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The Healer's Apprentice by Melanie Dickerson

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Brief synopsis (no spoilers)
Retelling of sleeping beauty in medieval times with a faith based approach.

 Category
YA, fiction, fairy tale retelling

 Why I chose this book
One of many I added to my maybe read list in overdrive, accidentally clicked check out while deciding!

 My personal opinion (the review)
If you're not a faith based kind of reader, don't let that throw you off. It's a clean read and is not really preachy. I like its inclusion of bible and faith based ideas and that when a character says "oh God" it was them speaking to God and not an outburst of emotion. (I didn't expect this part when I started reading.)
I liked the ending and how the author tried to keep it historically accurate for the time period.

 Warnings
Language: none
Violence: a little (nothing too vivid)
"Adult" situations: limited (twice a female is attacked by a male but escapes both times before it gets adult level)
Death: yes (but it's easy to get over)

 Movie rating equivalent
PG

 Protagonist description
Smart and studious, virtuous

 Point of view of story
3rd person, but the focus changes a few times

 Book length
Medium

 Story flow
Smooth

 Grammar and spelling issues
Don't remember any

 Character connection (no spoilers)
Nope

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