This week, I am looking at The Silent Songbird by Melanie Dickerson. I am so excited to read this book, because this fairy-tale story is about The Little Mermaid, which is one of my favorite Disney princesses. :) Last year, I read and reviewed Dickerson's novel The Golden Braid. After that, I purchased the rest of her books in her fairy-tale series, and I highly recommend this set of books to anyone. Especially, if you love stories showcasing themes of romance, intrigue, and adventure for its characters. As always, please be sure to check out the book lines from these other amazing bloggers too:
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The Silent Songbird
by Melanie Dickerson
And the first line is...
Summer 1384.
Berkhamsted Castle, Hertfordshire, England
Servants may marry whomever they want, but a king's ward has no freedom at all.
"Evangeline broke off the song she was singing. A lump rose in her throat."
Happy reading and happy Friday!
I've heard a lot about this series. I really should check them out!
ReplyDeleteMy first line today comes from Karen Sargent's 'Waiting For Butterflies':
"Maggie heard the key in the front door and looked at the clock on the nightstand: 1:48 a.m. Nearly twenty four hours had passed since the phone had jarred her awake and Sam out of bed."
I highly recommend Dickerson's books! She has two other series as well...A Medieval Fairy-Tale Series and The Regency Spies of London.
DeleteThis series is on my wish list!
ReplyDeleteFive minutes earlier...
THERE IS A MOMENT, JUST BEFORE EVERY STORM, when the entire world pauses.
Siren's Fury by Mary Weber
Happy Friday and Happy Reading
Be sure to check out Dickerson's other two series as well. I really enjoyed The Beautiful Pretender. Happy Friday! :)
DeleteI am a tea queen too!!! Thanks for featuring my book! I hope you like it! :-)
ReplyDeleteScones and hot tea are the best! Can we just adopt high tea as a daily ritual?! :) Thanks for stopping by my blog! Happy Friday!
DeleteI enjoyed Evangeline's story! :)
ReplyDeleteSo happy to hear! I can't wait to finish reading this book! :) I'm working on finishing The Elusive Miss Ellison at present.
DeleteI've been wanting to read Melanie Dickerson lately. I've read two of hers, and have about five I've not read yet? I'm not a huge romance fan, but I absolutely love medieval!
ReplyDeleteIf you love medieval, you should definitely read The Beautiful Pretender. It was in my Top Ten List of Books for 2016. :)
DeleteI think this is a series I would love. I may be adding these to my TBR list. Belle was my favorite of the 90s princesses (Ariel, Jasmin, Belle), though Merida is my favorite newer princess. My Eleanor prefers Elsa (because Anna makes poor life choices. And yes, my three year old will tell you that too, haha). Happy Friday!
ReplyDeleteThat's too funny! If you love Belle, you should read The Merchant's Daughter...I know it is a retelling of Beauty and the Beast. :)
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