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Swan Lake: Quest for the Kingdoms by Megan Kearney, Rey Terciero
5.0
adventurous emotional funny inspiring fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

A wonderful retelling of Tchaikovsky's swan lake, queering it along the way. Perhaps it's because I was feverish, but I was struck by how much of a fever dream the original sorry is. If anything this retelling tones down some of the over the top plot points, but it's done really well such that I don't mind it.