The Princess Search

A Retelling of The Ugly Duckling (Four Kingdoms Series, Book 5)

De: Melanie Cellier

Narrado por: Esther Wane

An outcast. A prince. And a deadly rebellion....

After a lifetime of rejection, seamstress Evie can't trust Frederic, the crown prince of Lanover - not his words of friendship or the way the warmth in his eyes seems to ask for even more. But when they end up on a tour of his kingdom - one filled with increasing danger - Evie's mistrust might doom them all.

In this spin on the classic fairy tale, an ugly duckling must discover her true worth in order to save her kingdom and maybe even find true love.

©2018 Melanie Cellier (P)2020 Tantor

Good series

I have been caught up in this series all week. I listened to all 5 books, and will start the next box series as well. I love fairy tale retellings and listening to books with accents different than my own so I enjoyed the narration, however the narrator tends to swallow very loudly during pauses, I think this is a personal annoyance that maybe only I notice. Occasionally I have to skip back bc her voice becomes background noise, but otherwise, great stories!

Great!

I love this collection of fairy tale retellings and this last book definitely did not disappoint. I loved the characters and the descriptions of the different parts of the Lanover kingdom. The narrator was enjoyable to listen to. I can't wait for the next series!

Excellent story!

I thought the previous book in the series was my favorite but Melanie Cellier outdid herself with this one! Evie was such a wonderful young woman and I loved that she was from everywhere. She was also so real in that she had hard things in her past that she had to deal with and come through, and I relate so much to that. And even though we only glimpsed Frederic in the previous book, it made me insanely happy that he got his true love and happily ever after with Evie. And Celine is probably my favorite character in this whole series. I cried and laughed in this book so much, especially when it came to Cassian. I hope to see them all in the future!

Absolutely wonderful!

I just discovered Melanie Cellier’s books a few months ago and have been OBSESSED with listening to them on Audible ever since. This one might just be my new favorite! The story was absolutely wonderful, very sweet and charming and fun to listen to, and the narrator knocked it out of the park on this one! Her male voices can be hit or miss, but she did a great job with this one and she always puts so much emotion and drama into her voice that listening to the story is very engaging and transporting. I definitely recommend reading this entire series! Brava, Esther Wane! Brava, Melanie Cellier!

My absolute favorite!

This is my favorite book in the entire series (and possibly of all time.) There is the perfect amount of romance, humor & action, and the characters are all so lovable! Celine is such a star, and it makes sense why she’s popular enough to basically be mentioned in every book going forward, she truly is a gem. Cassian is the perfect right hand man, and I judge books not only on the swoon-worthy princes, but also on how well their wingman is written. The only thing that could make this book better was if it was longer!!

My favorite Author

I’ve read all her books multiple times and have now listened to most of them. Her stories are beautiful with wonderful twists and turns and love stories that give you those warm fuzzy feels. If you ever have a bad day just read her books and they make you feel better. All her series are phenomenal and so unique!

Wholesome, delightful story

I loved the gentle pacing. The narrator does an amazing job with all the voices. Overall a great addition to the series.

Excellent story and narration

I have greatly enjoyed all of Melanie Cellier’s books and this one was a particular favorite. I have read and listened to it multiple times. Esther Wane does a marvelous job with all of the character voices. I highly recommend it!

THIS ONE REACHES THE HEART !!!!!

THE PRINCESS SEARCH IS A HEARTFELT CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE. FULL OF LONGING LOVE THRILL AND INTRIGUED. GREAT ADVENTURES AND LOTS OF LAUGHS THROUGHOUT.
THE PRINCESS SEARCH IS TRULY A PRINCE'S QUEST FOR TRUE LOVE.
THE NARRATOR IS GREAT AND EASY TO FOLLOW. THE STORY IS ACCEPTABLE FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES.

wonderful

another treasure from melanie cellier. love her books. and love esther wane. they all are clean fun.