Camelot Reborn: Royal Enchantment | Sharon Ashwood
Published by: Harlequin Nocturne, July 1st 2017
Genre: Paranormal Romance, Urban Fantasy, Mythology
Pages: 304
Format: Ebook
Source: Harlequin Nocturne, via Netgalley
She married the king. She wanted the man.
She married the king. She wanted the man.
Guinevere's marriage to Arthur was a political partnership, never a romance. Merlin knows that the king's court, newly restored at a medieval theme park, will only be complete if Arthur has his lady. Little did anyone suspect that once Guinevere gets a taste of twenty-first-century freedoms that this ancient queen would lose interest in belonging to any man—even a royal one.
It takes a dragon, and some passionate nights spent in each other's arms, to lure her back to her husband's side. Arthur is willing to accept Gwen's help in protecting the new Camelot from a fae menace, but the bigger challenge will be wooing back Guinevere for a second chance at love…
Oh hey, this was awesome.
I had some reservations in the beginning, when Arthur was (accurate to his era's attitudes, to be fair) controlling, belittling of Gwen, and an all-around DICK. But the best thing about this book by far is the GROWTH. These characters grow so much, Gwen from a downtrodden woman who has no voice to a woman who talks up for herself and takes action despite the restrictions placed on her, and Arthur from a domineering, controlling prick to a man who listens, learns, and does better. Honestly, I love how flawed they are. Their relationship is a real one - messy, hurtful, and ultimately hard won and hopeful and fulfilling. The writing is exceptional, and made the love, the hurt, (and yeah, the awesome fantasy elements) so vivid and real.
To touch on the fantasy an action parts of this book (of which there were SO MANY MORE than I expected, which I loved), there's so much myth and legends and awesome creatures packed into this - it's exciting from page one. Arthurian legend, a theme park, dragons, fae, and knights, all packed into modern day times. One of the things I love about romance series is I can (like I did with this book) come into the series at any book, but I really want to read the first two of this series!!
Fantasy, mythology, and vividly real romance make this book stand out. I loved it!
Characters ★★★★☆
Setting/world ★★★★☆
Writing ★★★★☆
Uh I am v interested in this series!!
ReplyDeleteIt is SO GOOD, you need to read it! (The book I read before this, Angel Unleashed, is Arthurian myth too!)
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