Hey! Not bad, actually. A YA retelling of the folktale, The Wild Swans, [book: The Swan Kingdom] is definitely a no-no for Suehunters. But for those of us who have decided to put the Mary Sue classification out of our minds forever, it's a highly enjoyable fairytale romance.

[book: Poison Study] lovers will recognize similar elements, mainly the spunky, tough-as-nails heroine thrown into dire circumstances who uses her noggin, survival skills, and powers she never knew she possessed, in order to save her skin and the kingdom too.

There are a couple of places where the action gets confusing (or it may have just been me getting confused while trying not to fall asleep at 2 am), and there is a tendency towards taking itself too seriously, but otherwise this is a pretty darn good first novel.