I really wanted to like this one. A sapphic take on Swan Lake sounded unique and the premise was promising. It wasn’t quite what I was hoping it would be. The plot was interesting enough, but Odile isn’t well developed. Most of the characters feel stereotypical in a way. Marie being trapped in her opulent but lonely life is a trope I’ve seen to much. Sadly, the story didn’t do anything interesting with the original elements it did include.
I did like some of the descriptions and settings. But it failed to enchant me and the plot ran too long and the characters weren’t enough to keep me invested.

(Thanks to NetGalley for the arc)

this book had me in a choke hold, I loved every second of it. the cover drew me in immediately and the story was just as good.

The last 15 pages gave me such emotional whiplash I believe I have a concussion.

I THREW my kindle several times reading this book because every single moment you think "I've figured it out!" It slaps you and calls you a fool. I love when my books do that to me. I really feared it was going to do something I deeply hate in queer media but it was delightfully circumvented.

twists and turns aplenty, you will struggle to decide who really is helping Odile and who has nefarious intentions.

the character structure and narrative building is absolutely unmatched.



Also Odile is my dream girl, that is all