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3。5*** starsI usually don’t do YA romances but “King Thrushbeard” （König Drosselbart， Brothers Grimm） is probably my favorite fairytale of all times so I had to jump at this retelling immediately， especially as I’ve never seen another one around。I think this story had the potential to make it a modern， funny， kinda sassy rom-com with a lot of heart。 That were at least my hopes for it。 Instead， to me， it felt rather bland and boring for the most part。 Overall it was nice to revisit my favorite fa 3。5*** starsI usually don’t do YA romances but “King Thrushbeard” （König Drosselbart， Brothers Grimm） is probably my favorite fairytale of all times so I had to jump at this retelling immediately， especially as I’ve never seen another one around。I think this story had the potential to make it a modern， funny， kinda sassy rom-com with a lot of heart。 That were at least my hopes for it。 Instead， to me， it felt rather bland and boring for the most part。 Overall it was nice to revisit my favorite fairytale but except for a few different takings on things it brought nothing really new or exciting to the table。 What I truly liked tho was the reason the author came up with as to why the king’s daughter was mocking all her suiters and driving them away。 In the end I think this book is much more enjoyable for readers who don’t know the original story already。*Part of the “Once Upon A Prince” multi-author series （12 books） 。。。more
Amena
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a beautiful storyAs always， Kate Stradling wrote a perfect story！ I truly enjoyed the way Thorben softened toward Leonie and what he learned about himself and his kingdom。 I also thought Stradling’s explanation for Leonie’s behavior was really well done and made this story make sense。
One Last Petal Books
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Thorben is only weeks away from his coronation as king of Hauke， so he plans one last hunting trip with his friends。 On the way， he has to make an appearance before the princess of Elisia who is being forced to choose a husband。 After she mocks everyone from noble to almost-king， her father declares he’ll chose for her: the next beggar who comes to the castle。Unfortunately for Thorben， a sudden storm deposits him， wet and bedraggled， on the castle doorstep。 Before he can say anything， he and Leo Thorben is only weeks away from his coronation as king of Hauke， so he plans one last hunting trip with his friends。 On the way， he has to make an appearance before the princess of Elisia who is being forced to choose a husband。 After she mocks everyone from noble to almost-king， her father declares he’ll chose for her: the next beggar who comes to the castle。Unfortunately for Thorben， a sudden storm deposits him， wet and bedraggled， on the castle doorstep。 Before he can say anything， he and Leonie are married。 Now he’s got to get home and get the marriage annulled before his coronation。 Oh， and keep his identity a secret from Leonie。The only problem is… he’s falling for her。This story was such a delight！ Thorben was a sweetheart， but not a pushover， while Leonie had her reasons for being standoffish。 And oh my goodness， when we finally learn the truth behind her actions… I felt so bad for her！Even though the story only encompassed a couple of weeks， the romance grew in believable ways as these two got to know each other。 It was lovely to see Leonie come out of her shell and trust someone， while Thorben’s eyes were opened to a world beyond what he’s always known。A delightful tale of arranged marriage， hidden identities， and tending wounds。 Even for a world without magic， Stradling has evoked the fairy tale essence beloved of retellings。 I can’t wait to read more stories set in the Twelve Kingdoms！5 RosesA couple of sweet kisses （Married couple sharing a room， not a bed）No swearingMinor injuries 。。。more
Alexis
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I preferred Maid and Minstrel which is basically the same story。。。 but this one was from the Prince POV and was just missing some sparks， even though it has a good twist in the end。
Cindaren
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I don't read a ton of clean romance anymore but I will read anything Kate Stradling writes and this was as delightful as her writing always is。 I don't read a ton of clean romance anymore but I will read anything Kate Stradling writes and this was as delightful as her writing always is。 。。。more
Jessica
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Another great King Thrushbeard retelling。 I wasn't familiar with this story， but I absolutely love it！ Be kind to everyone。 Never judge。 I love the meaning of this story。 Always be humble。 Very sweet caring Prince。 The princess tries to be perfect， but you can instantly see it's a facade。 I recommend this book！ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 stars Another great King Thrushbeard retelling。 I wasn't familiar with this story， but I absolutely love it！ Be kind to everyone。 Never judge。 I love the meaning of this story。 Always be humble。 Very sweet caring Prince。 The princess tries to be perfect， but you can instantly see it's a facade。 I recommend this book！ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 stars 。。。more
Annette
