The Princess

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Summary: The most uplifting yet & I've read all her books!
Review: If you're married, the story of Shelby and Nick's journey to a marriage of true love will make you stop and reconsider where you are in your own marriage. You'll find yourself loving your mate more and re-evaluating the three way relationship between your husband, yourself and God. It reminded me to pray, pray, pray and that God has control over our lives, not us. Like all Lori Wick books, I couldn't put the book down and finished it in one day! I bought it Saturday evening and passed it along to a friend by Sunday afternoon! Read it - it will make you laugh, cry and think about your own relationship - with God and your mate!

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Summary: I thought it was a good book that ended to soon.
Review: I thought that the characters were well developed. I liked the country Lori Wick made up, but it was odd because she jumped right into the country and never told you where this country came from and what it's purpose was. However, as usual, I loved the story line. It was worth buying (as I do with most of her books).

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Summary: Wow!!
Review: My sister and I are probably two of the most dedicated Lori Wick fans ever. We have read all of her books, and when she came out with this one my sister called me long-distance to tell me about it. When I came home, the first thing I did was ask for the book and start reading. I couldn't put it down! I stayed up half the night and finished it with only one break. It was very, very good. Since it takes place in contemporary times, it's very easy to relate to. The characters are believable, likeable, and yet have real flaws and concerns. Lori has created yet another masterpiece!

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Summary: The Power of Prayer! A must for Lori Wick Fans!!
Review: This is the tender story or Nickolai and Shelby. He is the prince with a broken-heart. She is the future princess with a need to heal the broken-hearted. Married before they have the chance to really know each other, they must rely on their Faith in Christ to teach them how to love.

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Summary: A Wonderful Christian FairyTale
Review: This was my first Wick book, given to me by a friend. I absolutely loved it, and have read it over and over. To the lady who accused Ms. Wick of being wick-ed, I would say, "Why on earth can't the church bring the issues of sexual intimacy between a husband and a wife into the open?" If the church would be more open and honest in dealing with these types of topics, we wouldn't have the church learning about sex from the world. This book is a wonderful example of how a husband and a wife can really learn to love one another, emotionally, physically, and mentally. Above all, it's a STORY! To be enjoyed!

I know some Christians who would think it a sin to read Harlequin romance novels. Don't throw stones in ignorance!

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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.

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Summary: Disapointed
Review: I wanted to like this story, I really did. There was just something missing though. By the end of the story, I didn't even like Shelby. At the beginning, I didn't think Nick deserved Shelby, but by the time I had finished it, I didn't think Shelby deserved Nick. She just lost her personality in the end; she was blah.
The story is a little slow, but it has its moments. Some were cute, but some were cheesy ("Am I pretty Nick?" "No... you're beautiful" - I had to roll my eyes at that one). I thought that Ms. Wick dealt with the couple's intimacy in a tasteful way, but I didn't like her approach to it.

This book was enjoyable, but I just wasn't satisfied in the end.

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Summary: a teens view
Review: i am 14 and picked up this book while babysitting, the people i was babysitting for are mormons(just so you know) as am i. i started it and i couldnt stop. it has a simple love story that grows complex and mounts up your anticipation.
if you havent already heard the plot from everyone else it is about a 20 year old who is approached by the king and queen and asked to agree to an aranged marrage for there widow son. she ends up agreeing and they write each other back and forth for a time being.
when she marries and arrives at the palace she barley sees the prince at all. she enjoys the palace and the people. through out the book you watch her change from a shy young girl to a witty young woman. but after talking to the prince himself (nikoli) things seem to be hepless. the whole entire book people are trying to convince themselves the two will fall in love and the girl trys to convince herself while the prince trys to keep space so he can morn in peace over his dead wife. then he reliezes once he watches her for awhile he is going about it the wrong way and must try to fix his actions

the good
there are some moments where you stiffle a laugh, its like a realistic grown up fairy tale, she keeps the anticipation building and has foreplay instead of falling deeply in love. things go up and down and leave you on the edge of your seat. it metions intamcay but just the word and a slight reference, it has quotes that make you think in a different light

the bad
you cant tell what time period it is in or where the setting is and it will bother you, the characters are way to relighious to bores you, it focuses to much on side characters, i hate the prolouge...

all in all it evened out so i gave it 5 stars. it was cute and caused me to read all the books by lori and it is one of my favorties and a great book to start on. my only advice is skip through and dont read the book the visitor exactly afterwords..they are too much alike and might cause you to skip lori wick

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Summary: Romantic!
Review: This is a gentle, sweet modern-day fairy tale set in a fictious country with everyday, down-to-earth characters.

It's an easy read, very enjoyable, but Lori Wick has one great flaw and I can't believe her editor didn't pick up on this. She over-uses the adjective "softly" to often describe the characters' tone of voice, and she uses it so much that you find yourself wanting to scream if you encounter it just one more time.

Aside from that, it's a well written book, definitely a fairy tale.

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Summary: My first Lori Wick... and still my favorite
Review: This was the first Lori Wick novel that I read, back when the book was first released. Since that time I have shared the story with my 16 year old daughter, several friends, and I have reread this story of trusting in God's love for us at least three other times. I love this story! I love the character growth; I love the humananity in the characters and mostly God's plans and love for us.