The Princess

Rating:
Summary: A Sweet Fairytale, Happy Ending
Review: I found The Princess very enjoyable and easy to read, a sweet story to relax with. There is nothing objectionable in it and anyone could read this book, young or old- I gave a copy to my mother-in-law. The Christian message is prevalent, but was not an "in your face" type of treatment.

There is little "action" and if you are used to reading mainstream romances, this is very noticeable- no tempestuous heroine, no arrogant hero, no scheming mistress, etc. This is not a bad thing, really, since the story cannot rely on such props and sterotypes.

Ms Wick focuses on what is in the heart of the main characters, and does it well. The very believable characters are well-developed and there are many different personalities involved, making it interesting.

Having read the book several times, it is on my keeper shelf, and I look forward to a lazy afternoon at the beach with The Princess.





Rating:
Summary: A Simple Novel
Review: In terms of language and composition, this novel starves for artistry. Being written in third person, I see no reason for such pedantic language. I will give credit to the authoress however for being understandable. Too often in novels is the reader so swept away in flourishes of language, that they miss the plot entirely.

The plot itself was not terrible, and it had some worthy ideas on the subjects of love and personal growth. Some of the character developments I found to be rather unbelievable even given the setting, but this is merely a matter of opinion.

Also, though I realize that this novel was most likely written for a strongly Christian audience, I feel that it alienated, almost callously, any reader who doesn't belive, accept or wavers from what I would call orthodox Christian beliefs. Being very open-minded in this regard, this overriding attitude certainly ruined any aspect of the novel I might have enjoyed.

Rating:
Summary: Writing does not measure up.
Review: It is written like a simple every day letter, with the same complexity and art. Not much better than a non-writer like you and I would do if we came up with a story. I do give it credit though, for some wonderful messages to live by. Ms. Wick would do better by writing books that teach how to live by the word of Our God, than writing novels.
I really feel that we Christians don?t do ourselves any favors by giving high ratings to books simply to ?do good?, because it deceives others about the quality, and into spending money on a disappointment. I feel that we need to rate Christian writers same as we would anything else.


Rating:
Summary: Disappointing...
Review: I really wanted to like this book.
Unfortunately, I simply could not force myself to like The Princess. The characters, for the most part, are dull, predictable, and abnormally religious. The dialogue seems oddly stilted at times, as though the characters are reading lines someone else wrote for them. And the plot itself wasn't nearly as interesting as I'd imagined it would be.
If you're looking for a good piece of Christian fiction, I reccommend that you skip The Princess.

Rating:
Summary: Top of my booklist
Review: I have read all of Lori Wick's books and I would have to say this is probably one of my favorite books. I really enjoy books that have an arranged marriage because I like to see how the characters interact. The only thing that was a disapointment was the epilogue. I didn't like the fact that it was about their children than about the main characters