Evangeline's
privileged life as the ward of her cousin, King Richard II, sometimes
feels more suffocating than blessed. When the king awards her in
marriage to his most trusted adviser, Lord Shiveley, Evangeline's
desperation peaks and she escapes the night before her nuptials.
Disguising herself as mute, she travels with a band of servants led
by the handsome and kind Westley le Wyse to Glynval. When her
deception is uncovered, Evangeline finds herself in danger of Lord
Shiveley's search parties and a broken heart. Will Evangeline find
the absolution she craves as well as redemption for her past
deception? Can a relationship with Westley survive such a shaky
beginning? Read more in The Silent Songbird by
Melanie Dickerson.
The Silent Songbird
is the seventh novel in Melanie Dickerson's Hagenheim series. The
novel works as a stand alone, but I do recommend reading the earlier
novels as it's enjoyable to encounter some of the previous characters
and I think her earlier works are better quality. Mixing The Little
Mermaid with Medieval England, the novel's strength lies in
Dickerson's creativity. She blends the enchanted fairy tale “feeling”
with elements of mystery, deception, romantic expectation and
spiritual truth. Unfortunately, at times the dialogue felt stilted or
choppy and the prose lacked the beauty present in other novels by
Dickerson. In my opinion, The Silent Songbird
isn't Dickerson's best showing, but it is worth reading. There are
positive elements to enjoy and fans of the Hagenheim series will want
to read it to keep up with the series.
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