BOOK REVIEW for "The Dragon Swan Princess (Twisted Ever After, #2)" by Tamara Grantham

The Dragon Swan Princess 

(Twisted Ever After, #2)

by Tamara Grantham

Published:   March 26, 2019

SUMMARY:

Odette Von Alarissa is a prisoner, her captivity the result of a decades-old war between the dragon shifters and the witches. But there has been a recent change in her ownership. Xaldain Von Rothbart, the traitor responsible for starting the war, is her captor now. A dragon-shifter just like Odette, Xaldain has plans for her that are unimaginable—but with a magical mark on her shoulder that prevents her escape, and the survival of her people hanging in the balance—she has no real choice but to comply.

Drekken Von Fiddlestrum has returned to his homeland to find himself in an unhappy quandary. To save his kingdom, he must marry a noble – yet he has no desire to do so. When he crosses paths with Odette, he agrees to help her. But as their feelings for each other grow, it can only lead to destruction for them both. Drekken must marry for duty, and Odette must consent to Xaldain if she wants her people to survive. True love and obligation collide in this compelling retelling of the classic Swan Princess story.

REVIEW:

***(3) out of 5 Stars!

While this is a fun adventure tale, with a totally original take on the classic fairy tale, I did not enjoy this volume in the new "Twisted Ever After" series nearly as much as I did the first one.  Perhaps just because I am not as familiar with the story of Swan Lake as I am with that of Rapunzel.  Or maybe because most of this tale was so dready and depressing, with the individual condemned fates of both main players seeing so overwhelmingly unavoidable.  Or perchance it could have been the fact that I didn't find Odette and Drekken as compeling of characters as Gothel and Raj had been in their story.  I certainly did not like the latter two nearly as much in this tale as I did in their own.  In fact, none of the characters really appealled to me that much, with the exception of Kardiya.  It seems only fitting that she will be one of the protagonists of the next book in the series.  And I am quite looking forward to the tale of her and Rumpel!  

I received a free eBook copy of "The Dragon Swan Princess" from the Author, 

and have willingly provided an honest review.

Click here to read my 4-Star review of THE WITCH'S TOWER, 
a Rapunzel retelling and the first book in the Twisted Ever After series.

Purchase Links

The 2nd book of the Twisted Ever After trilogy,  DRAGON SWAN PRINCESS,  is on sale this week only for just $2.99. So if you're ready to read Swan Lake  with dragon-shifters, magical curses, and feisty heroines,  grab your copy now from one of these retailers: AMAZON US AMAZON UK  AMAZON CA B&N SMASHWORDS KOBO APPLE iBOOKS Author Bio Tamara Grantham is the award-winning author of more than half a dozen books and novellas, including the Olive Kennedy: Fairy World MD series, the Twisted Ever After trilogy, and the Shine novellas. Dreamthief, the first book of her Fairy World MD series, won first place for fantasy in INDIEFAB’S Book of the Year Awards, a RONE award for best New Adult Romance, and is a #1 bestseller on Amazon with over 200 reviews.  Tamara holds a Bachelor’s degree in English. She has been a featured speaker at the Rose State Writing Conference and has been a panelist at Comic Con Wizard World speaking on the topic of female leads. For her first published project, she collaborated with New York-Times bestselling author, William Bernhardt, in writing the Shine series. Born and raised in Texas, Tamara now lives with her husband and five children in Wichita, Kansas. She rarely has any free time, but when the stars align and she gets a moment to relax, she enjoys reading fantasy novels, taking nature walks, and watching every Star Wars or Star Trek movie ever made. You can find her online at www.TamaraGrantham.com.