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A review by house_of_hannah
The Excalibur Curse by Kiersten White
adventurous
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
These two quotes summarize very well how this book played out: "Guinevere had made a mistake." & "And now she had ruined everything."
I felt like book 2 & 3 just took all the characters I fell in love with in book 1, and either sidelined them, or made them regress in their character development. Guinevere is so fucking annoying, and is the queen of jumping to conclusions. She thinks nothing through, and just assumes she's always right. Who cares what anyone else thinks ? For me only Arthur and Mordred felt like the same characters in the end.
Speaking of Mordred...he got absolutely hosed by this story. I haven't felt this bad for a character in ages. He was reduced to just being the emotional punching bag of Guinevere, and all the buildup we had for their relationship never payed off. I definitely get the "Justice for Mordred" reviews now.
Each book in this series lost a star from the one before in the rating. I rarely read series, and this just reiterated why. I just cannot get past how many obviously horrible decisions Guinevere made. There's just no way she could be that stupid. This really should have been called The Guinevere Curse instead; I wouldn't want her back in Camelot.
I felt like book 2 & 3 just took all the characters I fell in love with in book 1, and either sidelined them, or made them regress in their character development. Guinevere is so fucking annoying, and is the queen of jumping to conclusions. She thinks nothing through, and just assumes she's always right. Who cares what anyone else thinks ? For me only Arthur and Mordred felt like the same characters in the end.
Speaking of Mordred...he got absolutely hosed by this story. I haven't felt this bad for a character in ages. He was reduced to just being the emotional punching bag of Guinevere, and all the buildup we had for their relationship never payed off. I definitely get the "Justice for Mordred" reviews now.
Each book in this series lost a star from the one before in the rating. I rarely read series, and this just reiterated why. I just cannot get past how many obviously horrible decisions Guinevere made. There's just no way she could be that stupid. This really should have been called The Guinevere Curse instead; I wouldn't want her back in Camelot.