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Goddess of Legend (Goddess Summoning #7)

by P.C. Cast (Goodreads Author)

3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 · rating details · 1,953 ratings · 174 reviews

The new Goddess Summoning novel from the author of the multimillion- selling House of Night phenomenon.

After her car plummets off a bridge, Isabel, a world-weary photojournalist, struggles between life and death when she's saved by the Water Goddess-with one tiny caveat: Isabel must travel to another time to seduce the legendary Lancelot du Lac away from Queen Guinevere....more

Paperback, 309 pages

Published December 7th 2010 by Berkley Trade

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Dec 18, 2012 Cara rated it 1 of 5 stars

Dumb. Dumb. Dumb. Dumb. I had a much more intelligent review in mind but I am so angry with the horrendous laziness of this book that I can barely think straight. The Goddess Summoning series, once terrific, is just turned to absolute garbage in this book. I can't even redeem it by saying, "well, the plot was terrible, the characters annoying, and the research non existent, but at least the sex was good." NO. Nothing. I'm trying to find something nice to say for the author of Goddess of Spring,...more

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Dec 06, 2012 Jordan rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: l-amor, my-love

Wow!
Wow!
Yes I said it again because frankly it bore repeating.
I am personally going to thank my Liberian for recommending this series to me.
This was one of my two favourite books I this series because I just love stories that have a connection to the middle ages. There’s just something about a knight you know.
Anyway this book is for mature readers and l love P.C Cast for them. The concept is totally amazing. Yes there are books were the person is from the middle ages or were the person goes bac...more

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Apr 12, 2011 Sarah rated it 2 of 5 stars

Isabel's modern yet lonely life turns literally upside down when she's recruited by a Goddess. Her mission? To save Camelot and it's King by deflecting the Queen's attentions from her Champion Lancelot. The fate of Camelot is now tied to that of the Goddesses' lover, Merlin. There's only one problem. Isabel is insanely attracted to the King. And he returns that attraction.

I have to admit it was a bit hard to let the traditional story of the fall of Camelot go and get with the flow of this alter...more

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Jun 03, 2012 Jade rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is the first book I've read of PC Casts' Summoning Series', and I must say it was a pleasant surprise. 99% of the book is set in Camelot, where our leading lady is sent back in time, to save Arthur and Merlin. Although she's supposed to be around the age of forty, Isabel was a very relatable character, this could be due to the easy-going nature with which the book was written. Despite the use of historical, old-age language, it still felt like reading any other modern day fiction...because...more This is the first book I've read of PC Casts' Summoning Series', and I must say it was a pleasant surprise. 99% of the book is set in Camelot, where our leading lady is sent back in time, to save Arthur and Merlin. Although she's supposed to be around the age of forty, Isabel was a very relatable character, this could be due to the easy-going nature with which the book was written. Despite the use of historical, old-age language, it still felt like reading any other modern day fiction...because our main characters thought patterns, were told in our language as she was from our present day. However the language barrier between Isabel and the rest of Camelot caused some rather funny moments (GOOSE POLE!)
This book was very wordy, almost entirley dialogue. Very little action occured, and that which did was very far apart - although to Casts' credit the book never got boring, and she kept us engrossed using emotion and relationshiops.
King Arthurs physical description waws very appealing... but, and this may have been Casts' intention, he came across as way too perfect, practically flawless. This could have been the authors way of saying that as a modern day woman you have to travel back in time to find a decent man. Arthur did have some bad points, but these were mainly related to his time period. His way of thinking was different to Isabels which caused a few arguments.
As a contrast to Isables mature character, we were given Gwyn, who came across as a fickle teenager. She really annoyed me, playing the incompitent fool. But it made me appreciate Isabels demeanor more.
Now...Usually I would complain that the heroine accepted time travel and magic, goddesses and quests, way too quickly and that that is really unrealistic. But in yet another clever move, Cast put her character on the other side of death, making anything seem possible to our heroine, and she became more acceptant.

