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A review by keepcalmblogon
Cursed by Thomas Wheeler
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I watched Cursed the Netflix series before I decided to read it, and since I had a general idea of the story, I chose to listen to the audiobook instead. The audiobook was narrated by Katherine Langford, who plays Nimue in the show. I really love her as Nimue, she portrays Nimue’s internal and external conflicts brilliantly, but I wasn’t a huge fan of her reading style. Langford was very monotone throughout the story, and although there is a lot of death, sadness, and loss, there are also brief moments of humor and hope, and lots of action, so I feel like her reading style let the story fall a little short. It was honestly hard for me to get through the audiobook because of this, it ended up feeling slow and so I would actually avoid listening.
As I mentioned, Nimue is rife with internal and external conflict and her story is both heart wrenching and inspiring. I love the twist of retelling the Arthurian legend from the perspective of the Lady of the Lake, with a new series of events that is heavily influenced by the hateful actions of the Catholic church. I have to say my favorite part of this book was the reveal of who’s who. I don’t want to spoil it for anyone, so that is all I will say and you’ll have to go read it yourself, because the Netflix series was canceled 😢
Other than struggling with the monotony of the reading style, I have to say I found zero plot holes, believed in every character, each of them feeling very well-developed and complex, and truly believe this book is a 5 star read because I was nearly in tears when I found out there is no estimated release for the next book yet!
As I mentioned, Nimue is rife with internal and external conflict and her story is both heart wrenching and inspiring. I love the twist of retelling the Arthurian legend from the perspective of the Lady of the Lake, with a new series of events that is heavily influenced by the hateful actions of the Catholic church. I have to say my favorite part of this book was the reveal of who’s who. I don’t want to spoil it for anyone, so that is all I will say and you’ll have to go read it yourself, because the Netflix series was canceled 😢
Other than struggling with the monotony of the reading style, I have to say I found zero plot holes, believed in every character, each of them feeling very well-developed and complex, and truly believe this book is a 5 star read because I was nearly in tears when I found out there is no estimated release for the next book yet!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore