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The Guinevere Deception

by Kiersten White

🥛clean·spoiler·Camelot Rising #1·✓ Series Complete

Why Read This?

Kiersten White flips the Arthurian legend on its head by making Guinevere the secret weapon rather than the damsel—her identity crisis drives the mystery while a female Lancelot and morally complex Mordred rewrite every love triangle expectation

Synopsis

A new fantasy series set in the world of Camelot that bestselling author Christina Lauren calls brilliant, reimagining the Arthurian legend . . . where nothing is 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. 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? *THE FIRST BOOK IN THE CAMELOT RISING TRILOGY*

At a Glance

3.75 ★ Goodreads
Spice Level🥛clean
Endingspoiler
PairingMIXED
Romance Pacingslow burn

Top Tropes

hidden identityarranged marriagelove triangle

Mood

mysteriousatmosphericmagical

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

3.75 ★

Page Count

352 pages

Published

2019

Primary Genre

Fantasy

Pairing

MIXED

POV

Third Person

Romance Pacing

Slow Burn

Cliffhanger

spoiler

Audiobook

Available

Yes

Format

Single Narrator

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
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