Book Review: The Piper's Pursuit

So I am currently reading The Piper's Pursuit by Melanaie Dickerson, which is a Christian Medieval romance and a reimagining of the fairy-tale, the Pied Piper. This is book #10 in the Hagenheim series and although it can be read as a stand-alone novel, I think is best understood and enjoyed if readers have read some of the previous books. However, for those who haven't, details of the Hagenheim family-tree can be found on Melanie's website. The Piper's Pursuit  follows on from The Warrior Maiden, the retelling of the Mulan, which I have in fact not read.

Whilst not one of my favourite books from Melalnie Dickerson, I think it is certainly an enjoyable, clean romantic adventure with some clever twists on a classic tale. 

Disclaimer: I received a review copy of this book from Netgalley.

​Book Blurb

A plague of rats. A giant beast outside the village walls. A host of missing children. And one young woman determined to save her people.

In 1424 Hamlin, Katerina faces threats from all sides. An outbreak of rats has overtaken the village, a mysterious beast is on a killing rampage of the village’s children, and Katerina’s evil stepfather is a dark presence inside the walls of her own home. Katerina is determined to hunt and kill the Beast of Hamlin herself before more lives are lost. When Steffan, the handsome but brash duke’s son, comes to town seeking glory and reward, Katerina decides he might be the ally she’s been looking for—even though the only gentle thing about him seems to be the sweet music he plays on his pipe. But there’s more to Steffan than she suspects, and she finds herself drawn to him despite her misgivings. Together Katerina and Steffan must stop the enemy from stealing the children of Hamlin. But their interference might create an even worse fate for the entire village.