There was no true depth or growth in the characters or obstacles to overcome. The villain never really pushed or challenged Elise and Elise defeated her way too easily. It felt a little…incompetent and distanced from Elise, her brothers, and their journey. But perhaps that also played a part in why I didn’t 100% buy into the villain’s motivations and plan. I remember Verglas because I read the Snow Queen duology (really enjoyed those!) and it’s been a while, but I did read the first book, so I recalled some of the references to that kingdom, too. It was a little hard to keep the kingdoms straight and to understand the political implications in some parts of the book. I know she has her own series, so I’m sure I’ll see more of her in the future!
I was also inordinately intrigued by Angelique’s shadow/star horse thing. She was one of the most interesting characters to me. I think one of my favorite parts of the book was actually the growth in Brida. I liked their swan personalities and the refinements of the curse. It didn’t take super long for me to figure out who was who and track them throughout the story. I liked how she used the original elements of the story and I liked that it wasn’t all easy for Elise all the time to break the curse. She writes fun stories that make you smile, and that’s an incredible plus in my book. There were some things I enjoyed in this sequel and a few that I didn’t love, but I do want to continue in the series. And I actually really like the Wild Swans fairytale (often called the Six/Seven Swans, depending on where you look). I must say I do really like the cover for this book. All Timeless Fairy Tales take place in the same world and can be read all together, or as individual, stand-alone books. It is a story of humor, love, adventure, and magic, and it is part of the top selling Timeless Fairy Tales series-a series comprised of loosely related adaptations of your favorite fairy tales. THE WILD SWANS is a retelling of the German Six Swans fairy tale and the Dutch Wild Swans fairy tale. She has to complete the shirts without uttering a word, and if she doesn’t finish the task, Arcainia and her foster-brothers will be lost. To break the curse, she must knit seven shirts made of stinging nettles, but there’s a catch. But when her step-mother, a wicked witch, curses Elise’s seven foster-brothers-the princes of Arcainia-and turns them into swans, Elise is the only one who can save them.
Elise is the foster-daughter of the King of Arcainia, a mathematician, and the country’s treasurer.
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