SuitabookCourt of Swans
Melanie Dickerson
- Reading
- You could pause after the brothers are taken and check how your reader is finding the danger in the story. Continue by discussing what Delia or Geoffrey might try, without needing to predict the outcome.
- Themes
- Power and justice: Geoffrey imprisons the boys as ordered but begins to suspect injustice and treachery; the king is described as executing perceived threats. The premise raises questions about the use of authority, but does not show how the narrative ultimately judges the characters’ actions.
- Worth knowing
- Consider whether these perilous stakes feel comfortable for your reader.