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A review by darquedreamer
The Wild Swans by K.M. Shea
5.0
The Wild Swans is a story full of grace and beauty. It has heart, humor, and love. For those who love a bit of childhood nostalgia paired with an enchanting tale, and moral, look now further.
The Wild Swans captivated my heart from page one. I found it fascinating and enchanting. It reminded me of the faerie tales from my childhood, but paired well with the adult faerie tale lover in me. It was whimsical, humorous, and elegant. It was very well written and offered a beautiful lesson.
I adored the world setting and building of this one. It actually built off of the world that K.M Shea built for Beauty and the Beast (Timeless Fairy Tales #1). Though, all of her Fairy Tales can be read as standalone books, they can be thoroughly enjoyed in order in her series. This build up of the world, and character mentions from Beauty and the Beast AND Snow Queen, solidified the faerie tale/fantasy aspects for me. I felt like the world building in this one stood quite well on its own, but was more magical since it is the 3rd book of Kitty's that I have read.
The writing style was fantastically graceful. I fell in love with her writing when I read Heart of Ice: Snow Queen, because she is so skilled with making me feel like I am in the story. I could see everything as it was happening. Her descriptions and imagery were so lyrical and magical. And her characters were beautifully developed.
Elise was an incredible character and sister. She was strong, brave, determined, and loving. She was intelligent, innocent, and honest. She was the true star of the story, and a beautiful heroine!
Brida definitely came in a strong second as far as favorites for me. She was a true warrior. She was brave and strong and dutiful. She had a great character personality and an attitude change that went along with the moral of "what's on the inside counts."
I felt like Kitty's retelling had some nice twists and tweaks compared to the original! It had some nice story morals, and definitely uplifted women in faerie tales. I have loved that about her stories since Snow Queen, because our heroines aren't waiting on princes for their "happily ever afters." They are making their own!
4.5 Stars
The Wild Swans captivated my heart from page one. I found it fascinating and enchanting. It reminded me of the faerie tales from my childhood, but paired well with the adult faerie tale lover in me. It was whimsical, humorous, and elegant. It was very well written and offered a beautiful lesson.
I adored the world setting and building of this one. It actually built off of the world that K.M Shea built for Beauty and the Beast (Timeless Fairy Tales #1). Though, all of her Fairy Tales can be read as standalone books, they can be thoroughly enjoyed in order in her series. This build up of the world, and character mentions from Beauty and the Beast AND Snow Queen, solidified the faerie tale/fantasy aspects for me. I felt like the world building in this one stood quite well on its own, but was more magical since it is the 3rd book of Kitty's that I have read.
The writing style was fantastically graceful. I fell in love with her writing when I read Heart of Ice: Snow Queen, because she is so skilled with making me feel like I am in the story. I could see everything as it was happening. Her descriptions and imagery were so lyrical and magical. And her characters were beautifully developed.
Elise was an incredible character and sister. She was strong, brave, determined, and loving. She was intelligent, innocent, and honest. She was the true star of the story, and a beautiful heroine!
Brida definitely came in a strong second as far as favorites for me. She was a true warrior. She was brave and strong and dutiful. She had a great character personality and an attitude change that went along with the moral of "what's on the inside counts."
I felt like Kitty's retelling had some nice twists and tweaks compared to the original! It had some nice story morals, and definitely uplifted women in faerie tales. I have loved that about her stories since Snow Queen, because our heroines aren't waiting on princes for their "happily ever afters." They are making their own!
4.5 Stars