Storm Born (Dark Swan, #1) in SOS: Serious Overload of Series

Jun 02, 2009 Steph rated it really liked it

Shelves: series-book1, year-read-2009, series-completed, author-웃, series-ended

If you like fae, magic and other worlds, you'll love this. I would've given the book 5 stars based on story alone, but there were parts when I struggled. Just when I was about to put the book down, it would get interesting again and I couldn't read fast enough. I look forward to reading more about Eugenie/Odile/Dark Swan's story in "Thorn Queen". Looks like I've have found yet another series to follow. ...more

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Dec 07, 2009 Literary Ames rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: read-in-2010, 1st-in-series, i-heart-the-cover-art, urban-fantasy, hunters-warriors-assassins, magic-users, interracial-multicultural, love-triangle, fantasy, dtb

Out of the first books of Richelle Mead's three series, this is the best with Vampire Academy a close second.

It's incredibly fast-paced and action-packed, and had me hooked from the very first words. I identified with Eugenie's situation: I'm of mixed heritage and have also had a family member kept secret from me and heard it from someone other than my family so I know how it feels. Knowing sooner and being prepared would have been nice.

The only thing I didn't like about this book was that Eug ...more

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May 26, 2010 Judithe rated it really liked it

Shelves: e-book, uf, pn-shifter, pn-various-supes, pn-fae, read-2011, pn-ghosts, wrote-review, first-in-series, e-book-kindle

Eugenie Markham is a shaman and a mercenary, but that's not all she is. In the first of the Dark Swan series, she finds out more about her origins and begins a journey to fulfill, or not, her destiny. Kiyo Marquez, a kitsune (fox) shifter, and Dorian, a fae king, play pivotal rolls in her adventures.

I enjoyed her sass and the fast paced story. However, (view spoiler) ...more

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Jul 04, 2010 Irene Hollimon rated it really liked it

It was more of the fantasy genre than I usually go in for but I like Richelle Mead and the sex was good. As usual she ended the book abruptly.

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Aug 30, 2009 Jackie M rated it really liked it

Shelves: books-read-in-2011, april-2011

There were some things in this book that I did not like, but the things that I did like out weighed them. I wasn't a fan of the love triangle and I wish that there would of been a little more action. I am looking forward to see what becomes of this series and who Eugenie ends up with, so I will be reading the next book soon. ...more

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