The Malediction Trilogy: Book 1
"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." - Goodreads
THE STORY:
The plot of this story was so interesting and unique. At first I had trouble diving into the city of Trollus, but as I spent more time there, I found myself liking it more and more. I found that there were some holes in the story, and the world building was lax, which left me confused during some major plot points of the story, but the development that took place in other areas was just so intriguing that I couldn't help but love it. Where we don't learn much about the world, we learn so much about the Troll Culture and their politics, which I personally found to be very interesting.
THE CHARACTERS:
I still have mixed feelings about the main protagonist, Cecil, but over all I found her to be an enjoyable character. She is stubborn, sometimes to the point of it being annoying, and she definitely has a mind of her own, but she uses these characteristics to help her throughout the course of the story. As for Tristan, the love interest... well where do I begin? I found myself falling in love with him, and he may or may not be a new book crush for me. I loved the different layers and complexity of his character. While the characters in this book, overall, come of as semi-two dimensional, they are a lot of fun to read about.
MY THOUGHTS:
After reading the first couple of chapters, I really didn't want to like this book, in fact, I was sure that I WASN'T going to like it, but boy was I wrong. I ended up truly enjoying my time spent reading this book, and I just flew through it. I can't wait for the next book in this series, and I will definitely jump at the chance to read it.
STAR RATING: ★★★★
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