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This series has been on my radar ever since it was announced and I don't care that I didn't reserve the funds to actually buy it。 I just need to have the paperbacks as soon as they are available。 After finishing the Unlucky Prince I got incredibly curious about this book and I since I couldn't wait any longer I decided to just dive in right away。This book is chaotic and all over the place in the best possible way。 I don't think it's possible to explain this book and to tell you exactly why I lov This series has been on my radar ever since it was announced and I don't care that I didn't reserve the funds to actually buy it。 I just need to have the paperbacks as soon as they are available。 After finishing the Unlucky Prince I got incredibly curious about this book and I since I couldn't wait any longer I decided to just dive in right away。This book is chaotic and all over the place in the best possible way。 I don't think it's possible to explain this book and to tell you exactly why I loved it so much。 I just know that I've been laughing out loud so often！ Both these characters made such a mess of everything and watching them digging even deeper graves was strangely enough really entertaining。Almost everything that happens in this book happens by accident。 The characters come up with an idea， that idea has consequences they couldn't foresee， they have to come up with a solution to fix the consequences and that solution comes with its own consequences and so on。 And of course， some things might have been prevented if the prince had just been honest。 But what's the fun in that？I have to admit that our princess seemed a little too forgiving in the end。 If it had been me I would have been a little less happy with all of it and yet it also did fit her as a character。 In the beginning it seemed she would be quite hard to like。 But during the story she showed her true colors and I understood perfectly why the prince was slowly falling for her。I can't wait to meet the next prince in the series！ 。。。more
Kate
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Another winner And now I'm going to have to figure out which of her books is the third Thrushbeard retelling she mentioned in the end notes。。。 Another winner And now I'm going to have to figure out which of her books is the third Thrushbeard retelling she mentioned in the end notes。。。 。。。more
Sennin Kellen
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Great story that’s going to lead me to read more！Fun characters， fun read， unique fairy tale to retell。 Kate Stradling is a new author to me， but I will definitely be reading other books of hers after this！ Her characters and flow are enjoyable and I wanted to just keep reading。 Perfect for those who like sweet stories with character growth and happy endings！
Marisca
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Just loveI just love Kate's books。 I read Maid and Minstrel as well and I must say I loved both retellings。。 Good job as always！！！！ Just loveI just love Kate's books。 I read Maid and Minstrel as well and I must say I loved both retellings。。 Good job as always！！！！ 。。。more
Abigail McKenna
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I enjoyed this a lot！ There were moments where I wanted to shake both protagonists （luckily， there were side characters to do that for me） but I had so much fun reading it。 Definitely a unique take on a somewhat odd tale， and I did love how everything unfolded in the end。 4 stars from me！
Tricia Mingerink
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This is now the third King Thrushbeard retelling Kate Stradling has written， and yet it is still just as unique and amazing as all her previous ones！ I think she could write a hundred King Thrushbeard retelling， and I would reach each one because they would be great！ Thorben annoyed me at first。 He had his reasons， but he was not very compassionate with Leonie right at first。 But he won me over， and by the end， he and Leonie were so adorable together！ I LOVED the twist about Leonie's secret！ It This is now the third King Thrushbeard retelling Kate Stradling has written， and yet it is still just as unique and amazing as all her previous ones！ I think she could write a hundred King Thrushbeard retelling， and I would reach each one because they would be great！ Thorben annoyed me at first。 He had his reasons， but he was not very compassionate with Leonie right at first。 But he won me over， and by the end， he and Leonie were so adorable together！ I LOVED the twist about Leonie's secret！ It made so much sense once it was revealed！ I was beginning to suspect， but I didn't understand fully until the reveal。 It was really well done！ 。。。more
Dot
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Language: noneViolence: noneSexual: mild （kissing）Substance abuse: noneClever retelling yet again by Kate Stradling。 This one probably most resembles the story line of the original Thrushbeard。 I also liked that we get this version all in the king's point of view。 It amazes me how this author takes a time old tale and makes it into something fresh and original while being true to its origins。 It is not only a well written story but it is engaging to read as well。 I liked Thorben and Leonie。 They Language: noneViolence: noneSexual: mild （kissing）Substance abuse: noneClever retelling yet again by Kate Stradling。 This one probably most resembles the story line of the original Thrushbeard。 I also liked that we get this version all in the king's point of view。 It amazes me how this author takes a time old tale and makes it into something fresh and original while being true to its origins。 It is not only a well written story but it is engaging to read as well。 I liked Thorben and Leonie。 They begin a relationship with reservations and dislike。 As they limp their way through these new changes to their circumstances， Tor begins to see beneath the surface of why Leonie acts the way she does。 Initially he just writes her off based on judgements he's made about her。 Through Leonie's persistence in trying to survive without complaining to the life she is now thrust into Tor begins to actually pay attention to her cracks and vulnerabilities。 I also liked how he owned up to his own actions in the end。 It was sweet how they slowly fall for each other。 This was a sweet romance and had a unique twist that I didn't see coming。 If you like this fairy tale， you won't regret reading this take on it。 。。。more
Heather
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Her disability is definitely something I understand because I share it to a much lesser extent 。。。 but that doesn't mean you have to be shitty to people。 Her disability is definitely something I understand because I share it to a much lesser extent 。。。 but that doesn't mean you have to be shitty to people。 。。。more
Lorin
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I really loved reading this wonderful book！ I loved the characters and the plot！ I had a hard time putting this really wonderful book down！ I absolutely loved this retelling of King Thrushbeard！
