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Liked It “A wonderful take on the story of the swan princess. Anyone who has read the fairy tale or seen the ballet must read this.” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It “While I love the story of the Swan Princess, this adaption was not the greatest. Odile and Odette had great potential, but they had little time to develop with the constant cutting to Prince Sigfried- who was a complete moron- and his mother in the other kingdom. It dragged quite a bit, and was...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“A wonderful take on the story of the swan princess. Anyone who has read the fairy tale or seen the ballet must read this.”
Steven L wrote this review 12 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A re-telling of Swan Lake, but done with interesting ideas. Overall a fun read.”
Camilla N wrote this review Tuesday, October 20 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I really enjoyed this retelling of the swan lake fairy tale from the perspective of an original character. It is a slightly darker look at the reasons and workings of the curse on the swan princesses, and the main character is refreshing in her role as a sympathetic captor.
ninefly wrote this review Sunday, November 1 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Odette's struggle between helping her friends and honoring her father's tyrant wishes was very well played out. She is very self-sufficient, surviving with her flock in the forests by relying on her own magic.
The prince was a playboy prat until something goes wrong, and he does redeem himself by expressing true guilt over the incident. Love at first sight still kind of bothers me, but it wasn't fall in love = sex, and Odette's suitor is kinda adorable, so I'll let it go.”“Good retelling of Swan Lake. Had some interesting twists to it, some that I liked, some I didn't care for, but it's a nice read. ”
O. C. R wrote this review Monday, September 7 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“I really loved this take on the Swan Princess. The fact that it is from the villains' daughter's perspective made it so different and interesting I couldn't put it down. ”
Audra C wrote this review Wednesday, April 15 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“A wonderful spin on Swan Lake where the Odile character is portrayed in a different light. As a fan of both ballet and Mercedes Lackey, I think she outdid herself with this book!”
Dione G wrote this review Wednesday, March 25 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“While I love the story of the Swan Princess, this adaption was not the greatest. Odile and Odette had great potential, but they had little time to develop with the constant cutting to Prince Sigfried- who was a complete moron- and his mother in the other kingdom. It dragged quite a bit, and was uninteresting.”
Alantie wrote this review Friday, September 26 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A fairy tale (or rather, ballet) retold, from the unorthodox point of view of one of the traditional villains of the story. I love the magic rules in this story, and find myself liking and respecting Odile far more than I would have imagined. I found myself more interested in her than in the "hero" and "heroine".”
Whiskerwing wrote this review Tuesday, March 4 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Great Novel! A more grown up spin on the Swan Princess fairy Tale.”
Melissa L wrote this review Thursday, January 10 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“A fabulous rendition of an old fairy tale, and from a point of view that many overlook. The characters take on true humanity, not just cookie-cut with one or two emotions or drives as too many fairytales portray which isn't realistic.”
Sarah B wrote this review Sunday, December 2 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
