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The Swan's Daughter: A Possibly Doomed Love Story

Roshani Chokshi (2026-01-06)

Subgenre
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age13

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentMild
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

DeathCursed Hero

Protagonist archetypes

Duo / Partners

Synopsis

Eighteen-year-old Prince Arris hopes to escape the cursed fate of his predecessors, each of whom dies shortly after marriage, so he strikes a deal with Demelza, a seventeen-year-old veritas swan maiden who can separate truth from lies.

Is The Swan's Daughter: A Possibly Doomed Love Story appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 13 and up.

A YA fantasy romance featuring a cursed prince and a swan maiden with truth-sensing abilities. Contains mild peril related to the curse, mild romantic content (likely kissing/hand-holding), and themes of fate and mortality, but no graphic violence or explicit content.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, mild sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include death and cursed hero.

Who'll love this

Teens will love the fairy tale atmosphere, the unique swan maiden heroine with truth-telling powers, and the race against time to break a deadly curse.

Tags

Fairy Tale RetellingFolklore-InspiredRomantic FantasySwan Maiden Mythology