The Swan's Daughter

Overall Rating : 5/5

Born of beauty ... and beast...

Enchanting, beautiful, fantastical, and mythical... utterly captivating...

In a lush world floating in the clouds, seven daughters are born to a seemingly all-powerful magician.... Veritas swans, where Love is the ultimate weapon ...the ultimate entrapment... with the realization of her purpose, and in a desperate move by her mother and herself, the only sibling to not be handed courtly duties to benefit their father, Demelza flees to the only place that her father cannot reach...Rathe Castle, it is here where she meets our other main character, Prince Arris, whose bloodline is cursed by an ancient witch .... doomed to be murdered by whoever he falls in love with...

Soon, Demelza finds herself in a tournament, competing with many other lovely potential brides for Prince Arris's hand in marriage...

The Swan's Daughter is an enchanting fairytale, full of playfulness, and a charm that will keep you flipping page after page, while also being able to explore vulnerabilities... all wrapped together into a dazzling story by the talented mind of Mrs. Roshani Chokshi.... doing what many fantasy novels seem to lose sight of ... delivering a plot, an unforgettable message ... in a singular novel. In this case, Love is oftentimes more than just the warmth that it brings us, but is also a form of trust... of trust that one can only share with one soul in one life...

A fantastic work by Mrs. Roshani Chokshi that weaves exploration of deep topics and self-exploration into a memorable story that will leave you coming back for more.