There wasn't anything particularly wrong with this book. It just dragged on and on and on. I couldn't get into it. The writing was fine, the characters were decent...I guess that's really what was wrong. Everything was just mediocre. Nothing wrong, just nothing good either.
I received this book through Goodreads first-reads giveaway.I've been a fan of the Arthurian legends ever since I can remember and have read a fair quantity of books and references on it so I was very happy to have won this book. I was, however, surprised to find out it was a mystery. Fortunately I ...
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A three-and-a-half, rounded to four. I found it slow to start, but it became increasingly interesting. Fascinating to recognize the "mythical" names, with entirely different but intriguing characterizations. I look forward to more development of this "Camelot."
As romanticized as the "Arthurian period" is in the present day, it is really excellent to read a book that makes one think what actually living in that time would have been like--how physically uncomfortable it had to have been. 3.5