cereuslyrico's review against another edition
5.0
The series grows as you read along, with each book easily enjoyable on its own, while still adding to the overall plot. Highly recommend.
elusivity's review against another edition
3.0
3 STARS
Retelling of Arthurian legends, with addition of a squire named Terence and a very sympathetically depicted Sir Gawain.
Very simple, very straight-forward little story. I enjoyed it, but two days later much details have already been lost..
Retelling of Arthurian legends, with addition of a squire named Terence and a very sympathetically depicted Sir Gawain.
Spoiler
Terence was raised, shades of SWORD IN THE STONE, by a hermit who remembers time backwards: he remember the future, but not the past. One day while hunting, Terence ran into Gawain, and became his squire. They meet people. They joust, defeat random knights, go to King Arthur's court and Gawain is knighted. They go on a quest, where Sir Gawain and Terence ended up in Faerie and met Gawain's one true love, the enchanter Ganscotter's daughter. They return to mortal lands, now carrying a longing for Faerie. Then Terence somehow senses an evil Enchantress who tries to take over the world by magically poisoning King Arthur. This Enchantress is Morgause, Gawain's estranged mother. Terence and Gawain rides to defeat her, and succeeds. Terence discovers his father is Ganscotter, that he has the right to live in Faerie, but chose stay with Gawain instead.Very simple, very straight-forward little story. I enjoyed it, but two days later much details have already been lost..
abookishwonderer's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
brookerhees's review
4.0
Some of the knightly duels were a bit more gory than I remembered (in a kid's book kind of way). But given the subject matter, that's somewhat to be expected. Still overall a fun, light take on the knights of the round table
lavendermarch's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 stars because I wish it was longer, however there's a second book, so yay!
Reread June 21st, 2022
This was a nice palette cleanser after several disappointing books. It wasn't perfect - I would have appreciated more well-rounded female characters (I think there werel only two that were somewhat close) but it was a King Arthur retelling that I had read and enjoyed before, even if I didn't remember much. It was a quick, entertaining read. I might reread book two as well. 3.5 stars.
Reread June 21st, 2022
This was a nice palette cleanser after several disappointing books. It wasn't perfect - I would have appreciated more well-rounded female characters (I think there werel only two that were somewhat close) but it was a King Arthur retelling that I had read and enjoyed before, even if I didn't remember much. It was a quick, entertaining read. I might reread book two as well. 3.5 stars.
nerdyforbooks_'s review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
verydazedragon's review
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I've always been particularly fond of Arthurian legend, and as it happens, Sir Gawain is my favorite knight. (As the author mentioned in the afterword, Thomas Mallory depicted Gawain in such a way that disserviced the gallant, humble man shown in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.) This particularly storytelling style paid homage to the fast-paced absurdity found in all epic poetry, which for me, was what set it apart from other Arthurian retellings, which always try to imbue their stories with too much realism as is destructive the the nostalgic beauty of such tales. This book truly captured the essence of Arthurian legend with startling hilarity, and I cannot wait to read the rest of the series.