While this series hasn’t been perfect, I’ve really enjoyed getting to know this Guinevere. It’s a take on Arthurian legend that I’ve come to love and appreciate, and this book has been my favorite of the series.

Not only did The Excalibur Curse have the most action, it also had the most character growth. And really where this author’s writing shines is in her dialogue and character relationships. (While I do like Guinevere, whenever we got stuck in her head for too long, things would get redundant imo.)

But this book gave us Fina, and it developed all of Guin’s existing relationships so well. The characters really came alive for this book, and I just hold a soft spot for this retelling because of the characters. Especially because the women are all so vastly different and unique, and prove that strength is not a monolith.

The worst part, I thought, was getting trapped in Guinevere’s thoughts. She’s a bit of a broken record, let’s be honest. Those were the weakest parts of the book, but I could see where she was coming from…sometimes. My biggest qualm is that G continuously made stupid decisions that were just staggeringly unhelpful…until the end. I was very proud of her by the end.

The reason I consider this to be the best installment is because in the other books, Guinevere would grow as a character only to regress. This time, I felt like her growth “stuck.” She did so much good, even if she was in too much pain to see it