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romanceschmomance's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
mysterious
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I have no idea why it took me so long to finally dive into this book. I've had it on my TBR for so long and was recently gifted an audio copy, and I was completely immersed into the story.
I made the decision to not read what the book was about, I completely forgot at this point and just opted to go in blind. Right from the beginning, you're quickly thrown into the story and your heart will be racing. Skye is abducted and quickly whisked away from the world she knows. And now she instantly goes into survival mode and becomes a fighter to find her way back home. But as days go on, there's something gnawing at the back of her head about her captor. Heck, it threw me off because he wasn't quite what I expected.
It's been so long since I've had all different emotions battling one another at the same time. I wanted Skye to be free and back home, but her captor had me curious about this mystery that surrounded him. And his why for doing what he does especially when it comes to Skye. It's something growing, not quite for the good or the bad. Just something that I needed to be answered.
As I was devouring, truths were coming out and I made a big guess, only to find out it was true. And from then on, I couldn't put this book down. I had to learn all the truths and hope for a HEA despite all the barriers that would be lingering between them.
I can't recommend this book enough, I love it wholeheartedly and wish I could read it again for the first time. I wasn't sure how I was going to feel about the flashbacks because I'm very picky about them. But Leylah wrote them really well and definitely served a purpose.
The Paper Swan easily makes the top of my favorite reads for the year!
NARRATION: Of course, I loved the narration! Shirl Rae and Zachary Webber did a phenomenal job carrying this story from beginning to end. This was my first listen by Shirl Rae, but was familiar with some of the books narrated by Zachary. They were both solid choices for Sky and Damian's story.
Thank you to Valentine PR for the gifted audio copy!
I made the decision to not read what the book was about, I completely forgot at this point and just opted to go in blind. Right from the beginning, you're quickly thrown into the story and your heart will be racing. Skye is abducted and quickly whisked away from the world she knows. And now she instantly goes into survival mode and becomes a fighter to find her way back home. But as days go on, there's something gnawing at the back of her head about her captor. Heck, it threw me off because he wasn't quite what I expected.
It's been so long since I've had all different emotions battling one another at the same time. I wanted Skye to be free and back home, but her captor had me curious about this mystery that surrounded him. And his why for doing what he does especially when it comes to Skye. It's something growing, not quite for the good or the bad. Just something that I needed to be answered.
As I was devouring, truths were coming out and I made a big guess, only to find out it was true. And from then on, I couldn't put this book down. I had to learn all the truths and hope for a HEA despite all the barriers that would be lingering between them.
I can't recommend this book enough, I love it wholeheartedly and wish I could read it again for the first time. I wasn't sure how I was going to feel about the flashbacks because I'm very picky about them. But Leylah wrote them really well and definitely served a purpose.
The Paper Swan easily makes the top of my favorite reads for the year!
NARRATION: Of course, I loved the narration! Shirl Rae and Zachary Webber did a phenomenal job carrying this story from beginning to end. This was my first listen by Shirl Rae, but was familiar with some of the books narrated by Zachary. They were both solid choices for Sky and Damian's story.
Thank you to Valentine PR for the gifted audio copy!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement
kshertz's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
This book is very good but also very dark. I have read her other book which is completely different and very lighthearted so I was not anticipating how deep this book is. It’s really interesting to me to look at past experiences as a child and the differences they have in class and race and how that plays out in this kidnapping experience. I was not able to figure out everything that was happening but I was actually able to figure out a lot so it’s not much of a mystery as much as it is a Dark story that explores whether love is really love or more Stockholm syndrome as well as looking at how childhood memories can cause lasting harm.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Blood, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Sexual violence
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