Stolen Songbird

By: Danielle L. Jensen

Narrated by: Eric Michael Summerer, Erin Moon

Length: 14 hrs and 30 mins

Publisher's summary

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 Ccile 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.

Ccile 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 Ccile 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.

©2014 Danielle L. Jensen (P)2015 Audible Inc.

seriously good book

I was pleasantly surprised by this book. It kept me on the edge of my seat, with the perfect amount of action, adventure, cleverness, and love. Cecile is a lovely character with strength and smarts. No dumb weak females anywhere in this book! Tristan! I cant say much about Tristan without spoiling the story, so I will just say he is a perfect opponent to go toe to toe with our spit fire Cecile. Dont pass this book up!

Amazing!

I love this book can’t wait to read the next two! If you enjoy romance novels you will enjoy this one.

Good listen..

Liked the book. Easy listen while recovering from Coronavirus and helped me during a tough time by taking my mind off of it. Loved the twins characters and that of Tipp.

Highly recommend

At first the narrator’s pronunciation of names annoyed me. BUT I kept listening and couldn’t stop! After the third chapter or so she stops and the story really takes off. I couldn’t put it down. Highly recommend it!

Amazing performance by the Narrators

This was an expertly narrated adventure. A true delight to listen to and I personally am excited to begin reading/listening to the next book!

Horrid narrator, marred a good story

What made the experience of listening to Stolen Songbird the most enjoyable?

Obviously, not the narrator. Ms. Moon had an uncomfortable monotone during some key events and sounded flippant during the main characters times of anguish. For instance, when she was badly wounded and apparently about to die, the narrator's voice came off as if the gal was on a picnic with friends. Voice never changed to allow the audience to experience the depth of main character's anguish and pain. Horrible. I've heard another book narrated by this individual and now have the good sense to just read the book myself and establish the character in my own mind.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Certainly not the main character. Geesh.

How could the performance have been better?

See first question...

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Not especially, maybe if I had just read it instead that might have been a possibility.

Fun from the beginning to the end

Excellent, and fun read. Kept me captive from beginning to end.

Recommend read for a new experience

An engaging story abominably narrated

I found the story itself to be interesting and engaging. The literary style felt like it was written by a fifth-grader, but I was willing to overlook that. I found myself engaged the whole time. However, there is one MAJOR problem -- the narration. Eric Summerer was just fine and had only a minor part, but my real gripe was with Erin Moon. 90% of her reading was fine, but she has a thing for pronouncing some words with a fake French accent that drove me up the wall. Seriously, why does she speak in an American accent for 99 words, then say one faux French word? It was like running over an animal on the freeway - it pulled me out of the story and grated on me to no end. Without that, the book would be a whole star higher in my rating, but as it stands, all I will remember about the book a year from now is Erin's grating narration.

LOVELY

Would you try another book from Danielle L. Jensen and/or Eric Michael Summerer and Erin Moon ?

Yes, because I lke the way she writes.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Stolen Songbird?

I like the hidden plot we discover next of the end of the book. The elf's king is annoying, but very smart too.

Was Stolen Songbird worth the listening time?

Yes. The story is very light and sweet too.

Any additional comments?

A book ideal for YA, and to when you want just a book to distracted you.

Wonderous n magical

Would you consider the audio edition of Stolen Songbird to be better than the print version?

Yes I would to people who loves this kind story

What did you like best about this story?

The troll n their world n relation between king n prince

What does Eric Michael Summerer and Erin Moon bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

They are gifted story teller n can weave n bring magics n hope in people

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

There were many but prince n his cousin bond was very commendable

Any additional comments?

It is bit to long n there is very little intimate scence