It was really interesting, a great example of using historical context, and generally a book on female empowerment. It was a surprise and nice change from her 'House of Night' Series (less)

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Mar 29, 2012 Star (The Bibliophilic Book Blog) rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Isabel, back from spending time with the troops in Afghanistan, is trying to rediscover the beauty in the world. At the same time, yet not quite, the Water Goddess - also known as Vivianne - is looking for someone who can save Camelot and restore Merlin into her loving embrace. When Isabel's car goes off a bridge on her way back home, Vivianne brings her back to King Arthur's court with one mission: seduce Lancelot du Lac away from Queen Guinevere, thus restoring the balance. But Isabel - and Ar...more

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Aug 29, 2011 Cris rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: adultery, arthurian, fantasy, fantasy-romance, humor, melodrama, mythology, romance

This was my least favorite Goddess Summoning novel. Only the verbal humor in the latter half of the novel lifted this book from a 1 star "didn't like" to a 2 star "it was okay". The character development was spotty and inconsistent with many characters being nauseatingly perfect. The plot also seemed rather weak and the ending while very 'perfect' and romantic was unconvincing and *way* too convenient.

Some issues that, in my opinion should be major issues causing much angst and dissension, are a...more This was my least favorite Goddess Summoning novel. Only the verbal humor in the latter half of the novel lifted this book from a 1 star "didn't like" to a 2 star "it was okay". The character development was spotty and inconsistent with many characters being nauseatingly perfect. The plot also seemed rather weak and the ending while very 'perfect' and romantic was unconvincing and *way* too convenient.

Some issues that, in my opinion should be major issues causing much angst and dissension, are all but ignored. ((view spoiler))

And Isabel's strident insertion of 21st language, references, and behaviors seemed like they should have offended, confused, or at least made wary the people of Camelot, even if Viviane's necklace prevented them from deciding she was a delusional idiot.

Oh! And the introduction of Tom, Dick & Harry was *very* badly done. They came out of nowhere, in more ways than one. While for plot reasons Cast found it helpful for Tom, Dick & Harry to be imitations of 21st century people, I think Cast should have completely reconsidered everything involving those characters. On page 14 Cast has Isabel thinking about "her gang of best friends" none of whom are named Tom, Dick or Harry, and all of whom are female. The story would have been much better served if Isabel had been thinking about Tom, Dick & Harry as her friends instead.

I'm not even going to attempt to address the mess Cast made of the Arthurian legend. Actually, I could keep describing faults, but my fingers are getting tired. I persevered through the first half because I've enjoyed earlier books in the Goddess Summoning series. And I finished the book because I enjoyed some of the humor, and I held a sick curiosity to see if Cast was really going to do what I thought she might.(less)

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Aug 23, 2011 Mirjam rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal-romance

In P.C. Cast's Goddess of Legend the Lady of the Lake is desperate to save her love, Merlin, who has tied his life to King Arthur's happiness and Arthur is miserable. To save Merlin she seeks through time for a woman whose lifethread is about to be cut and who possesses the beauty, goodness and wits to charm Lancelot away from Queen Quinevere. She finds Isabel Cantelli. However, it's not Lancelot who catches her eyes, but the king himself. And the feeling is mutual. To Isabel a deal is a deal an...more

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May 01, 2011 Gemmoi rated it 1 of 5 stars

I really wanted to enjoy this book as I am a Goddess fiction fan, however I was very disappointed. This review may contain spoilers.

Cons:
The book was difficult to get into at the start as it kind of dragged.
As a fantasy Romance tale targeted at a younger audience similar to HON, this heroine Isabel was too old.
Isabels profession as a photographer had no relevance to the story
The old English was a bit difficult on the eye and detracted from the story, although I guess it's there for authenticit...more

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Feb 09, 2011 Steph rated it 3 of 5 stars

I love this series, and have read the 5 previous Goddess summoning books. However, this one is a bit too similar to goddess of the sea, and became ultimately forgettable. Compared to the rest especially, this one is a bit of a let down. It's not awful or anything, still quality writing and a good read, but while the others in this series manage to maintain a completely individual plot and characters from each other, this one is too similar to goddess of the sea. It was almost as if this were a s...more

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Nov 16, 2010 Bookaholics rated it 4 of 5 stars

Goddess of Legend by P. C. Cast
Paranormal Romance –Dec. 7th, 2010
4 stars

Goddess of Legend is the 6th in P.C Cast's Goddess series and I hope not the last! This book centers around the King Arthur legend as the heroine Isabel is sent back in time to seduce Lancelot!

