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jennabeelack's review against another edition
3.0
This whole series is kinda... meh. Interesting enough to read, but definitely not good enough to recommend to anyone.
mandikaye's review against another edition
3.0
I was actually disappointed by this one. It's definitely the worst in the series. The humor was crappy (Ronald of Reagan?) and the ending left a lot to be desired.
brigittewhoa's review against another edition
5.0
This might be my favorite book of the series. I loved the new take on Camelot, and Izzy's spunky energy. It was refreshing and fun.
beckykirk's review against another edition
1.0
Total crap. It was so bad I returned it to Barnes and Nobel
rosetyper9's review against another edition
5.0
I have been waiting and waiting for this book to come out since the moment I heard about it from Ms. Cast's lips at her 'Tempted' signing here in Baltimore. I almost died because 1. I love P.C. Cast 2. I love the Goddess Summoning Series and 3. I LOVE KING ARTHUR! So this book was being held to pretty high standards from the very beginning. I am happy to report that I was not disappointed. This whole series is one of my absolute favorites and it is number two in the list of my comfort reads. I pimp this series like no other and have yet to hear a complaint, so if you haven't read it yet, please do, start with Goddess of the Sea and you will be entranced and awed.
Now I will get off my soap box and tell you why I adore this book. Ms. Cast has a way of writing strong female characters and tossing them into not-so-ideal situations. Luckily because the women are strong willed they come out the situations stronger, and usually happier (at least at the end of the story). In this book Isabel is a pretty strong character and she has to be to live up to the idolized character that is King Arthur. Speaking of King Arthur, he is incredibly written, and exactly as I would want him to be in this situation. I adored the love and relationship that grows between him and Isabel and I adore the fact that he is just as perfect as I, myself, could imagine him.
I also love the fact that Isabel sweeps into the sixth century, not knowing, or able to do anything ever remotely sixth century like and is able to whip the entirety of Camelot into a frenzy. She is magnificent, the kind of women people would want to follow, and the perfect counterpart to the King himself. She is, in essence, the female version of King Arthur, and I love it!
The plot was a bit spotty here and there, it slowed a tiny bit about half way in and there were a couple of times I wanted to throw a shoe at Gwen's head but other than that, this book is absolutely perfect. I wish the ending would have had a bit more oomph, because I know P.C. Cast can end a book with oomph, but it did not, and it was not an unsatisfying ending at all. I can not wait to read more books in this series, and I hope Ms. Cast continues to write many many more.
Now I will get off my soap box and tell you why I adore this book. Ms. Cast has a way of writing strong female characters and tossing them into not-so-ideal situations. Luckily because the women are strong willed they come out the situations stronger, and usually happier (at least at the end of the story). In this book Isabel is a pretty strong character and she has to be to live up to the idolized character that is King Arthur. Speaking of King Arthur, he is incredibly written, and exactly as I would want him to be in this situation. I adored the love and relationship that grows between him and Isabel and I adore the fact that he is just as perfect as I, myself, could imagine him.
I also love the fact that Isabel sweeps into the sixth century, not knowing, or able to do anything ever remotely sixth century like and is able to whip the entirety of Camelot into a frenzy. She is magnificent, the kind of women people would want to follow, and the perfect counterpart to the King himself. She is, in essence, the female version of King Arthur, and I love it!
The plot was a bit spotty here and there, it slowed a tiny bit about half way in and there were a couple of times I wanted to throw a shoe at Gwen's head but other than that, this book is absolutely perfect. I wish the ending would have had a bit more oomph, because I know P.C. Cast can end a book with oomph, but it did not, and it was not an unsatisfying ending at all. I can not wait to read more books in this series, and I hope Ms. Cast continues to write many many more.
nicky_chronicles's review against another edition
5.0
I thoroughly enjoyed this love story, I thought it was refreshing that the characters were older than typical, it gave the relationship a maturity and weight compared to other stories. I enjoyed the King Arthur setting and the implementation of new concepts and modern advances in the medieval times.
I found the main character a force to be reckoned, which could sometimes seem a bit much but always worked out for the best in the end.
I thoroughly enjoyed this novel, including the silliness and culture clashing.
I do feel, however, that the ending was a bit abrupt, I thought it could have continued for another 100 pages so we could get to know the new characters better.
I found the main character a force to be reckoned, which could sometimes seem a bit much but always worked out for the best in the end.
I thoroughly enjoyed this novel, including the silliness and culture clashing.
I do feel, however, that the ending was a bit abrupt, I thought it could have continued for another 100 pages so we could get to know the new characters better.
disconightwing's review against another edition
3.0
This book was okay. There were parts of it that I really enjoyed, and parts of it that I didn't appreciate so much.
I liked that it was a fast, fun, and easy read. It was a fresh take on Arthurian legend, I guess, and what kept me turning pages was the fact that I really didn't know how it was going to end.
But it was, at times, a little too crass for my taste (mentioning the, um, male parts of various animal species was a little much for me) and that kind of ruined the 'romance' aspect of the book. There is something magical about describing sexual tension between characters without being vulgar.
Also, I really disliked the way Isabel just kind of marched into Camelot, starts complaining about how the women don't have any say, the men are jerks, and the king and queen should put themselves on the same level as their servants. It's not that equality and feminism aren't important, but I can't see everyone just accepting her without even getting suspicious. It was very Mary Sue. And it does take away from how much I enjoyed this book.
I liked that it was a fast, fun, and easy read. It was a fresh take on Arthurian legend, I guess, and what kept me turning pages was the fact that I really didn't know how it was going to end.
But it was, at times, a little too crass for my taste (mentioning the, um, male parts of various animal species was a little much for me) and that kind of ruined the 'romance' aspect of the book. There is something magical about describing sexual tension between characters without being vulgar.
Also, I really disliked the way Isabel just kind of marched into Camelot, starts complaining about how the women don't have any say, the men are jerks, and the king and queen should put themselves on the same level as their servants. It's not that equality and feminism aren't important, but I can't see everyone just accepting her without even getting suspicious. It was very Mary Sue. And it does take away from how much I enjoyed this book.
moviemavengal's review against another edition
2.0
Disappointing. Not much happens, to be honest. And mutual adultery is not very appealing either.