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cinahelina's review
5.0
My favorite of the series
Loved this! It was so beautiful. Sometimes what you really want isn't what you really need and something better is waiting in the sidelines.
Loved this! It was so beautiful. Sometimes what you really want isn't what you really need and something better is waiting in the sidelines.
crystal_dark's review
4.75
This was an enjoyable and quick Retelling of Swan Lake and I look forward to exploring more of the short fairy tale retellings in this series as well as some of this authors longer fairy tale retellings.
shelvedthoughts's review
5.0
Odette
This is probably going to be my shortest review so that I don’t reveal too much on the story.
This story is only 14 pages long, but is still a good story! I liked how the author changed how her Swan Lake ended (in comparison to other retellings and the original). And though we started at almost the end with the ball where Odile dances with the prince, A.G. Marshall did have us go back and see how Odette and the prince met in Odette’s memory.
This is probably going to be my shortest review so that I don’t reveal too much on the story.
This story is only 14 pages long, but is still a good story! I liked how the author changed how her Swan Lake ended (in comparison to other retellings and the original). And though we started at almost the end with the ball where Odile dances with the prince, A.G. Marshall did have us go back and see how Odette and the prince met in Odette’s memory.
shaekin's review
5.0
An amusing short story about the Swan Princess. Makes fun of some of the typical fairy tale tropes without taking it too far.
ivorypalaceprincess's review
4.0
Super cute and a really quick read. Noticing a pattern where her main characters seem to think they're better than everyone else- which could be charming in a book where we have more time to get to know the character and learn her endearing qualities too, but in such short fiction it's kind of meh.
It was a fun take on the tale though and I was really happy with how it ended *heart eyes*
It was a fun take on the tale though and I was really happy with how it ended *heart eyes*
ghostlydreamer's review
4.0
Closer to a 4.5. Despite being mostly unfamiliar with the original tale of Swan Lake, I was pretty excited to read a retelling of it. This one is rather short, and part of me wishes it were a bit longer so we could have learned more about Odette and why freedom is something she longed for so dearly. But overall, this story was fun. It was hard for me to follow at first, but I don't think that was any fault of the author. There's not a lot going on, but just enough that when it's jammed all into one small space, it takes a moment to wrap your head around it, especially when you're not overly familiar with the source material. But that was quickly remedied as I continued the story. After reading the author's note at the end (which I've grown fond of, because I love hearing about the inspiration behind such stories), I must agree. Wouldn't life be so much easier as a duck?
hiba59's review
3.0
This was way shorter than I anticipated. I don't know the original story, but this was a nice enough retelling and I guess had some kind of moral? I am not sure what that is, though. Maybe the moral is to not marry before ascertaining your and your partner's feelings, affections, constancy? Or it could be to find someone who recognizes the you in every form? I am not sure.