The Golden Braid Review

This time I am reviewing The Golden Braid by: Melanie Dickerson.

Rapunzel has spent her life moving from town to town based on her mother’s wishes. Having a thirst for knowledge, she finds someone to teach her something in each village. She can throw a knife, paint intricate murals, but the one things she most wants to learn is to read. On her journey to the largest town she’s ever been to, Rapunzel and her mother run into trouble. Luckily the valiant knight Sir Gerek comes to their rescue. An unexpected bond begins to form between the young individuals and secrets soon come to light that could change everything.

I’ve been in the mood to read fairy tales like this one for awhile now. Once I read the synopsis, I knew I had to read this book and once I picked it up, I couldn’t put it down. I loved everything about this book. The old fairy tale of Rapunzel was made new and with a Christian twist. Going into it, I worried the Christian themes could negate from the story, but Melanie Dickerson wove them together in such a way that made this book a wonderful and inspirational read.

I really like the characters in this book. Rapunzel was sweet, courageous, and intelligent. It was so interesting to see her relationship with her mother and how it spiraled. Gerek was the perfect knight and I really liked seeing his relationship with Rapunzel unfold.

Though there wasn’t any magic in this book like a typical fairy tale has, I couldn’t help but get swept away by this book. The way Melanie Dickerson wrote it just made it feel like the magic was there. This was such a beautiful and fun story.

I didn’t realize this was the sixth book in the series and I was disappointed that I hadn’t read the prior books, but reading this one just made me want to read all the others. I don’t believe reading this one revealed much of anything from the prior books, since every book in this series is about different characters.