This was not what I was expecting from a retelling of the Arthurian Legend. The story isn’t bad, I just could not get into it as much as I would have liked. This retelling is done like a mob movie with Arthur going from a street urchin to gang leader. The language is a bit more crude and Lancelot is a martial artist assassin/ treasure hunter. I did enjoy sassy Merlin and Guinevere as a highwaywoman leading a band of lady robbers. The Arthur in this story is the wonder of a brother, leader of thieves and a drug dealer. There is a lot of weird things happening in this and honestly I just can’t cover them all. My other hang up with this book is the treatment of women as either wrenches, whores, or seductresses (seriously, come on). This is definitely a unique reimagining if the Arthur Legend and I would say definitely give it a go. It just wasn’t for me though.