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Blackheart Knights by Laure Eve
4.0
Excellent!! The great writing, pacing, and world-building allow the reader to feel fully immersed in the world. I LOVED the premise of this book. Arthurian medieval knights on motorcycles?? Yes please? The characters felt three-dimensional and human. Of course, they each had their roles but people are never that straightforward forward and I felt this novel portrayed that well. Very casually queer which is always a huge bonus for me. This is set in a world without homophobia/transphobia and several characters are bi/gay/non-binary.
I don't know why I pick up a King Arthur retellings and cling onto the hope that maybe this time it won't follow the myth, but I have no doubt I will do it again the next time. All you can do is look on in horror and still doubt that it's actually happening. Clearly watching BBC Merlin's finale in 2012 (and many times since then) has taught me nothing.
The one thing I would change is that things only come into full clarity right at the very end. I wish the ending had been more drawn out and dramatic. I would have loved to see more of the immediate events following.
I don't know why I pick up a King Arthur retellings and cling onto the hope that maybe this time it won't follow the myth, but I have no doubt I will do it again the next time. All you can do is look on in horror and still doubt that it's actually happening. Clearly watching BBC Merlin's finale in 2012 (and many times since then) has taught me nothing.
The one thing I would change is that things only come into full clarity right at the very end. I wish the ending had been more drawn out and dramatic. I would have loved to see more of the immediate events following.