I absolutely loved this twist on the fairy tale "The Six Swans." From the very start, the world of Sevenwaters and the surrounding forest that Sorcha and her brothers grew up in had me fascinated. The character building was wonderful, with Sorcha and each of her six brothers having their own unique personalities and parts to play within the household and family dynamic. Once Sorcha's father brought home the terrible Lady Oonagh and they had a son together, the new wife decided she wanted all of Sevenwaters to belong to her son...so she hatches a scheme and a spell and turns all 6 of Sorcha's brothers into swans. Sorcha, for her part, got away from the bad witch and goes through the story facing many hardships along the way but also finds her place in the world, all the while doing what she must to free her brothers from the terrible spell that has been put on them. Does she succeed in freeing her brothers? I will not say...What I will say is that you should read this book. I loved it. I loved the magic and the adventure...I also really loved the main character. I can't wait to read the next book in the series and find out if we learn what becomes of some of the other characters I really enjoyed- especially Finbar- Sorcha's and his special way of communicating intrigues me, and his "sight" is extraordinary- I really feel like a story with him as the main character could be great.