The first isn't too engaging, and is only really there to further the larger story with some less than interesting characters.
One follows a wealthy couple who are dealing in black-market immune bracelets, and another follows a young singer/streamer who finds connection with a crippled war veteran. Where it might seem a little gimmicky at first, Songbird does have some merit to it, and enough meat on its bones to keep you watching till the end.Īlongside the main plot is a couple of B-plots which aren't overly interesting in comparison. Fortunately for a small number of people, including lead character Nico (KJ Apa), they are immune to the virus, allowing them to freely move around a world where no-one else can leave their homes. This is the surprisingly intriguing "what if" scenario posed by Michael Bay produced thriller Songbird, where Covid-19 has matured beyond its first iteration and evolved into the brand new Covid-23 virus, killing off almost 100 million people and leaving once bustling cities empty and quiet. Now imagine for a moment that was life for four years. No matter what end of the scale you land on, everyone has endured the same cycle of long, drawn out days of nothing, binging whatever's available on your favourite streaming service, all-while reminiscing on what life used to be like. A man tries to kill another man by pushing him into a river.For many of us, lockdown and social restrictions have become the norm, with some embracing the self-isolating lifestyle, and others wanting it to be over already. A woman sustains injury to her hands from her work as a servant. My daughter is twelve, and this is probably her favorite series.Īll the characters appear to be Western European.Ī woman accidentally injures a man with a scythe. It has all the tension and satisfaction of romance without being sexual or graphic. The Silent Songbird is a great pick especially for younger readers looking for light romance. But that’s probably because I’m addicted to angsty stories. I wanted the backstory or conflict between her and Lord Shively to develop more-like maybe for her to find actual evidence that he’d murdered his wife and flee because she feared he would kill her to silence her. She sort of had tunnel-vision on things she wanted, which blinds her to some of the hurts she causes in people around her, especially her friend who escapes with her.Įva definitely grows as the story progresses, and I liked that she does eventually come clean about her past. She felt bad about lying, but didn’t really take a lot of responsibility for it. I felt like Eva was much shallower than other heroines in this series. I liked Westley’s character and his sense of honor and curiosity about Eva a lot. The romance elements definitely kept me turning pages. This one is a loose retelling of the Little Mermaid, with Eva pretending to be mute as she pursues Westley, which prevents him from realizing she’s the maid with the lovely voice he felt so drawn to.
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The Hagenheim series loosely retells fairytales (minus the magical elements) as light medieval romance novels. This is off the usual path of books I tend to read, but it’s a series my daughter absolutely adores. But she cannot reveal her true identity for fear she will be forced to return to King Richard and her arranged marriage. Evangeline soon regrets the charade as she gets to know Westley, the handsome young leader of the servants, whom she later discovers is the son of a wealthy lord. To keep her identity a secret, Evangeline pretends to be mute. Desperate to escape a life married to a man she finds revolting, Evangeline runs away from the king and joins a small band of servants on their way back to their home village. But the young king betroths her to his closest advisor, Lord Shiveley, a man twice as old as Evangeline.
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Published on NovemAmazon | Barnes & Noble | GoodreadsĮvangeline is the ward and cousin of King Richard II, and yet she dreams of a life outside of Berkhamsted Castle, where she might be free to marry for love and not politics.
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