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3.69 AVERAGE
3.69 AVERAGE
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
So I re-read this for my podcast, DCOM Mission, where we watch DCOMs and we're onto Avalon High so I wanted to compare. I had read this book back in high school and was supremely underwhelmed...that didn't change.
I love Meg Cabot. She wrote my favorite modern YA book as a kid (All American Girl) and knows how to write from the mind of a teen girl.
This ain't it, Chief.
The premise is cute, modern day Arthurian legend take, but it's sloppy passing and the characters are flat. The MC is a Mary Sue and oy that is my least favorite thing.
The plot was also flimsy and predictable. I know this is for YA but that doesn't mean kids are oblivious. Have some trust.
Cabot has much better books, read those.
I love Meg Cabot. She wrote my favorite modern YA book as a kid (All American Girl) and knows how to write from the mind of a teen girl.
This ain't it, Chief.
The premise is cute, modern day Arthurian legend take, but it's sloppy passing and the characters are flat. The MC is a Mary Sue and oy that is my least favorite thing.
The plot was also flimsy and predictable. I know this is for YA but that doesn't mean kids are oblivious. Have some trust.
Cabot has much better books, read those.
Loved this book. I'm very into retold fairytales, and this was a great variation on that.
I was listening to the audiobook of this but it was on my iPod that got stolen awhile ago. But it didn't really grab me enough to make me want to re-acquire it. SORRY MEG.
This read is a case of "watched the movie first, had to go find the book after" type of thing. Bad thing is, I watched the movie a few years ago! I remember really liking it, but I believe they messed a few things up, like gender switching a couple characters? Not too sure there, but I was intrigued enough to keep my eye out for it. Found a used copy in a children's store recently and picked it up for my daughter, but had to read it first before giving it to her! Finished it in a day, and just could not put it down, which is saying something for me from this author, because I was not that impressed with [b:The Princess Diaries|38980|The Princess Diaries (The Princess Diaries, #1)|Meg Cabot|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1355011082s/38980.jpg|2073907] series. The book was a modern reincarnation story of King Arthur and it was very well written. I wish sequels had not been done in graphic novel format, as they could have easily been very interesting novels! Definitely worth a look at if Arthur stories are your thing!
If you know the story of King Arthur, you will enjoy the book more. But if you don’t, like me, you get to learn more about his story. Avalon High is a modern remake of the old legend of the Sword in the Stone.
As in any remake, there are always characters representing the characters present in the original story. All I can say without ruining the whole story for you is that Will, our main character, is King Arthur, Lance, Will’s best friend, is Lancelot and Jennifer, Will’s girlfriend, is Guinevere.
(Lancelot is King Arthur’s best friend, and Guinevere is King Arthur’s wife).
All was going well for these three friends. They had a mundane life until Ellie, our other main character, comes into the scene. Ellie had moved to Avalon, their town, with her parents, two professors in medieval history (when the legend on the Sword in the Stone was set).
As you probably figure out, stuff starts happening. Ellie is bombarded by a strange teacher, and Will keeps showing up at her pool, saying that she looks familiar, as if they had met in another lifetime.
I don’t want to say more for the sake of intrigue, but it was an excellent mystery book. There is also a Disney movie based on it, but I haven’t watched it yet.
I would give this book five stars easily, only because I have read it at least thrice now, and I still enjoy the story. Then again, it’s a Meg Cabot book, so it has to be good. I’ll recommend it to those of you interested in medieval fiction.
As in any remake, there are always characters representing the characters present in the original story. All I can say without ruining the whole story for you is that Will, our main character, is King Arthur, Lance, Will’s best friend, is Lancelot and Jennifer, Will’s girlfriend, is Guinevere.
(Lancelot is King Arthur’s best friend, and Guinevere is King Arthur’s wife).
All was going well for these three friends. They had a mundane life until Ellie, our other main character, comes into the scene. Ellie had moved to Avalon, their town, with her parents, two professors in medieval history (when the legend on the Sword in the Stone was set).
As you probably figure out, stuff starts happening. Ellie is bombarded by a strange teacher, and Will keeps showing up at her pool, saying that she looks familiar, as if they had met in another lifetime.
I don’t want to say more for the sake of intrigue, but it was an excellent mystery book. There is also a Disney movie based on it, but I haven’t watched it yet.
I would give this book five stars easily, only because I have read it at least thrice now, and I still enjoy the story. Then again, it’s a Meg Cabot book, so it has to be good. I’ll recommend it to those of you interested in medieval fiction.
One of the better Lincoln List titles. This was cute, and I thought the Arthurian legend was well done. I wasn't up on my memory of the tale, but Cabot weaves it in well enough that it's not a history or literature lesson but instead is part of the plot. Ellie is really an amusing character.
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Because, at the core, Arthurian legend can often seem like petty high school drama, it works really well set in a high school. This is another light read from Meg Cabot. If you're looking for darker, more serious elements of Arthurian legend, look elsewhere, but if you'd like to see it re-imagined in the present day with a girl playing a strong part, this is the book for you.