Stolen Songbird by Danielle J. Jensen Review♥

• Stolen Songbird
• Danielle J. Jensen

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• Series: The Malediction Trilogy
• Publisher: Angry Robot (April 1, 2014)
• ISBN-13: 978-1908844965
• Genre: Fantasy, YA
• Purchase: Amazon | Barnes & Nobles
• Source: Personal Kindle Purchase
• Synopsis: For five centuries, a witch’s curse has bound the trolls to their city beneath the ruins of Forsaken Mountain. Time enough for their dark and nefarious magic to fade from human memory and into myth. But a prophesy has been spoken of a union with the power to set the trolls free, and when Cécile de Troyes is kidnapped and taken beneath the mountain, she learns there is far more to the myth of the trolls than she could have imagined. Cécile has only one thing on her mind after she is brought to Trollus: escape. Only the trolls are clever, fast, and inhumanly strong. She will have to bide her time, wait for the perfect opportunity. But something unexpected happens while she’s waiting – she begins to fall for the enigmatic troll prince to whom she has been bonded and married. She begins to make friends. And she begins to see that she may be the only hope for the half-bloods – part troll, part human creatures who are slaves to the full-blooded trolls. There is a rebellion brewing. And her prince, Tristan, the future king, is its secret leader. As Cécile becomes involved in the intricate political games of Trollus, she becomes more than a farmer’s daughter. She becomes a princess, the hope of a people, and a witch with magic powerful enough to change Trollus forever.

• Stolen Songbird is a fantasy novel about trolls and witches. Cecile de Troyes is stolen and kidnapped from her family and home, she is sold to the trolls, the trolls are seeking for a union between a troll and a human that can break the curse upon them. However, Cecile wants no part in the trolls business, she is only concerned with escaping, but she must not let anyone be suspicious of her. She has taken upon many challenges on herself and as a reader, we see her survival instincts kick in. However, she begins to make friends at the palace and the local market. She begins to fall for the troll prince Tristan to whom she is in an union with. Now she realizes she might just be the only hope for the half-bloods who are part humans and part trolls. Half-bloods don't receive any respect in society because they are mixed with mankind. Now, Cecile must make the ultimate choice: help her people or escape forever?

• Well, I don't know why I took that long to read this novel.. I thought it might be something I might not like, but how wrong I was! Stolen Songbird is a perfect novel, it has the right blend of fantasy with romance. There's nothing about this novel that I actually disliked, although, it is a bit on the lengthy side. Maybe a few less chapters could have it helped it's pace otherwise it's on the moderate side. This is being added to my newest favorites though, I actually really did love this novel! This is one book that sucks you into the story, I wanted to finish this book right away however, I fell asleep because I was SLEEPY not because the book was boring. I finished reading it in two days though, and I do adore this novel.

•  Although, this is a fantasy novel about trolls, trolls are portrayed completely different here. Many trolls can be physically beautiful, however, several trolls have a ugliness inside. It's quite refreshing because we imagine trolls as ugly, and greedy beings. This was a unique concept because the author implied human characteristics to the trolls, some humans can be physically beautiful but very evil on the inside as well.

• Cecile de Troyes is clever, talented and she is kind. She's not a badass heroine or anything, I don't believe she can actually fight but that is okay because a lot of women can't fight professionally. However, she is not afraid to hold her own. She is brave which makes her courageous, she's more emotionally strong. Almost everyone around seems to hate her because she is from the human race, although, she doesn't seem to care much because she is fixed on escaping. Her kidnapping is an horrifying experience though, I wouldn't want anyone to feel as helpless as she did. Sometimes, I felt her pain and I did cry with her, like literally I did feel her pain. Maybe it was the one of the magical concepts of this book, those who have read it can probably guess what I mean - I don't want to spoil that many details. It's great that fantasy novels can suck you into a different world and some of the concepts can be actually pretty realistic. 

• The troll prince is named Tristan. I love Tristan.. he is just amazing, he can put on a cruel act but he is actually genuine and kind hearted as well, I'm definitely shipping their boat. I do wish Tristan was not as gorgeous as the author showed him though, I would have loved this book even more if he was actually a hideous troll, it would made the book more unique and it would have shown physical beauty isn't everything. Some of these trolls in the books have two sides to them, like literally one creature in the front and another attached in the back. Moving on, the romance was perfectly balanced with the actual plot, it didn't take away from it all. The characterization of both characters is realistic, many people can understand them and their choices better. The female friendships in this novel were unique as well; there is girl on girl hate in the beginning, but I did love when it matured into an actual friendship such as with Anais. Now that's how it should be done.

• The world-building plot was just fantastic. It's not a dystopian novel, but Tristan's father is corrupted - a rebellion does begin and of course, Tristan is their secret leader. The premise makes it obvious enough. The Stolen Songbird aspect of the book was unique as well, Cecile sings hence the "songbird" mention. I can just keep on gushing on how wonderful this book is. It is something that I would recommend checking out. I would give Stolen Songbird five beautiful butterflies. The ending killed me though, it is just epic. I need the SECOND BOOK NOW!

“I think it is our nature to believe evil always has an ugly face,” he said, ignoring my question. “Beauty is supposed to be good and kind, and to discover it otherwise is like a 
betrayal of trust. A violation of the nature of things.” 

“Why?” I slammed my fists down on the table. “Why can’t you believe me? Why don’t you trust me?”

“Because you’re human, Cécile. You can lie, even to yourself.” 

Recommended for fans of Stolen.

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