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A review by pewterwolf
A Throne of Swans by Katharine Corr
4.0
Review Taken from The Pewter Wolf
***ARC given by publisher, Hot Key Books, in exchange for an honest review/reaction***
Inspired by Swan Lake, Throne of Swans follows Aderyn who inherits the role of Protector to Atratys after her father dies. Atratys is a dominion in a kingdom where nobles can transform into birds that represent their family bloodline. Aderyn’s is a swan. But she hasn’t transformed for years after witnessing the brutal murder of her mother, ripped apart by hawks who are supposedly extinct sing the great War of the Raptors.
Aderyn wants revenge, she must venture into the heart of the royal court, ruled by her cruel uncle, the King, to seek the truth. But how far is she willing to go…?
As you guys know, I really enjoyed the Corr sisters previous trilogy, The Witch’s Kiss, so I had high hopes that I would enjoy this. And I did enjoy this. It’s very different from Witch’s Kiss and I think this works in this duology’s favour.
While [b:The Witch's Kiss|29984535|The Witch's Kiss (The Witch's Kiss, #1)|Katharine Corr|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1461438941l/29984535._SY75_.jpg|50384983] was light and fun and something of a beach read for me, Throne of Swans is much more mature in writing and in tone. This seems to go a tad further than Witch’s Kiss ever could with language and with situations and I really liked it. You can see the hints of where Swan Lake and Hamlet fits in, and there’s an element of Game of Thrones which surprised me. It was hinted at when I first heard of this book, and as someone who hasn’t read or seen the series (HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE?! Kinda am the same with Buffy, but let’s not go there, shall we?)
And I did like the twists this book went, but there were times I did get a little frustrated with one of two characters’s decisions. I get why the characters made those choices and decisions (don't you hate it when you read a book, a character does something stupid or so out of character and you have no idea why the character did it as IT'S SO STUPID AND THERE IS NO REASON WHY THEY DID IT!), I still wanted to shake them.
I admit this won’t be everyone’s cup of tea as it could be a tad troupe-y for some, but I enjoyed myself reading this (once I found time to read! Work and Christmas preparations take up A LOT of time) and I will be very intrigued how the second book in duology, Crown of Talons, is going to wrap up (the prologue to that is at the end of Throne of Swans and I am very intrigued to see where the characters go next)…
***ARC given by publisher, Hot Key Books, in exchange for an honest review/reaction***
Inspired by Swan Lake, Throne of Swans follows Aderyn who inherits the role of Protector to Atratys after her father dies. Atratys is a dominion in a kingdom where nobles can transform into birds that represent their family bloodline. Aderyn’s is a swan. But she hasn’t transformed for years after witnessing the brutal murder of her mother, ripped apart by hawks who are supposedly extinct sing the great War of the Raptors.
Aderyn wants revenge, she must venture into the heart of the royal court, ruled by her cruel uncle, the King, to seek the truth. But how far is she willing to go…?
As you guys know, I really enjoyed the Corr sisters previous trilogy, The Witch’s Kiss, so I had high hopes that I would enjoy this. And I did enjoy this. It’s very different from Witch’s Kiss and I think this works in this duology’s favour.
While [b:The Witch's Kiss|29984535|The Witch's Kiss (The Witch's Kiss, #1)|Katharine Corr|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1461438941l/29984535._SY75_.jpg|50384983] was light and fun and something of a beach read for me, Throne of Swans is much more mature in writing and in tone. This seems to go a tad further than Witch’s Kiss ever could with language and with situations and I really liked it. You can see the hints of where Swan Lake and Hamlet fits in, and there’s an element of Game of Thrones which surprised me. It was hinted at when I first heard of this book, and as someone who hasn’t read or seen the series (HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE?! Kinda am the same with Buffy, but let’s not go there, shall we?)
And I did like the twists this book went, but there were times I did get a little frustrated with one of two characters’s decisions. I get why the characters made those choices and decisions (don't you hate it when you read a book, a character does something stupid or so out of character and you have no idea why the character did it as IT'S SO STUPID AND THERE IS NO REASON WHY THEY DID IT!), I still wanted to shake them.
I admit this won’t be everyone’s cup of tea as it could be a tad troupe-y for some, but I enjoyed myself reading this (once I found time to read! Work and Christmas preparations take up A LOT of time) and I will be very intrigued how the second book in duology, Crown of Talons, is going to wrap up (the prologue to that is at the end of Throne of Swans and I am very intrigued to see where the characters go next)…