A review by francisopal
Once & Future by Cory McCarthy, A.R. Capetta
5.0
Full review: https://bookpeopleteens.wordpress.com/2019/05/06/review-once-future/
Overall, actually-in-love Cori McCarthy and Amy Rose Capetta (their engagement video made me cry) have written a perfect YA novel that’s fun, diverse, and meaningful, with plenty of magic and swords to keep it interesting. While a reincarnation of King Arthur may not seem like the most original idea, the way Amy Rose and Cori have written it is completely unique and fantastically surprising. Once & Future is neon bright and mind-blowingly cool, packed with loveable characters and enough rebelling against The Man for any reasonable teen. Rating: five/five
Favorite quotes:
- “Fashion came and went, but Merlin had always believed that jeans - like cockroaches - would survive into any possible future.”
- “That’s what resistance looks like, Merlin. It’s not one glorious, shining victory. It’s a torch that you keep burning, no matter what.”
- “We can play battles and knights and kings, but in the end, we just want to exist.”
- “A girl they couldn’t control, who wouldn’t stop talking. That’s the scariest damn thing in the universe.”
Overall, actually-in-love Cori McCarthy and Amy Rose Capetta (their engagement video made me cry) have written a perfect YA novel that’s fun, diverse, and meaningful, with plenty of magic and swords to keep it interesting. While a reincarnation of King Arthur may not seem like the most original idea, the way Amy Rose and Cori have written it is completely unique and fantastically surprising. Once & Future is neon bright and mind-blowingly cool, packed with loveable characters and enough rebelling against The Man for any reasonable teen. Rating: five/five
Favorite quotes:
- “Fashion came and went, but Merlin had always believed that jeans - like cockroaches - would survive into any possible future.”
- “That’s what resistance looks like, Merlin. It’s not one glorious, shining victory. It’s a torch that you keep burning, no matter what.”
- “We can play battles and knights and kings, but in the end, we just want to exist.”
- “A girl they couldn’t control, who wouldn’t stop talking. That’s the scariest damn thing in the universe.”