![]() They both allowed me to see how people were linked and how close their lands were. I do love a map and the family tree was very helpful at the beginning when you're having lots of new, unfamiliar names thrown at you. ![]() I liked that there was a map and a family tree included at the front of the book. This allowed me to really immerse myself in this fictional world before getting into the finer plot details and getting to know the characters more. The first part of the book seems to focus on world-building, giving descriptions of the kingdom of Solanum. ![]() However, she has not been able to transform since the death of her mother, which puts her in a very vulnerable position if the other nobles were to discover this secret. If you read the synopsis above, you will know that the main character's ancestral bird is a swan. ![]() ![]() This idea that those of noble birth could turn into a particular bird depending on their family and that those who were not of nobility were labelled 'flightless' was an idea that I was invested in immediately. However, as always, this is a completely unbiased review and I never let the fact that I've been sent a book change what I write about it. I have been wanting to read this book from the moment I saw it announced online, so I was very grateful to be sent a copy by the publishers via Readers First. A Throne of Swans is the first book in a new duology from Katherine and Elizabeth Corr, writers of The Witch's Kiss series. ![]()
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