Henge

by Realm Lovejoy

• ASIN: B00PBV1HKK
• Publish Date: 2014
• Publish Status: Unknown
• Format: eBook (Kindle)
• Pages: 333
• Language: English

Reviews

[Chelsea]

Read for Popsugar's 2018 Reading Challenge #10: A book about death or grief

I really enjoyed reading Henge! I love the twists on Camelot (I now feel like I need to read the original sometime soon) and it's always fun to see magic in our modern day world.

This story focuses on Morgan, a fire user, who is competing to be Prince Arthur's right hand man. I tend to love books with competitions like that and this one was no exception! The plot is fast paced and full of little surprises and some mystery so there was never a point where I was bored.

I also found the characters to be really interesting. There weren't really any characters I'd considered 'good' or 'evil', most were a mix between the two which made for a nice change. Even our main character seemed to struggle with what's right and wrong so I'm very interested in seeing where her character goes next!

If you love retellings and are looking for something different than the usual fairy tale retellings then try picking this one up! I don't think you'll be disappointed!

[limabean74]

My Review:

I was so happy to be a part of this tour and even more excited to have been able to read this book because WOW, It was FANTASTIC! I really loved this book. It was one of those books that just kept going and going and before you knew it, it was done…and with a MAJOR CLIFFHANGER. I am a rare person who really doesn’t mind a cliff hanger and this had a great cliff hanger that I CANNOT WAIT FOR THE NEXT ONE!!!

The story is a modern day twist of the Arthurian Legend, I loved this retelling, it was just such a fun and fresh telling of an already amazing legend. Morgan LaFey is fantastic, I just adore her and she really broke my heart, everyone was against her and someone was trying to kill her. After a while I was starting to have trust issues with the characters in the book, you can tell something big was going on every page got you closer and made me more excited about who was trying to kill her and what this big plan was. Morgan was trying to become the Maven of Little soon to be King Arthur so she tries out to be one of Arthurs Rounds and is chosen, She meets her biggest competition Merlin, a friend Guinevere and an arrogant Lancelot. All these characters were AMAZING and I just loved them.

The story and the world build was so detailed and I loved every minute of it, with so much going on this book was really hard to put down, I know I have said that before but really it was hard to put down. The END, Oh My God, the END just made me LOVE Morgan even more. I can’t wait for the next one. Could this be a new favorite series for me? Maybe :)

I was about a 4 right at the beginning but half way I knew this would be hands down a solid 5 for me. Realm Lovejoy is now one of my top authors, she is a phenomenal story teller!

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Giveaway:

Tour-wide giveaway

• 1 signed copy of Henge + swag (US only)


• 1 Amazon Giftcard ($20) (INTL)


• 2 paperbacks of Henge (US only)


• 4 ebook copies of of Henge (INTL)

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[Terri M. LeBlanc]

Henge is an unique take on the Arthurian legend that grabbed me from page one and kept me going until the very last moment. Ms. Lovejoy crafted a unique world set within the known world of London with intriguing mysterious characters the played with my emotions and had me asking tons of questions.

The downfall with this book is purely personal. I realized shortly after starting it that I know very little about Arthurian mythology. I often found myself confused by the names and the myriad of characters that waltzed in and out of Morgan’s life. I did venture out to Wikipedia (not the best source, I know) and read up a bit, but after getting even further confused there, I just decided to let go of what I didn’t know and enjoy the book.

I grew to love Morgan as the story progressed. As the misunderstood student, she reminded me a bit of Elphaba from Wicked. In many of the tellings of Arthur’s story, Morgan le Fay is portrayed as an antagonist. I was intrigued by Ms. Lovejoy’s use of the characters that surround Morgan as well as her mother’s mysterious past as tempering agents (a forge, perhaps?) in shaping Morgan and what she may potentially become.

Overall, despite my lack of knowledge about the Legend of King Arthur, I would give Henge a thumbs up. I did love the characters and wondered if Morgan would survive and discover the truth about her mother. While some reviews might compare Henge to the Harry Potter series or other popular YA novels, Henge stands on its own and provides a tantalizing new take on an old, if not-so-familiar-to-me, tale.