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jeckehecke 's review for:
The Celtic Deception
by Andrew Varga
*I received an ARC via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thanks for the free book.*
I did not read the first novel but "The Celtic Deception" makes sure that you can catch up right away. It's about time travelling teenagers who are hunted by other time travellers. In this book, the two protagonists travel to Boudiccan times Wales. They meet a time traveling druid who has been stuck there for a while and are threatened by the arrival of the Roman conquerors.
As somebody with a Celtic Studies degree rating this book, I am sorry to say that I am not happy: it was poorly researched, the othering was ridiculous, and the Celts seemed useless and were ridiculed throughout - of course an American teen needs to save them... In connection to the narrative, it was terribly predictable and the teenage protagonists feel older than they are. I was quite annoyed by this stereotypical and not really properly researched take on Wales and the oversimplification and overgeneralisation of all the Celtic content. I did like parts of the story though, such as the somewhat mad Celtic dude leaving a message. That was funny.
But overall disappointing, but I haven't found an Andrew Varga book that I actually enjoy yet, so maybe I am part of the problem as well.
I did not read the first novel but "The Celtic Deception" makes sure that you can catch up right away. It's about time travelling teenagers who are hunted by other time travellers. In this book, the two protagonists travel to Boudiccan times Wales. They meet a time traveling druid who has been stuck there for a while and are threatened by the arrival of the Roman conquerors.
As somebody with a Celtic Studies degree rating this book, I am sorry to say that I am not happy: it was poorly researched, the othering was ridiculous, and the Celts seemed useless and were ridiculed throughout - of course an American teen needs to save them... In connection to the narrative, it was terribly predictable and the teenage protagonists feel older than they are. I was quite annoyed by this stereotypical and not really properly researched take on Wales and the oversimplification and overgeneralisation of all the Celtic content. I did like parts of the story though, such as the somewhat mad Celtic dude leaving a message. That was funny.
But overall disappointing, but I haven't found an Andrew Varga book that I actually enjoy yet, so maybe I am part of the problem as well.