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The Savage and the Swan by Ella Fields

10 reviews

ktbeth143's review

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dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.75

So I normally reserve 1⭐️ ratings for books that I liked nothing about, but I’m making an exception for this one. There were parts that I enjoyed, but overall this is not well written. The writing is a mess. The plot is all over the place. The world building is lacking. And it strays from its original premise so much, it’s riddled with plot holes.

Originally this was suggested to me as a “Swan Lake” retelling, but literally the only similarity between the two stories is that the princess turns into a swan. Then there’s at one point a part that could have been a “Rumpelstiltsken” retelling, but it’s never really explained and it pretty much gets abandoned. And then it turns into a “A Beauty in the Beast” story. So the main problem with this book is that it appears the author couldn’t make up their mind what they wanted to do.

So what did I enjoy? It’s clear the author was trying to write for romantasy readers, as there are several tropes and archetypes employed between the two love interests that are common in this types of stories. So some of the scenes between the FMC and MMC were fun. And others were…confusing. And some were just distracting (I personally am not a fan of spice for the sake of spice).

Overall, this book reminds me of fan fiction written around someone’s favorite tropes and not an actual plot.
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fritopie's review

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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crispfrijoles's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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booksoflore's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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apersonfromflorida's review

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adventurous dark slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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iamsammie27's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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sarah_fodots's review

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medium-paced
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

I went into this book really wanting to like it, however, I almost DNF'ed it several times, not for dark themes or challenging ideas but simply because it wasn't very good. None of the story threads are really fleshed out in a satisfying way and the book suffers from underdeveloped side characters and antagonists. I finished this book in a day simply to be done with it and move on.
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browneyedbookworm's review

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adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

<strong>3.5 stars</strong>

This was my 1st Ella Fields novel. I'd heard that she is a master of banter and Opal and Dade didn't disappoint. The beginning of this book was 3 stars for me. I found myself only really invested when Dade was in the scene. Opal was very immature to me and it was hard to really care for her character. The 2nd half of the book was non stop action and well written steam. I did notice some similarities to ACOTAR which isn't a bad thing. The parts of ACOTAR I liked were present in this book. I wished there were more sciences involving the elves. The way Opal interacted with them was probably my favorite interaction she had. Dade was so broody and I loved it. He was a true anti-hero. His background was explained well so you understood his motivation for his actions. Overall I did enjoy this novel and plan to read more by this author.
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deesquared's review

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adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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kote's review

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adventurous dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Would give it 11/10 if I could! Loved it, even though I don’t know too much about Fae it was such a good book 
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