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A review by disconightwing
Goddess of Legend by P.C. Cast
3.0
This book was okay. There were parts of it that I really enjoyed, and parts of it that I didn't appreciate so much.
I liked that it was a fast, fun, and easy read. It was a fresh take on Arthurian legend, I guess, and what kept me turning pages was the fact that I really didn't know how it was going to end.
But it was, at times, a little too crass for my taste (mentioning the, um, male parts of various animal species was a little much for me) and that kind of ruined the 'romance' aspect of the book. There is something magical about describing sexual tension between characters without being vulgar.
Also, I really disliked the way Isabel just kind of marched into Camelot, starts complaining about how the women don't have any say, the men are jerks, and the king and queen should put themselves on the same level as their servants. It's not that equality and feminism aren't important, but I can't see everyone just accepting her without even getting suspicious. It was very Mary Sue. And it does take away from how much I enjoyed this book.
I liked that it was a fast, fun, and easy read. It was a fresh take on Arthurian legend, I guess, and what kept me turning pages was the fact that I really didn't know how it was going to end.
But it was, at times, a little too crass for my taste (mentioning the, um, male parts of various animal species was a little much for me) and that kind of ruined the 'romance' aspect of the book. There is something magical about describing sexual tension between characters without being vulgar.
Also, I really disliked the way Isabel just kind of marched into Camelot, starts complaining about how the women don't have any say, the men are jerks, and the king and queen should put themselves on the same level as their servants. It's not that equality and feminism aren't important, but I can't see everyone just accepting her without even getting suspicious. It was very Mary Sue. And it does take away from how much I enjoyed this book.