The Huntress of Thornbeck Forest

I had such high hopes for this book I love stories that involve female s that don t just stand around Odette takes her bow and arrow into the woods and slays for food for the town s poor children.She herself is now rich but was orphaned and had faced poverty before So she has a heart She does not enjoy the killing but needs to feed the kiddies.Then a new forester is appointed to guard the margrave s woods Jorgen meets Odette at a Midsummer Nights festival and they both are moony eyed over the ot [...]

While perhaps too much of a romance for some readers, the originality the author brought to two familiar and distinct tales Robin Hood The Swan Princess was admirable The medieval setting was vibrant the plot a perfect mix of suspense, intrigue, and satisfaction I enjoyed all of the characters, for being just stereotypical enough to picture, but unique enough to hold my attention and keep me wondering at their motives I look forward to reading by this author

Melanie Dickerson s beautiful, romantic fairytales have once again captured my heart _ Though some of her books I don t enjoy quite as much as others, I always like reading by Melanie And The Huntress of Thornbeck Forest was definitely a five star for me Mixing Robin Hood and Swan Lake, Melanie creates a lovely, poignant retelling set in the medieval day non magical Odette is a young woman living with her wealthy uncle yet determined to poach the king s deer in order to feed the poor children of [...]

Incredibly adorable.

The Huntress of Thornbeck Forest by Melanie Dickerson.Genre s Christian, Romance.Favorite Quote Jorgen kissed her like a man dying of thirst and she was the only source of water.Age Range I would recommend this to ages 13 due to hunting and romance.POV Switches between Odette and Jorgen.Stars 5 5I was super impressed by this book Melanie s other books are YA and she did a fantastic job of transitioning to an adult story I enjoy Melanie s characters and her writing.I love Odette s personality She [...]

I LOVE being a book reviewer Thomas Nelson has made an excellent choice with Melanie s newest story and they ve made this fan a very happy reader I could hardly wait to get my hands on this one and once I did, I couldn t read it fast enough Melanie Dickerson tells or I should say retells fairy tales better than anyone else I ve ever read Once you start reading, you won t be able to put it down either Not only are the stories fascinating, the characters are exceptionally crafted and the fairy tal [...]

About this book A Beautiful Maiden who Poaches to Feed the Poor A Handsome Forester on a Mission to Catch Her Danger and Love Are About To Unite in Thornbeck Forest The margrave owns the finest hunting grounds for miles around and Odette Menkels spends her nights poaching his deer to feed the hungry orphans of Thornbeck By day, Odette is a simple maiden who teaches children to read, but by night this young beauty has become the secret lifeline to the poorest of the poor For Jorgen Hartman, the m [...]

happy sigh this book was amazing, I will try and have a review up soon Review warning this review may contain spoilers view spoiler Odette hunts in the margrave s forest to help feed the poor Jorgen is the margrave s forester When Jorgen finds an arrow in the forest he thinks its the same man who killed his adoptive father As he tries to find out who the poacher is, he meets Odette and starts to fall in love with her Odette knows she shouldn t even be talking to Jorgen because he could send her [...]

This book was pretty good I enjoyed the plot and the characters, but it was a little predictable to me or maybe I ve just read too many of Melanie s books Really enjoyed it, though For some reason I was thinking that it was a Robin Hood and Cinderella crossover, and I saw a little of that in there, but I m still not sure

Let me be clear This is Melanie s best book yet.As you probably know, her books are based off of fairy tales This one is a reversed Robin Hood story where a female, Odette, is a poacher in the king s forest She is only acting as such to provide for the poor Of course, the man she falls in love with happens to be the forester hired to keep poachers off the land Ahhh Thus we have a great story What I really love about this book is how faithful the characters are They seek God and both are mature f [...]

5 Words Religion, love, family, crime, hunting.This was a bit of a love hate read for me But ultimately I didn t really enjoy it that much It wasn t bad enough that I wouldn t read by the author, I m very likely to pick something she s written in future.An awful lot of this story felt forced and because of that it wasn t a fluid read Then there was the fact that I actually studied this time and place in history at college, so I just knew too much At first this was great, I knew the context of w [...]

There is a reason that Dickerson continues to be one of the most accessible voices in the current CBA Her books, well placed in their time period, offer a unique and historically accurate glimpse of faith Challenges are woven throughout that force deeper thought and introspection through subtle weaving rather than over italicized prayers While Dickerson has found a strong audience with her books for Young Adults gobbled equally by adults , Huntress is a somewhat mature read that allows itself t [...]

This review was originally posted on The Moonlight Library An Atheist Reads Christian Medieval Romantic FictionFirst of all, why would an atheist read Christian romance Apart from the fact that it s absolutely no one s business but my own what I read, I do actually have a reason for trying this I know that Christian fiction is generally clean content wise, with heat rising from perhaps a forbidden kiss but no sex before marriage Since I was sexually assaulted as a child and didn t lose my virgin [...]

