Stolen Songbird
Ratings17
Average rating3.6
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Ratings17
Average rating3.6
USA Today bestseller and finalist for the Goodreads Choice Awards for best debut.For five centuries, a witch's curse has bound the trolls to their city beneath the ruins of Forsaken Mountain--time enough for their magic to fade from human memory and into myth. But a prophecy has spoken of a union that will set the trolls free, and when Cécile is stolen away to fulfill it, she enters a world that is both magical and deadly.Cécile has only one goal after being bonded to the prince of the trolls: escape. Except while awaiting the perfect opportunity, she discovers there is more to the mysterious crown prince than anyone realizes.As rebellion brews and the political games escalate, Cécile becomes more than a farmer's daughter. She becomes the hope of a people--someone who has the power to change Trollus forever.A YA fantasy full of magic, romance, and intrigue that is perfect for fans of Elise Kova's Air Awakens series!
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Part of me wants to give this a 1-star. Man, I hardly know what to say. Two books – this one and Wintersong – that have similar subject matter (a girl is kidnapped and married/bonded to a goblin/troll in order to fulfill a prophecy, living underground, etc. etc.) ... both are just disappointing. Wintersong was boring, Stolen Songbird is cringe-inducing with the characters. Their love was barely believable, they acted like idiots, on and on it goes. Not going to finish the rest of the series, sorry.
After sitting on it for a night, I realize that I didn't really care about the characters in this book and the world building was not that compelling for me. I was certainly intrigued at first, but I just wasn't all that fascinated with the progression of the plot.
Technically, I wasn't displeased with the characters, but I wasn't invested in them. I couldn't connect with their struggle, I didn't feel the love they had for each other. I still don't get how/when Cecile fell in love with the prince. They barely spent any time together.
Even after the huge cliffhanger it ended with I'm still not all that convinced I want to find out what happens.
This is a fun imaginative story of a girl forced to marry a Troll. It sounds rather typical but there are a lot of twists and turns to make the story interesting. There's some subtle discussion of class and prejudices that make it somewhat enlightening as well.
This book is impossible to put down once the story starts moving. I picked it up thinking it'd be a nice fantasy read. IT WAS MUCH MORE THAN THAT. It has everything I love in a story: a good political drama, solid world-building, lovable characters, development, gradual romance, nice interaction, and clever twists. It's definitely not what I expected, but the story just pulls you in and refuses to let go until you're done.
...and when I'm done, the book left me crying and screaming in my mind because of how it ended.
WHY.
The second book is coming out next year in June. I'll be weeping until then.
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3 primary books5 released booksThe Malediction Trilogy is a 5-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2001 with contributions by Danielle L. Jensen.
