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Reviewed by Bobbie Grob for Readers' Favorite
The Silent Swan by Lex Keating is the story of a family of seven children fighting to stay together despite being thrown into the foster care system after the sudden deaths of their parents, one of whom was a major league baseball player. Tam Swann is the eldest and only girl in the family. Throughout the book, she does her best to support and care for her six younger brothers as they move through the system, even when their foster families try to stand in her way. When Tam meets Gabriel Pritz, one of six brothers himself, her life is tilted by more than hormones as his mother is involved in every aspect of Tam’s case with Social Services.
Lex Keating really got it right with The Silent Swan. The dual themes of family loyalty and sportsmanship are entwined perfectly here. Although I did not get to know the Swann boys so well, I felt that I knew Tam. Their characters are developed enough that even if this isn’t your kind of book, you’ll find yourself rooting for the Swanns. If I had any issue at all with the book, it was that I don’t know anything about the foster care system myself, and there were occasions when detail was needed. I would have appreciated a bit more insight into the system, but despite this, it's still a 5-star book all the way.