In this story the heroine, Isabel has a car accident but is saved by the Goddess of Water. The Goddess makes a deal with Isabel. If she can make King Arthur happy by seducing Lancelot from Queen Guinevere she can have her life back. I...more

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Apr 12, 2011 Noortje de Graaff rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Amazing book! I'm a great fan of the House of Night series written bij Pc Cast and her daughter, and this one is just as good!
It's about the king Arthur legend, but shed in a whole different light as Isobel, a modern age woman dies and is send back in time to the age of camelot bij the Lady of the Lake. There she needs to fall in love with Lancelot (to bring Gwen and Arthur back together) but fate takes a funny turn when she falls in love with Arthur in stead.
I loved reading about how Isobel an...more

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Dec 17, 2010 Rachel (The Rest Is Still Unwritten) rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: i-own

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This book was really good. When I bought this from the bookshop I’d never heard of it before and I was very disappointed when I got home and realised it was book number 7 in The Goddess series, however I decided to read it regardless and I’m so glad I did. It was fabulous. I’ve only ever read P.C. Cast’s House of Night series, but I actually think I liked this more.
I was interested from the very beginning and the whole tale was beautiful and funny, and had me in stitches a...more *Contains a sex scene*

This book was really good. When I bought this from the bookshop I’d never heard of it before and I was very disappointed when I got home and realised it was book number 7 in The Goddess series, however I decided to read it regardless and I’m so glad I did. It was fabulous. I’ve only ever read P.C. Cast’s House of Night series, but I actually think I liked this more.
I was interested from the very beginning and the whole tale was beautiful and funny, and had me in stitches at times. The whole idea of a woman travelling back in time to Camelot and the time of King Arthur was excellent, as I’ve always loved Camelot and the Knights of the Round Table legends.
All the characters were brilliant! Isabel, Arthur, Gwen, Lancelot, Mary, James...even Mordred.
I adored Isabel....simply adored her! She honestly was an above average heroine. She was smart, brave, witty, funny and so totally unique. I’ve never seen a heroine quite like her! She is defiantly one of a kind. Isabel had such a great view on life and the way people should act. She was honest and loyal and wonderful to read about.
One of the most interesting things about this book was the love triangle....square. Isabel was originally sent back to seduce Lancelot away from Genevieve so that she didn’t leave and hurt King Arthur, only Isabel fell in love with Arthur instead, and he with her. So both couples were together and Gwen and Isabel became the best of friends...... so strange. The thing that made it so incredible was that Arthur cared about Genevieve and still loved her enough that he actually wanted her to be with Lancelot, who he loved like a son, and didn’t want to see her persecuted and harmed even though she had cheated on him. I think if it hadn’t been that Arthur was such a great, kind man he would have wanted harm to come to his wife....but he didn’t. He only wanted the best for everyone. He truly was a great character and a good, loving man. I was so happy he and Isabel found one another.

I thought it was great how Isabel took modern things like pants for women and sports and immersed them with Camelot. Seriously, King Arthur and the people of Camelot had NO IDEA what they were in for when Isabel turned up. She turned their whole world upside down. In a good way, of course.
Another thing I enjoyed reading about was the relationship Isabel developed with Mary. It was beautiful. It was so cute watching her try and get Mary to treat her and think of her as a normal person, not as a countess. I loved how they became friends and how Isabel made Mary come out of her shell. It was wonderful. I also loved the friendship that developed between Isabel, Mary and Gwen. Honestly, some of the things they talked about...... I’ll never be able to look at pickles quite the same way again. *Blushes* (It’s an inside joke. If you’ve ever read this book you’ll get it.)

