The Corr Sisters return with A Throne of Swans, a rich and imaginative fantasy about a world where nobles can transform into birds. Aderyn’s ancestral bird is a swan, but she has not been able to transform since the death of her mother left her harrowed many years ago. But when her father dies and she inherits his dominion, Aderyn must travel to the heart of the kingdom to prove herself to the king, where she begins to uncover secrets long hidden that could change her life forever.
I loved this book! It is loosely inspired by Swan Lake, a story I’ve always loved. However, it didn’t reflect the original tale as much as I expected! Aderyn can turn into a swan, and there is a secondary character named Odette as well as political intrigue, but little past that. Nevertheless, I enjoyed the storyline and found it to be riveting and dark!
“And where the stars sing, there you will soar. And where the stars fall, there you will be free.”
Aderyn is an interesting heroine. She is ambitious and political, ready to do whatever it takes to protect her dominion and keep her power, with a strong sense of justice, a thirst for knowledge and a brave mind. She is also loyal and loving to those closest to her, which made her likeable! However, there were times when I was deeply frustrated with her, such as when she made decisions that I could see were bad! It definitely added to the tension and intrigue of the story, but it also kind of made me want to shout at her to pay a bit more attention.
I liked the secondary characters, though I would have liked to get to know them more. I especially loved Aron and Odette and I hope in the second book we might get to delve more into their personalities as they were both interesting and unique characters!
I can’t give away my thoughts on the romance without spoilers, so I’ll try to be vague. Both romance storylines were rather predictable, but I did enjoy them to an extent. The main one seemed to be building up wonderfully throughout the book and I was rooting for the characters, but when it did happen it seemed a very sudden transition from slow burn maybe to “true love”, but I suppose this isn’t the first book that’s done this. As for the second romance, someone made some mistakes and I saw it coming, I won’t say anything else.
Aspects of the plotline were riveting and kept me guessing and hungry for more, but the overall story was relatively predictable. I really enjoyed it and it’s carefully woven intricacies were what made it wonderful, but I was hoping to be a little more surprised.
The writing was simplistic but still very beautiful, so the book was easy to read and follow but still lyrical and glittering.
A Throne of Swans was an enjoyable and intriguing YA fantasy about royal politics, revenge and romance that I would describe as Throne of Glass meets The Storm Crow!
I loved this book! It is loosely inspired by Swan Lake, a story I’ve always loved. However, it didn’t reflect the original tale as much as I expected! Aderyn can turn into a swan, and there is a secondary character named Odette as well as political intrigue, but little past that. Nevertheless, I enjoyed the storyline and found it to be riveting and dark!
“And where the stars sing, there you will soar. And where the stars fall, there you will be free.”
Aderyn is an interesting heroine. She is ambitious and political, ready to do whatever it takes to protect her dominion and keep her power, with a strong sense of justice, a thirst for knowledge and a brave mind. She is also loyal and loving to those closest to her, which made her likeable! However, there were times when I was deeply frustrated with her, such as when she made decisions that I could see were bad! It definitely added to the tension and intrigue of the story, but it also kind of made me want to shout at her to pay a bit more attention.
I liked the secondary characters, though I would have liked to get to know them more. I especially loved Aron and Odette and I hope in the second book we might get to delve more into their personalities as they were both interesting and unique characters!
I can’t give away my thoughts on the romance without spoilers, so I’ll try to be vague. Both romance storylines were rather predictable, but I did enjoy them to an extent. The main one seemed to be building up wonderfully throughout the book and I was rooting for the characters, but when it did happen it seemed a very sudden transition from slow burn maybe to “true love”, but I suppose this isn’t the first book that’s done this. As for the second romance, someone made some mistakes and I saw it coming, I won’t say anything else.
Aspects of the plotline were riveting and kept me guessing and hungry for more, but the overall story was relatively predictable. I really enjoyed it and it’s carefully woven intricacies were what made it wonderful, but I was hoping to be a little more surprised.
The writing was simplistic but still very beautiful, so the book was easy to read and follow but still lyrical and glittering.
A Throne of Swans was an enjoyable and intriguing YA fantasy about royal politics, revenge and romance that I would describe as Throne of Glass meets The Storm Crow!