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fmcfranny's review against another edition
4.0
this was a rec from a friend and while at first it was iffy the further I got the more interested I was. I enjoyed the characters and their changing views of the world around them.
courtney_saba's review
2.0
Probably the worst Ella Fields book I've read.
It started out really well. But after he did something unforgivable and then the subsequent possessive alphahole nature of his "love" and then forced feelings/behaviors after that and particularly at the climax due to a certain convenient scene (sorry, trying to avoid spoilers), just made this story annoying and unbelievable.
I wanted vengeance and justice. Betrayal and wild scenes. It felt like Fields was at the precipice, but never quite made it over the peak.
While I was slightly entertained, I wouldn't recommend this book. Her other fantasy stories are better.
Happy reading, Goodreads fiends.
It started out really well. But after he did something unforgivable and then the subsequent possessive alphahole nature of his "love" and then forced feelings/behaviors after that and particularly at the climax due to a certain convenient scene (sorry, trying to avoid spoilers), just made this story annoying and unbelievable.
I wanted vengeance and justice. Betrayal and wild scenes. It felt like Fields was at the precipice, but never quite made it over the peak.
While I was slightly entertained, I wouldn't recommend this book. Her other fantasy stories are better.
Happy reading, Goodreads fiends.
swampbooks's review against another edition
1.0
how horny do you have to be to sleep with the man who killed your dad in front of you
luckyblueninja's review
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
riv447's review
3.0
Well...it wasn't bad...
Something was just off. Idk what but I kinda struggled to finish it
Something was just off. Idk what but I kinda struggled to finish it
anitak88's review
1.0
DNF @39% and here are some of the reasons why.
Number one is the fact that the female lead had no spine The more I read the more I was disgusted by her letting everyone just walk all over her and tell her what she could or couldn't do and how she had to live her life And I get that's a common thing in a lot of books like this but usually there's some fire or spirit that's revealed and I saw none of that really or at least by almost 40% wasn't properly developed.
Number two is the fact that no real world building or information is truly given we're just fed pieces at a time throughout the book and it's very confusing. And within the span of a few days or maybe a week or two she doesn't deal with the fact that the man who is supposedly her mate she saw him rip out her father's heart and hasn't dealt with it and is now consumed with thoughts of being physical with him and keeps going back and forth between the fact that she's ashamed that she wants him but is doing it anyway. She just annoys me so much that I cannot keep reading.
And number three is the fact that there was no real character development or solid plot that I can really pinpoint even at 40% completed there's hints of a prophecy and that has to do with her being the swan but no other real information is given out and I don't even really understand what the overall plot is of this story and where it's heading.
Number one is the fact that the female lead had no spine The more I read the more I was disgusted by her letting everyone just walk all over her and tell her what she could or couldn't do and how she had to live her life And I get that's a common thing in a lot of books like this but usually there's some fire or spirit that's revealed and I saw none of that really or at least by almost 40% wasn't properly developed.
Number two is the fact that no real world building or information is truly given we're just fed pieces at a time throughout the book and it's very confusing. And within the span of a few days or maybe a week or two she doesn't deal with the fact that the man who is supposedly her mate she saw him rip out her father's heart and hasn't dealt with it and is now consumed with thoughts of being physical with him and keeps going back and forth between the fact that she's ashamed that she wants him but is doing it anyway. She just annoys me so much that I cannot keep reading.
And number three is the fact that there was no real character development or solid plot that I can really pinpoint even at 40% completed there's hints of a prophecy and that has to do with her being the swan but no other real information is given out and I don't even really understand what the overall plot is of this story and where it's heading.
schizotrashpoet's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
It was great! I went into it blind thankfully but there could have been more to add to the characters, main and otherwise. But it was a good book!
lizzeebee_literaturely's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
caitybell's review against another edition
5.0
The first thing that caught my eye with this book was the gorgeous cover. The second was the fact it was a Swan Lake / Rumplestiltskin retelling. The Hades and Persephone inspiration was an added bonus. But I was sold. I get so swept up in romances sometimes that it's weeks and weeks before I read another Fantasy book. Sometimes I start to think Fantasy isn't my thing anymore, then I fall upon a book like The Savage and the Swan that reminds me why Fantasy will always be my OG genre. Ella Fields has written a bloody, sensual, ethereal tale and I was obsessed from the first chapter.
