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adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
'The Camelot Betrayal' by Kiersten White is the second installment in a fun rework of the Arthurian legend from Guinevere's perspective.
Though I can't go into too many specifics since this is the second book in the series, I can say that this book does continue following Guinevere as Queen of Camelot as she comes up against new and old enemies. There are a number of questions that have been woven from the first book that White continues to unravel and build upon in this book with the further explanation of familiar characters and introducing some new ones.
White does a really great job of creating something new out of a classic story. The way that she casts characters and weaves magic into the story makes it feel new and fresh. Knowing some about the original legend, I found myself trying to piece out how closely she was going to follow it and where she was going to include new characters and plot points to flesh it out further. There is a new character introduced in this installment (though they are a part of the classic legend) that I think White did a great job with. The way that she discusses this character and Guinevere's reaction to them helps uncover more about Guinevere and the world around here. One of my biggest disappointments with this book is that there is a number of potential love interests for Guinevere but the one I think has the potential to be the strongest (and that I think groundwork has been laid for) is not being explored. I hope this will change in book 3 as I think it would elevate the story and White has crafted her characters so that it could definitely be a possibility. I'll be interested to see what happens next, particularly because the ending leaves open lots of potential directions that it could take.
Though I can't go into too many specifics since this is the second book in the series, I can say that this book does continue following Guinevere as Queen of Camelot as she comes up against new and old enemies. There are a number of questions that have been woven from the first book that White continues to unravel and build upon in this book with the further explanation of familiar characters and introducing some new ones.
White does a really great job of creating something new out of a classic story. The way that she casts characters and weaves magic into the story makes it feel new and fresh. Knowing some about the original legend, I found myself trying to piece out how closely she was going to follow it and where she was going to include new characters and plot points to flesh it out further. There is a new character introduced in this installment (though they are a part of the classic legend) that I think White did a great job with. The way that she discusses this character and Guinevere's reaction to them helps uncover more about Guinevere and the world around here. One of my biggest disappointments with this book is that there is a number of potential love interests for Guinevere but the one I think has the potential to be the strongest (and that I think groundwork has been laid for) is not being explored. I hope this will change in book 3 as I think it would elevate the story and White has crafted her characters so that it could definitely be a possibility. I'll be interested to see what happens next, particularly because the ending leaves open lots of potential directions that it could take.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Violence
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