If they take prisoners they torture them. The knights they're fighting against are shown to be ruthless and heartless. In the end, even though Stefan was a POV character, his transition happened too quickly. Like the bad guy, Stefan was portrayed very harshly in the beginning, angry and bitter. The first was Stefan, Wolfgang's brother. I'd probably have given it 4 stars if not for some inconsistencies. The way Wolfgang and Mulan are thrown together and then become first friends and then fall in love were fine.

There were elements of the story that worked well. I liked Mulan and Wolfgang (hated the nickname Wolfie lol). I found the shifting of Mulan from China to 1400s Lithuania to be an interesting take on things. This was my first Dickerson book, and I confess to being a little underwhelmed. Will she be able to trust Wolfgang to help? Or will sacrificing her own life be the only way to save her mother? MY TAKE It was all right.

When Mulan receives word that her mother has been accused of practicing witchcraft through her healing herbs and skills, Mulan’s only thought is of defending her. But battle is a dangerous place where anything can happen - and usually does. But what happens when the handsome son of a duke discovers her secret? When Wolfgang discovers his former rival and reluctant friend Mikolai is actually a girl, he is determined to protect her. WHAT IT'S ABOUT Mulan isn’t afraid to pretend to be a son and assume her father’s soldier duties in war. This is a novel in the Hagenheim series by New York Times best-selling author Melanie Dickerson, but it can be listened to as a stand-alone. Can she be the son her bitter father never had? Or will she become the strong young woman she was created to be? When Mulan receives word of danger back home, she must make the ultimate choice. But war is an uncertain time and dreams can die as quickly as they are born. Wolfgang is exasperated by the new soldier who seems to be one step away from disaster at all times - or showing him up in embarrassing ways.įrom rivals to reluctant friends, Mulan and Wolfgang begin to share secrets. If she can’t prove herself on the battlefield, she could face death - or, perhaps worse, marriage to the village butcher.ĭisguised as a young man, Mulan meets the German duke’s son, Wolfgang, who is determined to save his people even if it means fighting against his own brother. As the adopted daughter of poor parents, Mulan has little power in the world. When Mulan takes her father’s place in battle against the besieging Teutonic Knights, she realizes she has been preparing for this journey her whole life - and that her life, and her mother’s, depends on her success. A reimagining of the classic Mulan tale in medieval Europe, where both love and war challenge even the strongest of hearts.

The warrior maiden melanie dickerson