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The Excalibur Curse by Kiersten White

6 reviews

typedtruths's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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claudiamacpherson's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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caidyn's review

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adventurous emotional hopeful tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

What a great conclusion. I know that Kiersten always says she isn't in the business of happy ending but ones that make sense for the characters, but this book had both. I loved how this dealt with the people Arthur conquered and, basically, colonialism. Plus that this story ended with queer implications that I was hoping for. Just an overall great retelling of this tale.

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starccato's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5


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beforeviolets's review

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adventurous hopeful medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Thank you so much to NetGalley and Delacorte Press for providing me an eARC in exchange for an honest review!

What an epic conclusion to a magical and adventurous story! So many twists and turns and reveals tied in among nuanced discussion of right and wrong and good and evil. Every single character in this world is written so well and has such a complex history and personality and moral code. They're fully realized beings and are truly what drives the emotional connection between the audience and the story. Kiersten White, more than anything else, knows how to write a good character.

And I felt like this book left me with so many fantastic messages about strength and growth and love. I'm always a huge fan of the trope that the strongest weapon that can be wielded is the complexity of humanity.

However, I'm going to need a novella RIGHT NOW. RIGHT. NOW.
i can not believe i read three whole books waiting for Guinevere and Lancelot to get together just for it to have an open ending like that. i need to see them fall in love and STAT. the author spent so many scenes in this book leading up to a relationship between the two of them (or at LEAST a conversation about their feelings for each other) that I was WILDLY disappointed to not see it come to fruition.

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heytherekaity's review

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I have the answers and OH MY GOD they are

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