A review by lexisreadingagain
Order of Swans by Jude Deveraux

Did not finish book. Stopped at 51%.

Unfortunately, this was not a good fit for me. The concept of a fantasy meets sci-fi adventure littered with traditional fairytales a la the Brothers Grimm certainly sounded like a dream come true, but I found not only the execution, but character development and pacing severely lacking. All of our main characters feel very surface level. You do get a bit of background for them, especially Kaley, but at no point do they show any sort of emotional depth or connection with either the reader or one another. The world building is almost nonexistent, making it difficult to follow the events of the “quest.” It feels very disjointed and chaotic. I had high hopes, but will likely not pick up the second book.