4.5 stars!
“To be bound
is a burden, but it is the actions we freely take that cause us the most pain.”
Wow,
would you just look at that cover! Amazing! Stolen Songbird reminded me of
Beauty and the Beast, but put a spin on trolls I had never heard of before and
has an ending that leaves readers begging for more! It’s refreshing to finally
read something unexpected. I mean, trolls? What a welcome change, especially
with the split POV between Cécle and Tristan, though I would’ve liked more than
six (I counted) measly chapters from his point of view.
The
story seems to be set somewhere in France’s country-side in the olden days and
is riddled with magic and bravery. Cécile is a farmer’s daughter who wants to
become a famous singer and has no idea of what lurks underneath the mountain
near her home. Before her big city dreams have a chance to begin, the seventeen
year old is kidnapped and sold to the trolls in hopes of breaking a centuries
old curse.
However,
nothing in the city of Trollus is as it seems. Not the royalty roaming the
palace walls, the half-blood servants scurrying through the streets, and
especially not her new husband, Prince Tristan. Their forced marriage brings
nothing but loathing-at-first-sight, but eventually develops into something
much more. Still, when a revolution is brewing and sides being chosen, there's
bound to be more trouble than anyone bargained for. With new friends, new
enemies, and old magic, this Stolen Songbird will have to decide just how much
she’s willing to risk to break free of her cage.
Check it out on Goodreads!
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