The only thing I actually found I didn’t like about this book was the ending. I HATED it! After everything Isabel had been through she still wound up back in her own time in the end. I wanted her to stay in Camelot and marry Arthur and live happily ever after. But did she get to do that? No! She had to go back to modern day Oklahoma. Yes, she was rescued by ‘King Arthur’ and his son ‘Mordred’, and even though Mary and James and Gwen were all new variations of themselves....it wasn’t the same. I just feel so cheated and it puts a damper, on what I thought was an otherwise brilliant book. It’s not the same Arthur and the same Mary, etc. They were who they were because of their time and their notions and actions that went with being from that time. I LOVED this book up until the ending.....now I just wanna scream with frustration. *sigh* I’m just so disappointed.
Still, I enjoyed it and I recommend it. I’ll definitely be trying to read the rest of the Goddess series......
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Mar 12, 2013 Kirsty rated it 3 of 5 stars

Goddess of Legend is based loosely upon the legend of King Arthur. It is a romp through Camelot that is cheesy and inaccurate, but somehow heart-warming and delightful, even when it goes off-road into Stupidville. It earned its three stars not because it is excellently written, but because I enjoyed it, pure and simple.

Although I loved the story overall, there were a few issues that fired me up at various points of the plot. The characters were never really filled out for one, always remaining s...more Goddess of Legend is based loosely upon the legend of King Arthur. It is a romp through Camelot that is cheesy and inaccurate, but somehow heart-warming and delightful, even when it goes off-road into Stupidville. It earned its three stars not because it is excellently written, but because I enjoyed it, pure and simple.

Although I loved the story overall, there were a few issues that fired me up at various points of the plot. The characters were never really filled out for one, always remaining shallow and too perfect. King Arthur is a passionate man, yet Goddess of Legend never showcased this side of him. Why he constantly forgave Guinevere is beyond me when the legend clearly says otherwise, and the beginning of the book says otherwise? If he wasn't bothered by Gwen's betrayal, why was Merlin so adamant it was his doom?

Guinevere also threw up issues for me, some that angered me, some I shrugged off. What I could never wrap my mind around was her hypocrisy towards the middle-end of Goddess of Legend. The switch in temperament was also OoC and seemed at odds with what the other characters had to say about her. I would go so far as to say her strange change in behaviour jarred the storytelling and acted only as an obstacle for our primary couple. It never quite fit with the rest of the plot.

Lancelot. Well, he was non-existent, which bugged me because the whole point of Isabel's missions was to woo him. That never happened and the Sir Lancelot in Goddess of Legend was very wishy washy, nothing like the knight of old who was noble and brave. A wasted opportunity and a wasted character.

As for Isabel, she created problems wherever she walked. I liked her best when she interacted with Arthur, although it was often ruined by her constant use of 21st century language and ideals. A few slip-ups would have been funny if used effectively, but by the second half of the book she (and Cast) stopped trying and it got annoying. Most of the conversations became drawn out as she had to explain whatever she had just said.

An added frustration was her behaviour and blatant feminism. At times I welcomed it, but it became excessive. I'm surprised none of the others strung her up for stepping out of line. The issue here is that a) she is talking down to the king, no less and b) is a woman giving orders and being liberal. Her constant need to override whatever Arthur plans to do or say cheapens the legend, making Arthur appear feeble by comparison. It happened far too frequently, yet these episodes were spaced apart enough that I could tolerate them.

There are inconsistencies and plot elements that jar with the storytelling, but this book is not to be taken seriously. It is meant to be light-hearted and tacky, which it nails on the head. If you want to kill time and don't mind centuries old legends getting trampled on, this is the book for you.(less)

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Feb 06, 2011 slayra rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2011-reads, in-english, uf-and-pnr

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. RATING: 1.5 stars (barely).

