{"id":38985,"date":"2021-02-18T23:52:29","date_gmt":"2021-02-19T03:52:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=38985"},"modified":"2021-02-18T23:52:29","modified_gmt":"2021-02-19T03:52:29","slug":"review-of-the-camelot-betrayal-by-kiersten-white-read-by-elizabeth-knowelden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=38985","title":{"rendered":"Review of The Camelot Betrayal, by Kiersten White, read by Elizabeth Knowelden"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The Camelot Betrayal<\/p>\n

Camelot Rising<\/em>, Book Two<\/p>\n

by Kiersten White
\nread by Elizabeth Knowelden<\/p>\n

Listening Library, 2020. 15 hours, 28 minutes.
\nReview written February 18, 2021, from a library eaudiobook
\nStarred Review<\/p>\n

When I finished reading for the 2020 Cybils Awards, the first thing I did was put on hold the sequel to The Guinevere Deception<\/a><\/em>, which was published while we were deliberating. Best of all, I could get it in audiobook form and hear more of the mesmerizing voice of Elizabeth Knowelden, whose reading is so perfect for a tale of fantasy and mystery.<\/p>\n

In the first book, Guinevere, who is not really Guinevere, was finding her place in Camelot and fighting the Dark Queen. In this book there are more adventures, and Guinevere must save herself from them, relying on her own magic. And while she\u2019s battling other dangers and rescuing innocents and fighting evil, within Camelot there\u2019s another threat \u2013 the sister of the real Guinevere has come to visit.<\/p>\n

I love the way even though this is based on the well-known Arthurian legend, I have no idea what to expect. Sir Launcelot, for example, is a woman, and the legend of Tristan and Isolde isn\u2019t at all what we expect it to be. And of course Guinevere herself is not really the princess she is thought to be\u2026 or is she? And does she really belong in Camelot by Arthur\u2019s side?<\/p>\n

Like so many good trilogies, this second book ends on a cliff-hanger, including, yes, a betrayal. Though we\u2019re not completely sure who\u2019s doing the betraying and who is betrayed. The plot is getting twisted, and it will be hard to wait for what I hope is the final volume, with some untwisting of knots.<\/p>\n

I loved listening to this even more than the first book. I do get annoyed with Guinevere at times, getting obsessed with trouble coming where there isn\u2019t necessarily trouble to be found \u2013 but then when trouble comes from a different direction, her worry seems worth it and I realize that as a reader I was expertly misdirected. I should probably say no more about that, so I\u2019ll simply state that this book is full of adventure and danger and magic and makes for a magnificent listening experience.<\/p>\n

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Source: This review is based on a library eaudiobook from Fairfax County Public Library.<\/p>\n

Disclaimer: I am a professional librarian, but the views expressed are solely my own, and in no way represent the official views of my employer or of any committee or group of which I am part.<\/p>\n

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