Reviews

A Midwinter's Wedding: A Retelling of The Frog Prince (The Four Kingdoms) by Melanie Cellier

brittrichardsofficial's review against another edition

adventurous funny inspiring mysterious medium-paced

5.0

I absolutely loved this novella! It was wonderful to see Rafe's sister, Cordelia, and finally find out what was going on with Ferdy! She had such an investigative personality and I loved how their romance blossomed. It was also nice to see Marie and Rafe's wedding, along with the couples from the other two books come back into play as friends!

ameyerle's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Another good Cellier fairy tale retelling with a little bit of romance and a dash of mystery. I love this series, how each book follows a different character, but they are all intertwined and beautifully lead to the next story. As a reader, you can tell how much thought Cellier has put into this world, even with little details. I loved the internal battle Cordelia had between the person she "should" be with because of looks and rank versus the person she was actually interested in and developing feelings for. Very good lessons throughout and especially at the end, which really reminded the reader of the fairy tale origin. 

esthery_rn's review against another edition

fast-paced

4.0

I really liked this story. It was short yet the characters still got to know each other before getting their HEA. The “frog” was an ugly human so the curse wasn’t as obvious as in the original fairytale. I liked it! And I loved the sneak peak into the next book. 

ej_dh's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

shai3d's review against another edition

emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

sunny_sunshine's review against another edition

4.0

4.75

meltingcinderella's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I found this novella very sweet. I’m glad our boy found his love!

eve_ward's review against another edition

4.0

This was a really really fun read. It was short and sweet and while there wasn’t really much to it, I still enjoyed myself greatly. The main leads were lovely, especially Ferdy, my sweet lil froggy. This is the only book I’ve read from this series so I did find myself a tad ruffled at times, but it really wasn’t much of a problem.

forestidylls's review against another edition

4.0

Loved this novella retelling the story of the frog Prince. A story that is too often ignored in the current fad of fairy tale retellings, it was a ton of fun to read.

abashton's review against another edition

slow-paced

2.75