I've read most of the "Goddess Summoning" series and I always liked how light, funny and romantic they were. I loved the quirky and sometimes seriously corny humor, the strong yet sensible heroines, the though (yet sensible) heroes and the sappy love story. These books always made me laugh and feel good after reading them.
I also liked how the author incorporated (however liberally) Greek and Celtic mythology; how ordinary women were transformed into goddesses but rema...more RATING: 1.5 stars (barely).

I've read most of the "Goddess Summoning" series and I always liked how light, funny and romantic they were. I loved the quirky and sometimes seriously corny humor, the strong yet sensible heroines, the though (yet sensible) heroes and the sappy love story. These books always made me laugh and feel good after reading them.
I also liked how the author incorporated (however liberally) Greek and Celtic mythology; how ordinary women were transformed into goddesses but remained very human. This was, for me (still is, for the most part), a very well written 'time-travel' romance series.

Goddess of Legend takes place in the mythical kingdom of Camelot, so I was immediately interested. Unfortunately it seems that the author wasn't up to the task of writing about the famous King Arthur. This book was not... very good.

The thing that most annoyed me about the book was... Isabel. She was suddenly thrown into the Middle Ages but she still acts as a 21st century woman? I imagine Cast wanted to show her character's fierce personality, but really I was stunned that Arthur wasn't shouting "off with her head" five minutes after meeting her. I mean, let's be honest, no matter how dreamy King Arthur is, he would still be a product of his time and would definitely not have permitted such liberties from Isabel. From the beginning their whole relationship was too liberal, too modern and that just didn't sit right with me. I get it, this is fiction and mostly fantasy; it doesn't mean you can totally ignore history if you're going to write about another time period.

Another thing that annoyed me was... Isabel (yes, again). She was too giggly, too juvenile for her age. I mean "girl time" and "painting toenails together"? I guess I'd have liked for her to be a bit more mature. So basically I didn't like the heroine very much, she was annoying and sometimes forceful.

I also didn't much care for the development (pacing-wise) of Isabel and Arthur's relationship. They were in lust at first sight and I honestly didn't think Arthur (the legendary king, let's remember that) was remarkable enough for that lust to almost immediately turn into love. I didn't buy it. Arthur was too... normal.

What is more, nothing much happened in this book besides Isabel walking all over and trying to force her way of life to everyone around her (who were Middle Ages people). So pretty weak in the story department as well.

On a positive note, it was still very easy to read this book as the writing style was, as always, engaging.

Overall this book had very little story, annoying and/or one-dimensional characters and an uninteresting romance. The weakest of the series so far; if you're a fan you may want to read it, but if you just like paranormal romance I'd avoid this one.(less)

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Feb 03, 2012 Christie rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012-genre-bingo, england, fantasy, historical-fiction, kick-ass-heroines, middle-ages, romance, royalty, time-travel, 2012-paranormal-scavenger-hunt, picked-up-because-of-cover, retellings

I picked this book up mainly because of the cover and because I needed an Arthurian Legend book to read for my history of royals book group (I will probably be picking up a more serious one later this month). This was a very fun book though if you are looking for something that is true to Arthurian Legend this is not for you (view spoiler), but if you are looking for something more along the lines of a guilty pleasure book and a li...more

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Feb 03, 2011 Gils rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: ebooks-i-own, chicklit, history, romance, mythology, 2011

What a delicious surprise! I was not expecting to like this as much as I did!

Isabel is a modern woman who is suddenly sent back in the time of King Arthur by the Lady of the Lake herself. Viviane, the Lady of the Lake needs Isabel to save her and her love, Merlin from misery for all of eternity. But Viv's plan does not go how she originally intended.

Isabel is snarky and fun and having a modern woman in Arthurian times stirs up lots of trouble and silliness. It is a fluffy book full of lust, lov...more

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Jun 15, 2012 Pixie rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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*WARNING SPOILERS*

It was alright, I guess.

That's probably the worst thing anyone can say about a book. It wasn't good, it wasn't bad, it was meh.

Now, this came as a bit of a disappointment to me. The first book in the series was weird, but I was prepared, thanks to your lovely selves. I really enjoyed the rest of the series, and then came this one.

