In general, there was a lot of beauty in the pages. Yes, men tend to get all the glory in Arthurian tales, but the women in these stories are also strong and powerful, and the way they support each other in this book were beautiful. I applauded each of these changes, even as they surprised me, and I especially loved the community of women that White built in this story. Other characters are also very different, especially as White changes the story to integrate women much more than previously, as well as LGBT themes. And she’s protecting someone who doesn’t usually need protecting in these sort of books: the king, Arthur. She’s a bit of a “born yesterday” trope, but instead of going with the “she must be protected” thing, she’s the one doing the protecting.
She’s compassionate and stubborn, although she is often very naive.
Guinevere is also a very determined character. But now she’s powerful and has a magical ability, and while throughout the entire novel I had the original story floating in the back of my mind, this new Guinevere stood out as different, but still reminiscent of the original story. It’s great to see Guinevere in a stronger role, especially since she’s so often a victim of fate and her main plot is being involved with someone who isn’t her husband. This is a very different and interesting concept to the story of Guinevere and Arthur. The Guinevere Deception is a fantasy novel by Kiersten White, who also wrote The Conqueror’s Saga, which I reviewed on this blog a while ago! So when I got an opportunity to review an advanced reading copy of this book, of course I jumped at the chance! Especially because I’ve always been a huge fan of Arthurian literature and stories. I received an advanced reading copy of The Guinevere Deception in exchange for an honest review. Guinevere has to find out where the threat is coming from, all while hiding her magic, and pretending to be someone she’s not.
Merlin instead sends his daughter, disguised as Guinevere. Now that Merlin has been exiled from Camelot, though, he can’t protect Arthur from these threats. Evil may have been defeated, but it still lurks in wait.
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