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Cursed
by Thomas Wheeler
An Arthurian story with female lead? Yes, please. I love the description of this book. CURSED is really different than the original story of Arthur and Merlin. I like a lot of the ways the characters and story are reimagined, though.
Merlin is this flawed man who’s hundreds of years old, thanks in part to his magic. Arthur hasn’t really become the hero yet, but you see glimpses of his potential through the story. And then there are all of these really fascinating minor characters in the story, too. With some of them, as their names get revealed, it makes so much sense how they will fit into the story.
Nimue is another great character. I love her adventurous spirit and the way she begins to embrace her role as a leader to her people.
The only part of the book that I really struggled with was the amount of violence. It’s just really not my thing. I’m way too squeamish for a lot of battle gore and torture is way too over the line for me. So I skimmed a few places where the violence got to be too intense.
Other than that, I think it’s a super imaginative tale with lots to offer to fans of the Arthur story and fantasy fans alike.
Note: I received a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.
Merlin is this flawed man who’s hundreds of years old, thanks in part to his magic. Arthur hasn’t really become the hero yet, but you see glimpses of his potential through the story. And then there are all of these really fascinating minor characters in the story, too. With some of them, as their names get revealed, it makes so much sense how they will fit into the story.
Nimue is another great character. I love her adventurous spirit and the way she begins to embrace her role as a leader to her people.
The only part of the book that I really struggled with was the amount of violence. It’s just really not my thing. I’m way too squeamish for a lot of battle gore and torture is way too over the line for me. So I skimmed a few places where the violence got to be too intense.
Other than that, I think it’s a super imaginative tale with lots to offer to fans of the Arthur story and fantasy fans alike.
Note: I received a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.