Words cannot describe how amazing this book was Not to mention the absolutely gorgeous cover Dickerson hit it on the spot with this wonderful book MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS First of all, can we please talk about how beautiful the front cover is I mean all of Dickerson s books have beautiful covers on them, but this perfectly portrays who Odette is Dickerson is quite the author herself and I hope that one day her books become movies It truly is such an honor to know an amazing author such as Melanie D [...]

The Huntress of Thornbeck Forest is an exquisite heart stirring tale that emerges from a creative fusing of two timeless classics Swan Lake and Robin Hood Taking place during the year 1363 in the German reaches of the Holy Roman Empire, the ambience is detailed with a castle and its dungeon, the wealthy in stark contrast with the desperately poor, fair maidens with flowers in their hair, the common marktplatz, jugglers, and the joyous midsummer night dance This is fairy tale escapism with everyd [...]

And down we go again sigh There was nothing particularly bad about The Huntress of Thornbeck Forest It certainly had a great premise and the incorporation of the Swan Princess was clever The Christian themes are prevalent but not overwhelming The characters don t pray kiss one of my biggest pet peeveswhere characters make out while simultaneously thank God for the attractiveness of their partner I also like that the girl is the wealthier higher person It was a switch from the usual Prince rescue [...]

The Huntress of Thornbeck Forest A Medieval Fairy Tale by Melanie DickersonWow, What a story, The Huntress of Thornbeck Forest is the best book that I have read in a while Melanie Dickerson weaves together a Medieval fairy tale based on Swan Lake and Robin Hood I would say that this book is for a broader audience and not just for the young The Huntress grabbed me right at the first and did not let go till the end ,and then was sad to see it end It seem like I could not read fast enough to see w [...]

2.5Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz starts awakes What Whaddidimiss Answer pretty much nothingIt took me forever to get through this book And by forever I mean about a week and a half.I was so bored most of the time It wasn t a terrible premise, but just the way this book was written and the pacing didn t make it enticing for me.The pacing felt very strange It was fast enough that I didn t really get a feel for any of the characters but slow enough that I was bored to death Maybe I was bored because it [...]

I listened to this book but I still really want to READ it The whole story was amazing but the reader was horrible She had a monotone voice and her accent was hard to understand She never took a pause between paragraphs Because of that I want to read it instead of listen.Okay, so I finally read this book It is AMAZING Not that it wasn t before

4.5

As much as i would love to say that i loved the book, i can t really admit to it.As much as it s against me to rate a book before finishing i have no idea if this is true or not, i don t have standards , i had to rate this book I really wanted to like it, but it was impossible for me to even remotely get close to it Our main character who s name i will not utter because i don t remember it is greatly liked by everyone She s rich, yet she cares for the poor The guy she likes also care for the poo [...]

THE HUNTRESS OF THORNBECK FOREST is quite an enjoyable read, one I accomplished in most of an afternoon The writing seems at times almost deceptively simple, but perfect for the book, painting a rich tale of a young woman and a young man as they seek love, purpose, and God s will amid mysterious plots against the gorgeous backdrop of medieval Germany.I loved the main characters, Odette and Jorgen, and their well written struggles Odette had a little bit of growing on me to do, but I soon found m [...]

I will try not to rant, as I think some of the reason I didn t like the story was my mood, but I also have to be honest and say I thought this was Dickerson s weakest story.The was very apathetic to the whole story from the beginning it felt forced and even dumb in places.My biggest complaint is actually a theological point which brought the book from three stars to one view spoiler When the main girl is caught after punching and making several questionable choices, she asks God why he would let [...]

Update re read notes I could see a lot of the re telling bits after I had read the original Robin Hood story It was a really good re telling without making it as sad I was kind of closer to a 4 stars when I first read this but after for sure a five Her story with the teenage girl just hearts There is a brothel in the story with no inappropriate detail or really anything at all inappropriate about it, but of course not for the little girls to read yet, but appreciate for teenage readers old I lo [...]

She has a heart of gold trying to do what is right by giving to the poor He has memories that haunt him and is given the chance of a life time, catch and kill the notorious poacher This creative story, masterly parallels Robin hood and The Swan Princess with such a different result than what you would expect How I love the story of faith that drives these great characters towards what they know to be right Fascinating

I had to wait months to get this from the library because there were so many people ahead of me on the holds It s well worth the wait A delightfully pleasant retelling of a fairy tale that left me feeling satisfied and ready to grab the next Dickerson book I have an opportunity to readry clean and with some excellent points about what true charity really is Highly recommended for all ages.

3 1 2 stars Review to come.

Really good The setting and characters were amazing and well developed.

A fairy tale mash up is a recipe for a fun read and it s always enjoyable to see what Melanie Dickerson does with familiar tales by adding a different historical twist and a new dose of drama In this Swan Lake meet Robin Hood story, Odette is both the character who changes at night into a huntress instead of a swan and the one who takes from the rich to feed the poor To be honest, I wasn t super impressed at first with the characters or the story in general It seemed a little two dimensional in [...]

When Robin Hood meets Swan Lake is set in the beautiful forests of a German kingdom, magic happens Review coming soon