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librarianlayla's Reviews (954)
A wonderful fast paced story from start to finish with charming characters and plenty of whimsical mystery. I adored this book and look forward to it's sequel!
4.5 stars.
This book is a little slow to get into but I'm not sure if that's because the first half is very religion heavy, and unfortunately that always brings me into a negative head space. But that is honestly just a personal thing and doesn't detract from how well the book is written.
The story picks up in the second half, and you really start to actually see more of who Reid is as a person, as most of the chapters written from his point of view, in the beginning, are very rigid and constricted, due to his mindset and beliefs. Lou, on the other hand, is a relateable vagabond that you can instantly connect with despite her contradicting rigidity and beliefs.
Overall I really enjoyed this story and look forward to the sequel.
This book is a little slow to get into but I'm not sure if that's because the first half is very religion heavy, and unfortunately that always brings me into a negative head space. But that is honestly just a personal thing and doesn't detract from how well the book is written.
The story picks up in the second half, and you really start to actually see more of who Reid is as a person, as most of the chapters written from his point of view, in the beginning, are very rigid and constricted, due to his mindset and beliefs. Lou, on the other hand, is a relateable vagabond that you can instantly connect with despite her contradicting rigidity and beliefs.
Overall I really enjoyed this story and look forward to the sequel.
3.5 stars.
I'm struggling with my feelings about this novel. It was slow to start, and there were a few niggly things that tugged at me. I think the premise was really good, and had it focused on more of the spooky side, than trying to tie a romance into it, I feel that it would have come across a little better. The romantic side of things seemed out of place and unnecessary to the story. It could have been a fantastic horror novel otherwise, I just felt a complete lack of depth to the entire romance aspect.
I'm struggling with my feelings about this novel. It was slow to start, and there were a few niggly things that tugged at me. I think the premise was really good, and had it focused on more of the spooky side, than trying to tie a romance into it, I feel that it would have come across a little better. The romantic side of things seemed out of place and unnecessary to the story. It could have been a fantastic horror novel otherwise, I just felt a complete lack of depth to the entire romance aspect.
3.5 out of 5 stars.
King Arthur's legend retold from the perspective of the oft forgotten Guinevere.
An interesting deception based story line concept that sadly didn't pull me in as much as I had hoped. It was an easy to read book, but I wasnt drawn in to the characters. Unfortunately they were all slightly bland and I kept clutching at the few delicious little nuggets that were thrown down, but they didn't last long enough to satisfy. The last quarter was the most interesting and gained my rating of 3.5 rather than the 3 it was sliding towards.
I had such high hopes for this due to being a fan of not only the legend of King Arthur, but also of the previous work I've read from Kiersten. It just didn't seem to have enough substance to it and the character of Guinevere had the potential to be such a complex interesting character but fell a little short.
I appreciated the concept and wish that the energy and depth to the story that came in the last 60 pages of the book had been present throughout.
King Arthur's legend retold from the perspective of the oft forgotten Guinevere.
An interesting deception based story line concept that sadly didn't pull me in as much as I had hoped. It was an easy to read book, but I wasnt drawn in to the characters. Unfortunately they were all slightly bland and I kept clutching at the few delicious little nuggets that were thrown down, but they didn't last long enough to satisfy. The last quarter was the most interesting and gained my rating of 3.5 rather than the 3 it was sliding towards.
I had such high hopes for this due to being a fan of not only the legend of King Arthur, but also of the previous work I've read from Kiersten. It just didn't seem to have enough substance to it and the character of Guinevere had the potential to be such a complex interesting character but fell a little short.
I appreciated the concept and wish that the energy and depth to the story that came in the last 60 pages of the book had been present throughout.
I loved this one even more than the first, the new characters really add more layers to this story and I enjoyed the previous characters growth and change.
I'm sad that some of the things I was rooting for in the first book, aren't coming to pass, or at least certainly are not in this book haha but what reader can honestly say they haven't wanted different outcomes sometimes.
It's such a good book, I struggled to put it down and my heart can't wait for the next one.
Fans of Beauty and the Beast will love this series retelling.
I'm sad that some of the things I was rooting for in the first book, aren't coming to pass, or at least certainly are not in this book haha but what reader can honestly say they haven't wanted different outcomes sometimes.
It's such a good book, I struggled to put it down and my heart can't wait for the next one.
Fans of Beauty and the Beast will love this series retelling.
I received this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
3.5/4 stars.
Almost a 'knights of the round table' vibe but with a complex female character as the lead. Espionage, deception, tested loyalties, truths uncovered. A fantastic story that centre's on gender inequality, wrapped up in a political fantasy, with just a smidge of a complicated love story thrown in.
I will be looking out for the sequel, as I am eager to see what lies in store for Reid.
3.5/4 stars.
Almost a 'knights of the round table' vibe but with a complex female character as the lead. Espionage, deception, tested loyalties, truths uncovered. A fantastic story that centre's on gender inequality, wrapped up in a political fantasy, with just a smidge of a complicated love story thrown in.
I will be looking out for the sequel, as I am eager to see what lies in store for Reid.