Can’t Wait Wednesday – THE GUINEVERE DECEPTION by Kiersten White
“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking the Spine, which encourages fellow bloggers to spotlight upcoming releases that we’re excited about. It is a meme that I have loved participating in for over a year now, but as Jill is no longer actively posting, from now on I’ll just be linking to Can’t Wait Wednesday, hosted by Tressa at Wishful Endings, which is a spinoff of the original WoW meme.
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My selection for this week is THE GUINEVERE DECEPTION by Kiersten White. The Legend of King Arthur has always fascinated me, so as soon as I saw this was a reimagining of the Arthurian legend, I knew it would be a must-read for me. Plus, there’s a changeling, which sold it all the more for me. According to Goodreads, this is also the first book of White’s Camelot Rising trilogy, which is also pretty exciting news.
THE GUINEVERE DECEPTION by Kiersten White
Publication Date: November 5, 2019
From Goodreads:
From New York Times bestselling author Kiersten White comes a new fantasy series reimagining the Arthurian legend, set in the magical world of Camelot.
There was nothing in the world 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 solution–send in Guinevere to be Arthur’s wife . . . and his protector from those who want to see the young king’s idyllic city fail. The catch? Guinevere’s real name–and her true identity–is a secret. She is a changeling, a girl who has given up everything to protect Camelot.
To keep Arthur safe, Guinevere must navigate a court in which the old–including Arthur’s own family–demand things continue as they have been, and the new–those drawn by the dream of Camelot–fight for a better way to live. And always, in the green hearts of forests and the black depths of lakes, magic lies in wait to reclaim the land. Arthur’s knights believe they are strong enough to face any threat, but Guinevere knows it will take more than swords to keep Camelot free.
Deadly jousts, duplicitous knights, and forbidden romances are nothing compared to the greatest threat of all: the girl with the long black hair, riding on horseback through the dark woods toward Arthur. Because when your whole existence is a lie, how can you trust even yourself?
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I’d love to hear what upcoming book releases you’re waiting on this Wednesday? Leave me your link in the comments below and I’ll stop by and check out your CWW selection for this week. 🙂
Ooh, this sounds awesome! I haven’t come across too many King Arthur retellings!
Me neither. I wish there were more of them.
I completely forgot about this one!
I did too, honestly.
This cover!! I love White and I can’t wait for this as well😁
That cover is amazing!
I haven’t read any Camelot retellings but have always been intrigued by the stories. This sounds like a good one!
I haven’t come across many Camelot retellings prior to this one so I’m pretty excited to see what White does with her series.
This looks fantastic!!!!
Doesn’t it?
I just read The Dark Decent of Elizabeth Frankenstein this year and really like this author. In fact, I have at least 4 other by her I want to read and now it looks like I’m adding a fifth! Thanks for sharing.
Lol, I’m in the same boat. I really need to get moving on her books.
This does sound sooo good and I LOVE that cover! I had to just go add this to my TBR.
I’m in love with that cover too. So vibrant!
I love that cover! I hope you enjoy reading the first book in this new series.
My WoW
Thanks, I hope so too. 🙂
I love Arthurian stuff too, and this sounds fabulous. Guinevere as a changeling? Yes please. And it sounds kinda mysterious too. Plus Kiersten White, who I’ve kinda wanted to try for a while. Definitely adding this!
Right? I’ve wanted to try Kiersten White’s books for ages. I think I have 3 or 4 of them on my Kindle right now, lol.
Looking forward to this one too!
I hope we both love it!
It was my choice two weeks ago Suzanne!
Yay, I hope we both love this one!
This cover is absolutely enchanting, Suzanne! And you have piqued my interest in this book!
I’m in love with that cover too!
Oh wow, this sounds brilliant! I love this different take on the legend AND making G the centre of everything.
Me too. It sounds like it’s going to be such a cool series.