It was really confusing at the beginning, and I often had to read the page twice before I understood it. The writing was stilted and muddled, and don...more *WARNING SPOILERS*

It was alright, I guess.

That's probably the worst thing anyone can say about a book. It wasn't good, it wasn't bad, it was meh.

Now, this came as a bit of a disappointment to me. The first book in the series was weird, but I was prepared, thanks to your lovely selves. I really enjoyed the rest of the series, and then came this one.

It was really confusing at the beginning, and I often had to read the page twice before I understood it. The writing was stilted and muddled, and don't get me wrong, I love PC, but she can't write in old languages. The language is supposed to flow easily, and it didn't in this series. I felt like there were too many chunks of dialogue and no description of what the characters are doing. Like, at one point, Arthur's in bed and talking to Isabel, and then suddenly he's standing up and walking out the door, and I'm like: wait, what? *rereads page, but no mention of him getting out of bed*. Also, Isabel's and Arthur's characters aren't built up enough. I know, I know, the whole bloody book is about them, but the only characters I thought were actually built up was Gwen. And even then, she had a random mood swing and was like, 'No Izzy, all the things you suggested to me yesterday were actually MY ideas, so stuff that up your pretty little but.' And then, five minutes later, she's like 'oh, hey, all your ideas are pretty cool, we should do them.' And I'm left going 'WTF?'

Also, NOTHING HAPPENS. Like, actual nothing. Sure, there's a lot of lusting after people, but THAT'S IT. And they prevent a war happening by baking poisonous pasties. WTH? And Mordred. Grrrrrrrr Mordred. He presents the PERFECT plot device for a little betrayal, as the angry 'imma take your throne' bastard son. And helloooooo, Arthur doesn't even need to acknowledge him. Bastard, remember? So then, after a little kick in the balls, he's like, 'Oh, Father! I'm so sorry! Love you really!' And I waited, I waited for the moment when Mordred throws it back in Arthur's face, and goes 'I'M BETRAYING YOU ALL! GOODNIGHT!'
It never happened.
And the ending was crap, too.
Rant over :)(less)

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May 18, 2011 Nightfalltwen rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy

Okay that is 309 pages of my life that I will never get back. This woman writes like a 17 year old girl.

I regret reading this book.

Okay... So here's something a little more in depth.

The writing was choppy at best. And everyone seemed to cotton on to Isabel's way of speaking like it wasn't ridiculous. None of the characters had any meat to them outside of Mordred. Isabel was the epitome of a Mary Sue. She was perfect in every way, everyone enjoyed her company, everyone loved her.

And okay, I'll ex...more

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Mar 31, 2013 Arin rated it 5 of 5 stars

This is a great book. But the thing you can't do is compare it to the other summoning books. It is a totally different kind of book. yes it does have a goddess in it but it is more based on the king Arthur legend. Like the goddess of the rose is kind of based on beauty and the beast. That being said the legend is told well. I love the twist she makes to the story.If you are looking for a happy book where not only two people fall in love but four this is the book for you.
It is a well written bo...more

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Dec 04, 2011 Talk Supe Blogspot rated it 4 of 5 stars

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I really enjoyed the story. But if you're a history buff, please ignore the inaccuracies (which I will not mention here) and comparing it to the original stories will be futile.
Now I love King Arthur and everything he and Camelot represented. Who doesn't want a majestic knight and a King for that matter? The story was funny and romantic although at times I want to wring Isabel's pretty little neck because she would take some situations too far that I'm not surprised she hav...more

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Sep 15, 2011 Shannon rated it 3 of 5 stars

Silly, overall. I felt like Cast was still channeling too much from her YA series - the level of flippancy in her adult characters is annoying, and there wasn't much of a plot/crisis that might have created the necessary tension. There literally was no bad person, and while that's great in real life, it's less interesting in a book. Even the sexual tension/sex was uninspiring! Also, I refuse to accept that the main female character immediately recognizes the name of an obscure Celtic goddess, bu...more

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Aug 29, 2011 Ruth rated it 4 of 5 stars

