pickI‘m a Grossman fan, so I looked forward to this “Novel of King Arthur” (the subtitle.) The novel is strongest when the author sticks to the storytelling. Bright Sword is weakest when Grossman descends into the snarky asides that worked in the Magicians series, but don‘t work here.
Set when Camelot is in decline after the disastrous grail quest, Lancelot‘s betrayal and Arthur‘s death the remaining knights drive to define the new Britain.
pickI loved this King Arthur retelling so much that I gave it five stars 🌟
The knight Collum goes to Camelot a few weeks after Arthur's death. The fate of the realm is in peril and Collum, Nimue, and the few knights of the round table that are left must find a new king and restore order to the land 👑
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Hosting a Super Bowl party; finding a pie reference in my current read, have yet to vacuum, but otherwise we are ready to cheer on Taylor‘s boyfriend. “The crowds feasted on pastries and pies…” #LitPie #iLovePie #CaresPieShow #GoChiefs 🏈
pickThis was by far my favorite book that I read in January. I couldn't put it down. I read all 673 pages in one sitting. It's insane how good this book is. It will be hard to beat this one. Obviously, I gave it 5 stars.
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Hey. How are you? I hope you are well. 💖 I bought myself some flowers. Be calm, dance & laugh and read good books. 🤗
pickThis was my first book by Grossman, and it won‘t be my last. Although I felt it was a good 150 pages too long (it was close to 600+ pages), it was a fun, exciting Arthurian retelling that asks “What happens AFTER Arthur died?” It follows the “loser” knights that are left and tells their backstories while also introducing 17-year-old Collum, a kid who wants to be a knight but arrived at Camelot after its glory days.
Recent birthday acquisitions:
📖 The Mystery of King Arthur by Elizabeth Jenkins
📖 The Arthurian Legends: An Illustrated Anthology, Selected and Introduced by Richard Barber
📖 Robin Hood and the White Cat
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I'm a real sucker for an Arthurian tale, and I finally got this from the library, the waiting list was quite long! I bailed on the Magician books by this author, they just weren't for me, I think, but so far I am loving this one!
