The Camelot Betrayal (Camelot Rising #2)

. .Kiersten White

Guinevere has accepted her role as queen. Her relationship with Arthur is growing, but her feelings for Mordrid leave her confused. Worse still, the decisions she makes for her people leave a trail of casualties behind her. When a girl arrives in Camelot claiming to be her sister, she is convinced that Camelot is under attack from within. Can she get to the bottom of Guinevachs true identity before Camelot falls to her charms?

The Camelot Betrayal is rich with internal conflict. Guinevere struggles with her true identity, her lack of memory, and the consequences of her decisions. She struggles with blame because of what she did in the previous book. Overall, this story is everything I love from a traditional fantasy. Knights, kings and queens, political intrigue, adventure, quests. But also romance and deception. It checks all the boxes.

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While magic isnt heavy in this book, I still really love the magical system and world building. Guineveres knot magic is so creative and she finds ways to use it in many different circumstances. Especially when it comes to aiding her in her quests.

Once again, I loved the genderbending qualities of this story. Lancelot is still one of my favorite characters. I appreciated Guineveres ability to take matters into her own hands. She doesnt need her husband to save her, nor does she expect or wait for him to. Sometimes to a fault, as we see with the lasting consequences of her decisions.

I also appreciated that we began to see some flaws from Arthur. He will do anything for Camelot. But he also allows emotions to blind him. This comes full circle at the end of the book when his emotions are used against him.

That being said, the story ended on a cliffhanger. I have mixed feelings about that because it was frustrating but it also hints at the potential to come. The entire book, Guinevere struggles with her identity. She has so many questions. With this ending, she is finally in a place where shes going to discover who she really is. We are FINALLY going to get answers! But the wait is going to kill me. : /

“How unfortunate that nature was both the most peaceful and the most dangerous place possible.”

The Camelot Betrayal is the sequel to The Guinevere Deception by Kiersten White. Continuing with the fantasy retelling of King Arthur, I enjoyed this book even better than the first. There were some questions I had after the first book that were answered in this follow-up. I still really love that Lancelot is a woman in White’s series, with the same unbeatable reputation we’re familiar with from the legends. I feel like I’ve been immersed in a lot of Camelot-esque stories this year between other books I’ve read and a popular Netflix series I watched, and this book only added to that immersive fun. I think this is a trilogy so I’m already anxiously awaiting the third book. I can’t wait to see what happens with Guinevere next.

Another five star book. Sequel to The Guinevere Deception, we find ourselves once more in Camelot trying to find answers and defend our beloved characters. Who is good? Are the bad guys REALLY the bad guys? What is real?!? And then, just as the action is really going you realize there has to be a third book. Because this one is over. THIS IS WHY I DON’T READ SERIES THAT ARE NOT COMPLETE! And so, I will sit back and impatiently wait for the next book.

This jumps right back in where book one left off. My first impressions were, oooh are we getting a Lancelot and Guinevere tale after all, but alas, not in this book (or not yet in this trilogy) and I couldn’t help but want redemption for Mordred despite his actions in book one.

I liked that part of the real Guinevere’s past came to ‘haunt’ our Guinevere and watching her deal with that subplot really added to Guinevere’s character growth and that made me a happy reader.

We had still about the same amount of Arthur as last time and there was more of a focus on the characters and their relationships (romantic and platonic). I loved getting to see more of everyone and this is what made this a better read than book one for me. Though I love worldbuilding I was really excited to get to know Guinevere and her companions more.

Saying all of that, I do believe this is a slower-paced read than book one, we have not as much action and the plot is taking its time, strolling toward the ending. BUT that ending was such a whopper, I NEED BOOK 3 NOW!

The Guinevere Deception was one of my favorite books of 2019 and I couldn’t wait to dive into The Camelot Betrayal!

This installment was so much fun and I loved seeing the relationship between Guinevere and Lancelot develop more. I know that a lot of people are hoping for a Guinevere and Lancelot romance, but I love their friendship at the moment. My mind could certainly still be changed, but I’m firmly team Mordred at the moment.

I really enjoyed that there was a quest in this book, which expanded the world and showed us more of Guinevere away from Arthur. I also appreciated getting more of Guinevere’s backstory and can’t wait to find out even more about who she really is and what her purpose is.

Although I loved this book, I did find myself enjoying it a bit less than the first one. It was a quicker read, but I loved the mystery of The Guinevere Deception a bit more. I was hoping for a bit more development with the main story, but the side quest was still a lot of fun. I will definitely be preordering the third one!

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