This is a contemporary adult fantasy romance by Roshani Chokshi featuring an 18-year-old prince and 17-year-old swan maiden navigating a curse, emotional stakes, and romantic tension. The book blends lighthearted and tense moments with themes of hope and resilience. Limited metadata makes exact content assessment difficult, but the mature romantic premise and fantasy curse elements suggest an older teen audience.
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.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.