The Guinevere Deception by Kiersten White

The Guinevere Deception (Camelot Rising Trilogy, #1)

by Kiersten White

"Fascinating. . . . Kiersten White has taken the best parts of the Arthurian legend and made them all her own."--Renée Ahdieh, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Wrath and the Dawn series.

A new fantasy series set in the world of Camelot that bestselling author Christina Lauren calls "brilliant," reimagining the Arthurian legend . . . where nothing is as magical and terrifying as a girl.


Princess Guinevere has come to Camelot to wed a stranger: the charismatic King Arthur. With magic clawing at the kingdom's borders, the great wizard Merlin conjured a...Read more

Reviewed by Nessa Luna on

3 of 5 stars

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Let me tell you a secret – I have watched a bunch of Arthurian movies, I’ve watched two whole episodes of Merlin (there’s a story behind it, for another time) but I have never read the original stories nor have I ever read a retelling. The Guinevere Deception was my first Arthurian retelling and honestly, I didn’t love it. I loved the premise, Guinevere as a changeling, but the story overall wasn’t what I had hoped for. The last couple of chapters were great and were the main reason I gave this book the rating it got, but alas it wasn’t the epic magical story I had hoped for.

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