Finished it this morning and will go looking for another title in this series next trip to the library. Cast has a wonderful sense of humor. She sends back a mid 40s woman to Camelot to seduce Lancelot away from Gwen but instead Isabel falls for King Arthur who has the hots of her too. The Water Goddess has interceded because she loves Merlin and wants to right things in Camelot. I so enjoyed this - what a wicked sense of humor Isabel has as a modern woman in a castle full of smelly men and piss...more

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Jan 04, 2011 Penelope Fletcher rated it 2 of 5 stars

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Jan 16, 2013 Hannah rated it 1 of 5 stars

Many wonderful writers have taken on the epic that is the Arthurian legend over the years - PC Cast is not one of them.

I assume Isabel is supposed to be a tart with a heart type character, unfortunately the author missed the heart bit out. No attempt was made to recreate the richness or majesty of the legend. Come on PC Cast at least you could have done a teensy bit of research!

Also a frustrating note - Isabel seemed to completely miss the magcial allure of Camelot and was set on modernising in...more

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Jan 27, 2011 Kristine rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011, mine, romance-historical

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. There were parts of this that I just loved and parts that were barely okay. Sometimes the dialog seemed forced and it bugged me. I did love the interaction between Arthur and Isabel, although more than once their sudden eruption into anger didn't have a basis other than a misunderstanding was needed to further the story.

Gwen was absolutely manic. She loves Lance but was willing to welcome Arthur back into her bed? Really? And she threatens to have Isabel tossed out on her ear, then their painti...more

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Jul 04, 2012 Emily rated it 2 of 5 stars

Upon reading the blurb of this book, I was instantly entranced with the idea and concept of this book, a girl goes back in time with the help of the Goddess from the lake, to save the Kingdom of Camelot from its untimely demise, but the words inside the cover didn't match up to the blurb. Isabel instantly falls in love with King Arthur, and we don't see anything from her and Lancelot. I would've liked more of her thinking it out and then deciding she didn't like Lancelot, instead of taking one l...more

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Dec 31, 2011 Arati rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

My very first book of 2012 and I had high expectations from it, too high I guess. While it was a light fun read, after Goddess of the Rose (one of my favorite books ever) I was expecting a lot more from this series and this book in particular.

My main problem with the book was with Arthur's character. the Arthur of Goddess of Legend could be just about any well-intentioned king instead of the truly unique individual I always imagined him to be.

However, if I was a first time reader of the series...more

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Dec 08, 2011 Naomi rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: awful, bitchy, death, girly, horrible-protagonist, love, magic, mythology, sarcasm, supernatural, terrible-love-interest, the-plot-wait-what-plot, very-boring

Awful, just...just awful.

I had to read this book for this library club that I'm doing and it is absolutely awful.

Are there any other words I could use to describe this?

(terrible, horrible, the epitome of evil, an insult to literature)

Isabel was so completely up herself! She was NOT charming, she was NOT funny, she was just irritating and irrationally impulsive.

I just...URGH! And the ending was so predictable that my 9 year old brother could have written it. Actually no, Joshua would have at leas...more

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Apr 20, 2011 Traci rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: books-read-in-2011, historical-fiction, 3-stars, witches-and-magic, romance

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 bo...more

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Feb 25, 2013 Amanda Middleton rated it 2 of 5 stars

I'm a huge Goddess Summoning fan but this book was a huge disappointment. :( Not even the fact that it takes place in Camelot could save it. Isabel's humor is the only reason I gave it two stars as opposed to one. I will say that I found Arthur to be just as endearing and lovable as the "real" King Arthur- perhaps more so- Gwen I just wanted to punch in the face. I couldn't tell if she was on drugs or pregnant during much of the book.
Needless to say if you're picking up one of the Goddess novel...more

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P.C. Cast was born in the Midwestern United States, and grew up being shuttled back-and-forth between Illinois and Oklahoma, which is where she fell in love with Quarter Horses and mythology (at about the same time). After high school she joined the United States Air Force and began public speaking and writing. With her tour in the USAF completed, she taught high school for 15 years before retirin...more

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