A Company of Swans (Abridged) Audiobook

" I loved the idea of having a young girl follow her dreams to take a tour with her ballet company of the Amazon. It's a goal of mine to go to Brazil and Peru, so I respect her love of traveling somewhere exotic. However, a lot of it was tacky and I felt that it dragged on and on and on. "

" Better than some of her other novels due to the heroine actually having some gumption. The extent of Harriet's family's repressiveness/ridiculousness made it more compelling than usual. The picture painted of her pursuant English admirer is charmingly laughable. I liked the tropical setting. I loved the Rhett Butlerish qualities of Rom. The reason this one gets knocked down is for the completely unnecessary promiscuity. Maybe that won't bother some of you. For me it was more troublesome due to the fact that her books are written for young readers. Not something I feel like I can condone even though by today's standards the writing of it was tame. "

" A solid historical romance. The ballet setting suits the romance genre well; both are tightly formulaic, in a good way. I liked the early 20th century Amazonian setting and the characters were well-written if not somewhat cliched. Some talk of sex - the main character loses her virginity but it's vague and euphemistic which works well with the time period portrayed. "

" First off, i love iva ibbhotson. she's on of my favoriote authors. but this book seemed to have a little more of an exotic flavor than she usually writes. set in brazil, of course it would be exotic. usually her books are set somewhere in europe. i liked this book a lot. it sort of had a hazy feel the whole time. "

" This book can either be an adult book, or a Young Adult Book. It was a a fun historical romance. I learned a lot about South America and dance troops. It was a really enjoyable book. "

" The book is about a girl whose only time to get out of the house and enjoy herself is when she is at dancing lessons. She is invited to join a group of ballerina's who will be going to Brazil to perform. She falls in love with a wealthy man there who has used many dancers for his own pleasure but cares for her in a different way. "

" I loved this book. It is a delightful story, well-written with beautiful descriptions of the Amazon and of ballet dancing. The characters are well drawn and some are exaggerated to amusing effect. "

" I am having a hard time right now finding a book a enjoy. I have read Eva Ibbotson books before and I have liked most of them. They are a little predictable you know after the dumb misunderstandings the cute little girl and the rake of a guy will end up together. I wish her girls had a little more spunk and mouth to them sometimes. This one was fine but she decides at the end to sleep with him before they get married. I am also sick of how the girl is always a virgin but the guy sleeps around before he meets the girl. I will be getting rid of this book and wouldn't recommed it to anyone. "

" very very good book...Harriet and Rom are a perfect pair...really really like it...romantic. "

" This is a lovely story, particularly if you are a sucker for a love story with a happy ending. Easy, quick and enjoyable. "

" my favorite of hers so far. This and A Countess Below Stairs are my favorites. "

" I enjoy her writing style SO MUCH but it was a little too much like what I imagine a romance book to be like. Just a little over the top and terribly misogynistic. It's really too bad because I enjoyed many parts of it. "

" neah..it was ok. drama drama drama, immorality to be skipped, drama, drama, drama. No longer interested in reading Eva Ibbotson's books. I did like The Countess Below Stairs but that was it. "

" listen to a copmany of swans dying Eva ibbotson. "

" I loved this book, it is probably not for everyone but I thought it was great! "

" I love Eva Ibbotsen, and I enjoyed this book because of ballet, but I hated the ending of it. "

" Not really for young girls. Love the ballet, Russian dance and stories from Brazil. "

" 3.5. This was sweet, although I did have to forget about the somewhat creepy age difference to really enjoy the romance in it, and it would have been nice if she didn't give up dancing upon finding love. But otherwise it's a lovely, light, endearing wish-fulfillment ugly-duckling story. "

" This was a fun story, except the overly-weak herione and the overly-strong hero kind of rankled. And it was surprisingly racy. So don't assume, as I think I once did, that because it's Ibbotsen it would be a good match for a teen looking for a clean romance. Oops! "

" I loved reading about a dancer. I didn't think that it would be so tangible for me, but it was. I could completely understand how she felt watching the prima dancer and the expression of emotion. Ibbotson is a happy ending author and right now that is exactly what I wanted "

" My favorite of her books, which are my favorite of books... so I guess this makes this my favorite book.... even the second time around. :) "

" For the most part this book was really slow for me, but the only other book I've read by her was also quite slow. I did enjoy the story though, and the author is very talented at helping the reader really visualize the characters and places. I'd give it a 3.5 overall. "

" Enjoyed this book, didn't take long to get into. Hate how all problems from this era are a result of poor communication. LOVED that I knew it would have a happy ending as the author never kept you in suspense too long. "

" Ballet, romance and confusion. I liked this book. Good happy ending too! :) "

" I wanted to love this book, and there were elements I did love -- the writing style, characters, setting. But there were also elements that really bothered me-- specifically some of the underlying themes and messages of the book. Disappointed. "

" Really liked this story about an 18-year old who runs away from her stuffy family to join a ballet company traveling to South America. There were some unexpected twists in the story, and I always enjoy an intelligent female lead character. "

" Very romantic and kind of silly. But a fun read. "

" Never read anything by Ibbotson like this, but what a charming historical novel. Very adult in style but not content. For teens who like to sink their teeth into something substantial. "

" Exciting and exhilarating. Ibbotson does a great job transporting you into a elaborate world of rules, taking chances and love "

" Obviously I chose this because it's about ballet. Hopefully it'll be good and do justice to the dance. "

" It was a bit boring to start off with, but it gets better the more you read. Definatly a book for ballet heads "

" very very good book...Harriet and Rom are a perfect pair...really really like it...romantic. "

" Okay, so I was reading it and I skipped a whole page and didn't even realize it! It wasnt until I went back a bit till i realized it. It was UBER boring! "

" A good story, but a little too much love making to be a young adult book. "

" Cute love story. I enjoyed reading it. I am always disappointed when characters can't wait until they are married, but there is nothing descriptive. "