The Swan Kingdom

by Zoe Marriott

[wyvernfriend]

This story is nearly perfect. It's a retelling of the story of the girl who has to create shirts out of nettles to transform her brothers who are transformed into swans by their evil stepmother. There were some moments when the pace suddenly changed in the storytelling and I had to backtrack to properly follow the story, but overall it was a hit.

Alexandra is a great character, her connection to the world and the earth-magic in the background is quite well drawn and I found it to be an interesting variation on the story. This is the third book I've read by this author and she has yet to disappoint.