I have next to nothing to say about this book.Well, except the fact that my reading it single-handedly doubled the global use of the Audible “back 30 seconds” button. I was so bored while listening to it that even though I was doing other things - playing Sims, cleaning, revising my world domination plans - my mind STILL wandered. It’s that boring.There’s no plot to be spoken of, unless you count “girl who we are supposed to think is strong and powerful and cool wandering around doing f*ck-all a...

The Guinevere Deception is a story about women's agency and their role in myth—and cleverly ties together known aspects of the Arthurian legends with some much needed LGBT+ and modern sensibilities.Pacing: ★★ 1/2Introduction: ★Surprises: ★★★★Ending: ★★★★ I'm so mad at this book because it does not put its best foot forward. The Guinevere Deception starts out so simplistic, so run-of-the-mill, that it's boring. Boring boring. Skim-worthy, even. But then, we cross the hump. The second half of this...

**3.5-stars rounded up**There is a magic within her, a power with limits unknown.Guinevere arrives in Camelot with heavy trepidation in her heart. She has been sent to marry King Arthur, a man she has never met. All she knows of him are what the legends say, that he is a great man. He's the one who pulled the legendary sword from the stone.While this is true, Arthur is a great King, who strives to make the kingdom a better place, there are those outside the kingdom who want him gone. Unbeknownst...

Mrs. White? Ma’am I need to know if Guinevere is queer.Edit: we have confirmation that Guinevere is in fact bi. The gays win once again!

Again, I'm in the minority only this time I like a book that some of my friends seem ambivalent to. To be candid, I have a broad appreciation for Kiersten's style of writing especially her inversion of relationship and gender roles.

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No! No! No! And for the last time screaming till my throat rips apart: “NOOOOO!!!THIS IS NOT THE RETELLING I’VE DREAMT OF”I’m die-hard fan of Kiersten White’s retellings. I truly enjoyed “Conqueror saga” (especially third book: Bright We Burn was magnificent. Any fantasy lover should devour this book at one bite!) So as soon as I heard she wrote a retelling about Guinevere and King Arthur, I started doing handsprings but accidentally hit my feet to coffee table but that’s okay, I’m limping like

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As someone who is not super familiar with the Arthur legend besides what is known in pop culture, I’m not sure how this would be received by fans of the legend. This retelling is a mix of nature magic, elemental beings, and some gender-swapping and other twists on the original characters. This did read a little younger than I was expecting as Guinevere is 16 and acts like it with her naivety. She seems to not follow threads that will probably be obvious to most readers. There is a love triangle

I received this complimentary ARC from the publisher, courtesy of NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review.I was so excited for the release of this book and for the most part...it didn't disappoint. I'm pretty familiar with Arthurian mythology, so I think that if you are, as well, you might be able to predict some of the plot points! But there are also enough original twists in the story to also keep you guessing as you read. However, if you're fairly new to the Arthurian myths, everything is...

Where’d my socks go, Kiersten? You knocked them the hell off!Have you ever seen Merlin the British tv series with Colin Morgan? It’s from 2008 to 2012, an older show but I found it in 2015 on Netflix and all five seasons became my life! I’ve always been intrigued by Arthurian legend, ever since childhood with Excalibur. But that level of intrigue went to new depths when I discovered Merlin. Before this, I had only read one other of Kiersten White’s amazing works: The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Fr...

That was not a finite or controlled magic. It was a wild and dark and dangerous magic. It was a violent magic, undoing the record of a life and giving it to someone else. A couple of earlier books aside, Kiersten White is a fave of mine. I enjoyed her historical fiction that reimagined Vlad the Impaler as a woman - And I Darken; I enjoyed her Frankenstein retelling - The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein; and, against all odds, I enjoyed her Buffy spin-off - Slayer. So I'm surprised that

Whoo boy, do I have some things to say about this one.A lot of my friends on Goodreads lamented over the first 80% of this book and thought it picked up at the end. I had the opposite reaction. Because of course I did. I actually loved the beginning of this. I was drawn into the mystery and the intrigue. I have a long attention span, and so I was HERE for the minor details of the time period and setting.And then the book ended…Gather round, friends, and settle in for another Feminist Rant That N...

i am the kind of person where, once i find something i really enjoy, i practically obsess over it. and i think my newest obsession is arthurian mythology because, oh my gosh, this story is everything i never knew was missing from my life. im pretty sure i saw disneys ‘the sword in the stone’ when i was a kid but, beyond that, i know absolutely nothing about merlin, king arthur, camelot, or the knights of the round table. but this story is making me want to drop everything and read anything about...

While I do like gender bent stories and seeing Guinevere’s perspective as the main protagonist, I found the story to be too slow for my tastes with not enough drama to excite me throughout.

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2 StarsSigh.I love the Arthurian Legend and snagged this immediately when I saw it as a Book if the Month YA choice. I was really excited at the thought of Guinevere having magical powers and being sent to protect Arthur for once instead of simply being the damsel in a distressful love triangle. And while I do appreciate the effort made here to make female characters strong and with agency...I felt the Feminist underpinnings and what seems to be the constant need for “representation” in every bo...

(3.5/5)I... really liked this?Okay, don't look at your screen like that. I had practically set myself up for failure, all things considered. I mean, as much as I love Merthur Arthurian Legend, if there's something I can't stand, it's love triangles. And, well, just about everyone's heard of the whole Guinevere-Arthur-Lancelot thing. You know how it goes, Arthur's wife AKA Guinevere falls for Lancelot, drama ensues, people die, the works.Not to mention, I probably hyped this book up for myself to...

(This review may contain minor spoilers)Disclaimer: I am not well equipped with the whole story of King Arthur (other than the general part of it), so take my review with grain and salts. 1) Plot: Undeniably, this book started slow but I like how the story builds up as it goes. The novel relies on flashbacks and let readers be familiar with Guinevere as a character more than it is by coming up with a compelling plot. Still and all, the relentless riddle will still make you intrigue to continu...

BOTM YA choice for November 2019!*Many thanks to the publisher for providing my review copy.