Amanda Mantonya
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Without giving away the twist…this was an interesting one in a king thrush beard retelling。 It made sense， and was very fitting to what we expect from Kate Stradling - an author who has some very unique twists and interpretations of stories。 I am not sure if the twist explanation gives me enough compassion on the FMC being so utterly rude to so many suitors， but the more I simmer on it， the more it makes sense。 Some of her behavior with the MMC was veery sporadic and didnt always make sense to m Without giving away the twist…this was an interesting one in a king thrush beard retelling。 It made sense， and was very fitting to what we expect from Kate Stradling - an author who has some very unique twists and interpretations of stories。 I am not sure if the twist explanation gives me enough compassion on the FMC being so utterly rude to so many suitors， but the more I simmer on it， the more it makes sense。 Some of her behavior with the MMC was veery sporadic and didnt always make sense to me， but I guess women who are showed compassion and care for things other than their looks act oddly， especially when they are raised in such an environment as she was。 。。。more
Madelyn- The Squeaky Clean Reader
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Best version of this retelling everI have to admit that Thrush beard isn't my favorite retelling。 Lo and behold Kate Stradling once again worked her writing magic and made me love it。 This retelling was full of characters who had hidden depths， meaningful moments， and a plot twist that took me by surprise。 I loved reading it from Tor's perspective and learning about Leonie through him。 Of course the ending was perfection and garnered a very satisfied sigh acknowledging it's wonderfulness。 💋Kisse Best version of this retelling everI have to admit that Thrush beard isn't my favorite retelling。 Lo and behold Kate Stradling once again worked her writing magic and made me love it。 This retelling was full of characters who had hidden depths， meaningful moments， and a plot twist that took me by surprise。 I loved reading it from Tor's perspective and learning about Leonie through him。 Of course the ending was perfection and garnered a very satisfied sigh acknowledging it's wonderfulness。 💋Kisses only ⚠️Neglectful/unkind parent 。。。more
Cheyenne Davis
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Loved it！I'm a big fan of Kate Stradling's storytelling， and this novel didn't disappoint！ I really enjoyed this twist on King Thrushbeard （I also enjoyed her other King Thrushbeard retellings）。 This one was different since it's solely from the perspective of Tor （aka Thrushbeard）。 It was fun unraveling the mystery behind Leonie's quirks through his eyes。 The romance is sweet and I enjoyed the characters a lot。 Definitely recommend！ Loved it！I'm a big fan of Kate Stradling's storytelling， and this novel didn't disappoint！ I really enjoyed this twist on King Thrushbeard （I also enjoyed her other King Thrushbeard retellings）。 This one was different since it's solely from the perspective of Tor （aka Thrushbeard）。 It was fun unraveling the mystery behind Leonie's quirks through his eyes。 The romance is sweet and I enjoyed the characters a lot。 Definitely recommend！ 。。。more
Melinda T
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A very good Thrushbeard retellingIf Kate Stradling writes it， I am going to read it。 This is her 3rd reimagining of the Thrushbeard story， and each one has been unique and engaging。This book navigates the forced marriage of the "spoiled" princess to the "beggar" king from disaster to trying to do the right thing and on to the discovery of the beggar's identity and the underlying reasons for the princess' past conceited behavior。Things start to get a little anxious a few times throughout this sto A very good Thrushbeard retellingIf Kate Stradling writes it， I am going to read it。 This is her 3rd reimagining of the Thrushbeard story， and each one has been unique and engaging。This book navigates the forced marriage of the "spoiled" princess to the "beggar" king from disaster to trying to do the right thing and on to the discovery of the beggar's identity and the underlying reasons for the princess' past conceited behavior。Things start to get a little anxious a few times throughout this story， but someone with a clearer view eventually steps in before everything can truly fall apart。 Well written and keeps you reading late past your bedtime。 Just what I expected from this author。 。。。more
Rebekah Gernhard
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Simple but cute ！
Kate
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The Beggar & the Princess， a King Thrushbeard Retelling。 I think this may be my favorite King Thrushbeard retelling。 Princess Leonie of Elisia， sometimes called the Laughing Princess， has secrets which cause her to act the way she does towards other people。 Prince Thorben of Hauke judges her for her actions as does everyone else。 Through time spent together， their understanding of each other grows into a special relationship。 Queen Julika， Thorben’s mother， sounds like a tyrant according to Thor The Beggar & the Princess， a King Thrushbeard Retelling。 I think this may be my favorite King Thrushbeard retelling。 Princess Leonie of Elisia， sometimes called the Laughing Princess， has secrets which cause her to act the way she does towards other people。 Prince Thorben of Hauke judges her for her actions as does everyone else。 Through time spent together， their understanding of each other grows into a special relationship。 Queen Julika， Thorben’s mother， sounds like a tyrant according to Thorben’s description， however， she is a wonderful and fascinating character。 I wish there were more scenes with her so we could get to know her better。 This story contains an interesting view of how a person with disabilities might be treated in earlier days。 Overall， this was a very creative interpretation of one of my favorite fairytales and very well portrayed。 I received an ARC copy from the author and am very pleased to leave a review。 。。。more
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