I really, really, REALLY wanted to love this one. Not only is it so pretty I could die, but it's based on my favourite ballets and one of my favourite tales ever - Swan Lake. 

However, I think I built it up too much because it fell slightly flat. I loved Midnight in Everwood and while this was very similar in style, the writing wasn't quite as polished and there were a lot of cliche phrases. Also, while I appreciated that "superlative" may have been the in word at the time for their age group, it was still annoying to read so many times. 

This story is based on Swan Lake and The Great Gatsby so I suppose I was a bit naive to expect a happy ending, but it was still disappointing nonetheless. 

Overall, I enjoyed this book and I am still glad I bought it just because it is so pretty, but I wish I had gone into it with less expectations.