Maddison is a survivor. An unstable childhood has taught her to depend on no one but herself, which is exactly how she’s gotten to where she is today. With a scholarship to one of the most prestigious schools in the country, she’s finally able to settle into one location until she graduates. But with foster parents hooked on drugs, Maddison is forced to steal to make ends meet, not only for … herself but her foster siblings.
Kingsley is filthy rich. An only child, he lives with a mother who is dependent on alcohol, a father who doesn’t talk to him, and his chef, the only real family he has. His life changes when he overhears Maddison playing the cello. She’s snappy, hot, and wants nothing to do with him, and he’s obsessed. As they spend time together, she begins to lower her guard. She’s everything he needs, everything he wants, and for the first time, he’s able to tell someone about his past. Everything is perfect. Until he ruins it.
STOLEN SONGS is a heartfelt and heartbreaking story of letting go of your past when it means taking hold of your future, finding strength in your mistakes, and giving everything you’ve got to heal the ones you’ve broken.
*CONTENT WARNING: Contains profanity, sex, and drug abuse.
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Great book, but ends on a rage inducing cliffhanger, so fair warning,
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A gorgeous if brutal YA/romance that tells the story of two young lovers with very different backgrounds but with very similar experiences.
I didn’t know what to think at first. You have your normal rich boy falling for the poor girl. But was I wrong. There is so much here it’s pure raw emotion. It doesn’t matter your families status, everyone has their struggles. This book dealt with poverty, the foster system, abuse, addiction. Just so much! Very well done.
4.5STARS!!!
Stolen Songs was such a great read. I devoured this book in one sitting. These characters were real, raw, and dealing with real life problems. I absolutely loved Maddison, Hamish (Kingsley) and Cynthia. My heart also went out to Maddison’s foster siblings: Tilly, Phoebe, Jack, Lucy & Molly. I disliked Angela and Darren. I was more than happy to see that Darren finally got when he deserved, but it was a little unbelievable that Angela changed her ways so fast. I liked Kingsley’s mom but I loved Nick and how much he cared for Kingsley. This story had a lot of moments that will make your heart feel for these character and it will leave you wanting more of them. My only complaint about this story would be that the ending was a bit rushed and left me a bit unsatisfied. I’m still wondering if that was how Maddison and Kingsley’s story ends because I would definitely love to see them have more of a happy ending. However, I’m looking forward to reading more books from this author in the future.
Stolen Songs
von Samantha Armstrong
Koru House Press
Cover:
simple but special and jumping in the eye
Review:
„STOLEN SONGS is a heartfelt and heartbreaking story of letting go of your past when it means taking hold of your future, finding strength in your mistakes, and giving everything you’ve got to heal the ones you’ve broken. *CONTENT WARNING: Contains profanity, sex, and drug abuse.“
Keep one thing in mind before starting this book. It’s a debut, and it was beautiful. Samantha is a young girl but has written a sensitive story, beautiful but also sad. An elegant style, which you would never expect from a writer at her first job, but now I want more. We know Maddison and Kingsley, they know each other by chance, he is captured by the music of Maddy’s cello, because Maddy to escape from all her problems, plays. She lives in a family home, with other children, because she has been abandoned. It must keep them and therefore its main “job” is to enter people’s home and rob them and then sell everything and put food at the table. Nothing is easy in the life of this dark girl, but then Kingley will arrive with his smile and things will be fine … but only for a while. I did not know there was a following when I got to the end of Stolen Songs and I can say I’m relieved. A continuation is in progress. I am very happy, because I need to know how they feel, I need to know that they will touch again, that they will play together again, that they will be happy again after all the darkness that has followed them during their life.
Maddison and Kingley for me were this. A light in the darkness. 4/5 Stars
Thanks to Netgalley for the review copy of the book.