I have had this book on my TBR pile for quite some time. I was excited to get a chance to finally read it. This is a retelling of The Wild Swans fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. It was a very straight-forward retelling of this fairy tale and I found it to be a bit bland.
This book sticks to the Wild Swans fairytale fairly closely. It does give our heroine magic powers and twists up the end of the tale some. I enjoyed this slight departure from the original tale but it wasn't enough to make the story really unique and engaging for me.
Some of the description was very well done and I enjoyed our heroine Alexandra. However, the relationships in the book fell a bit flat. Alexandra's romance was a bit blah. Her relationship with her brothers also felt a bit surfacey. I just never engaged with these characters very well.
Overall this is an okay retelling of the Wild Swans fairy tale but it wasn't unique enough or engaging enough to really capture my attention. I would recommend reading Juliet Marillier's âDaughter of the Forestâ instead of this book if you are interested in an awesome retelling of the Wild Swans fairy tale. Alethea Kontis's âDearestâ is also a well done retelling of this tale.
This book sticks to the Wild Swans fairytale fairly closely. It does give our heroine magic powers and twists up the end of the tale some. I enjoyed this slight departure from the original tale but it wasn't enough to make the story really unique and engaging for me.
Some of the description was very well done and I enjoyed our heroine Alexandra. However, the relationships in the book fell a bit flat. Alexandra's romance was a bit blah. Her relationship with her brothers also felt a bit surfacey. I just never engaged with these characters very well.
Overall this is an okay retelling of the Wild Swans fairy tale but it wasn't unique enough or engaging enough to really capture my attention. I would recommend reading Juliet Marillier's âDaughter of the Forestâ instead of this book if you are interested in an awesome retelling of the Wild Swans fairy tale. Alethea Kontis's âDearestâ is also a well done retelling of this tale.
