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The Guinevere Deception (Camelot Rising, #1)

Kiersten White

Start date: November 1, 2019

Finish date: November 30, 2019

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Oct 20, 2020 Ashley Lewis rated it liked it

Trying to organize my thoughts on this one is a bit difficult. This was just...slow. Not bad, but slow. I am excited for the next one in hopes that answers to all of the questions left open in this novel will happen.

This first piece of the trilogy did a very good job at creating a foundation, building the world, explaining the magic system, but that is all it did. Which is important of course, but there was nothing else really that happened. I could have used a bit more action, a bit more chara ...more

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Nov 20, 2019 Cindee rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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I really loved this book best Arthurian tale fiction that I have ever read I liked how different many of the characters were I also liked how familiar they seemed all at the same time. I loved the characters especially Guinevere,Lancelot,Arthur and Mordred. I liked how different Guinevere was since she is a changeling and is not the real Guinevere at all she just want to protect Arthur no matter what and to just be useful. She is not like your typical strong female character at least nor physica ...more

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Dec 11, 2019 Heather rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

When I started this book I was a little skeptical because I hadn’t read some of her other works before this one. I have read her science fiction work before and enjoyed it but, Mind Games is nowhere near the size of this book and nowhere near the topic. So basically I was skeptical to start it. But, from the very first chapter I absolutely was hooked into the storyline. The characters were very well rounded and the main character Guinevere tugged at your heartstrings but, I had the feeling durin ...more

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Mar 13, 2020 Asrar Lydia rated it it was amazing

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This is one of the best books I’ve read in a while!
It completely surprised me, with its twists and turns and takes on the Arthurian legends it had me hooked from the start.
I cannot wait for the sequel, the characters are so dear to me and I love how the author has made an old legend feel new.
Also: MORDREDDDDDDDDD

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Dec 31, 2020 Kaitlyn rated it really liked it

Was scared to pick this up due to the mixed review but finally gave in because Kiersten White wrote one of my favourite fantasy series, the Conqueror Saga. Maybe the lowered expectation had helped when it comes to reading this book. The plot was a little slow, seeing as some plot can be guessed miles away before it was eventually revealed. It also lacks the atmospheric quality that Conqueror saga has. That being said, I thoroughly enjoyed reading the novel.

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