The Queen of Gold and Straw

Fairy Tale Kingdoms Series, Book 2

By: Shari L. Tapscott

Narrated by: Matthew Lloyd Davies, Lucy Rayner

Greta knows two things to be true. The first: Trolls don't venture into the forest, especially during the day. The second: Kings don't save peddlers' daughters from those trolls, and they certainly don't deposit them atop royal horses and personally escort them home.

But sometimes, they do. And sometimes afterward, life gets very complicated....

The Queen of Gold and Straw is a romantic fairy tale retelling full of humor, first love, new love, promises, lots of straw, and - of course - gold.

Contains mature themes.

©2018 Shari L. Tapscott (P)2019 Tantor

Highly imaginative retelling

Really LOVED this interesting twist and retelling of Rumpelstilskin. The ardor of young love and the passion for matured love were breathtaking. Twists and turns we could never predicts . Well written and well acted .thank you for this little gem. Just enough of the original tale.

Great retelling for Rumple to be a good guy!

I really enjoyed this retelling of Rumplestiltskin. I love that it finally was one where rumple wasn’t this awful fairy, but a decent being. While sad, it still definitely gave me a love conquers all ending, which I really loved. I just didn't like the love triangle very much.

Queen of Gold

Another great addition to the series!

I really enjoy these narrators, and look forward to more in the future!

sad but good

This was a good read! I always love Shari's writing. This was a sad story, but I still love it. I love the unique take on Rumpelstiltskin. I don't like love triangles, but Shari is one author that writes stories good enough to get over that for. All in all, a wonderful story!

Fantastic Retelling

A wonderful retelling of Rumpelstiltskin! Has a few twists and a good story of love and friendship. Clean book suitable for all ages.