A review by mae_thebooksbewithyou
Cursed by Thomas Wheeler

adventurous dark fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

An interesting take on the Arthurian legend. I appreciate the feminist touches and how they incorporated the characters from the original legends. Overall though, I thought it was fairly under developed. The characters read like tropes rather than real people, and the relationships between characters were weird and never fully fleshed out-- they just became really close, really fast, for no apparent reason. 

I was surprised to find out the illustrator is an award winning artist because the illustrations in this book are not good. They actually felt like they detracted from the story. 

The best chapter was the last one, but then they took away some of its emotional weight in the epilogue. I think they should have let Nimue's story end with her final chapter. 
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