The Healer's Apprentice, by Melanie Dickerson (BOOK REVIEW)

"Even a dozen soldiers couldn't make her feel as safe as Valten could."

Rose has been made the healer's apprentice at Hangeheim Castle, a great honor and opportunity for a woodcutter's daughter like her. Even though she feels uneasy at the sight of blood, Rose is determined to show that she is useful and capable. Not having this position at Hangeheim Castle means that she would have to go back home to the man, an old bachelor, that her mother has chosen for her. But when she treats Lord Hamlin's wounds everything is turned up-side down. But she can't fall in love with a man who is already betrothed to another. As Rose navigates her confusion she must decided whether she will allow herself to fall in love or go back to a life of regret. 

"Only the most passionate love could ever induce me to marry." 

It's raining, your bored, your tired and you just want to read the cheesiest romance possible. My friend, if you ever have these symptoms this is the book for you. I mean, it's predictable from the the first sentence, it's set in the cutest little town, it has the most stereotypical storyline and I loved it. I started this on a Sunday afternoon when I was craving a cheesy romance and I got what I asked for. It's a Christian romance with writing that is so easy to read I flew through it in the span of two days. The aspect of it being Christian was really cool but also meh sometimes. The only reason I say that is because one, it wasn't done very well and two, the characters prayed liked this, "Lord, please help me not love her." I'm not quoting it but that is essentially the gist of what they were saying. I don't really see that as something that is realistic. It kind of annoyed me, but isn't a big deal. By now, you can probably tell I'm a mood reader. And when I'm in the mood for a cringy romance I read one. But from a view of wanting good literature, amazing plot twists and excitement, this is obviously not the book to read. You can kind of tell from the cover what the vibe is. The romance was really corny but at the same time really sweet. Nowadays it's hard to find a clean romance book and settling for the cheese is sometimes what we gotta' do. I do love a good Hallmark movie in book form. All in all, it entertained me. I got some laughs some smiles and the ending didn't disappoint. 

I give this book a 7 out of 10 and recommend it for ages 12+

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Happy Reading!

-Ariana :)