The Savage and the Swan is a dual POV, standalone High Fantasy, with an Enemies-to-Lovers romance. It has literally everything I love in a book; it's action-packed, brutal, unforgiving, raw, and wholly unique in its storytelling. Our two MCs, Princess Opal of the sun fae, and King Dade of the blood fae are enemies through and through. Dade has sworn to kill her kind and especially her bloodline ... and he's winning. Opal is forced into a marriage/alliance with the humans in a neighboring kingdom as a last-ditch effort to stave off Dade's ruthless assault on her people. But when their paths cross nothing is as it seems, lines are crossed, hearts are broken, and secrets are revealed, leaving Opal and Dade questioning what they've always believed they were destined for, even as fate demands the impossible from them.
Opal is a strong but bruised individual that is torn this way and that by all the people attempting to use her as a pawn in the ongoing war between the two factions of the fae. She's loyal to a fault and believes the best of most people, and that sometimes leads her wrong. Her whole life is thrown into chaos, a chaos that has been creeping closer and closer over the years as Dade continued to slaughter her people. Once she's in the thick of it she does everything she can to help her kingdom while remaining true to herself. Dade is a flawed individual drowning in grief and a need for vengeance of crimes he wasn't even old enough to remember--but his people call for blood and so he gives it to them under the guise of his own inner turmoil. Together, Opal and Dade fall into one another and finally face the grief neither of them had ever truly healed from.
This book has jumped to my favorite read of the year and I expect it to stay that way. I devoured the book in one day and immediately began a reread the following day. It's spicy, violent, and so very decadent. There were times I thought the pacing was a bit choppy, but the world is so immersive and the characters so engaging I didn't even care. The only reason it's taken me so long to write this review is that I couldn't sit down and put the words down without itching to pick the book up again. Fields has said it was a standalone, and it is that. But there is so much potential for more books set in this world, books that could feature other characters I would love to learn and read more of. Here's hoping one day she does write some sequels!
The Savage and the Swan is a dual POV, standalone High Fantasy, with an Enemies-to-Lovers romance. It has literally everything I love in a book; it's action-packed, brutal, unforgiving, raw, and wholly unique in its storytelling. Our two MCs, Princess Opal of the sun fae, and King Dade of the blood fae are enemies through and through. Dade has sworn to kill her kind and especially her bloodline ... and he's winning. Opal is forced into a marriage/alliance with the humans in a neighboring kingdom as a last-ditch effort to stave off Dade's ruthless assault on her people. But when their paths cross nothing is as it seems, lines are crossed, hearts are broken, and secrets are revealed, leaving Opal and Dade questioning what they've always believed they were destined for, even as fate demands the impossible from them.
Opal is a strong but bruised individual that is torn this way and that by all the people attempting to use her as a pawn in the ongoing war between the two factions of the fae. She's loyal to a fault and believes the best of most people, and that sometimes leads her wrong. Her whole life is thrown into chaos, a chaos that has been creeping closer and closer over the years as Dade continued to slaughter her people. Once she's in the thick of it she does everything she can to help her kingdom while remaining true to herself. Dade is a flawed individual drowning in grief and a need for vengeance of crimes he wasn't even old enough to remember--but his people call for blood and so he gives it to them under the guise of his own inner turmoil. Together, Opal and Dade fall into one another and finally face the grief neither of them had ever truly healed from.
This book has jumped to my favorite read of the year and I expect it to stay that way. I devoured the book in one day and immediately began a reread the following day. It's spicy, violent, and so very decadent. There were times I thought the pacing was a bit choppy, but the world is so immersive and the characters so engaging I didn't even care. The only reason it's taken me so long to write this review is that I couldn't sit down and put the words down without itching to pick the book up again. Fields has said it was a standalone, and it is that. But there is so much potential for more books set in this world, books that could feature other characters I would love to learn and read more of. Here's hoping one day she does write some sequels!