La Duperie de Guenièvre

La Duperie de Guenièvre

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  • Author:Kiersten White
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Summary

La princesse Guenièvre arrive à Camelot pour épouser le charismatique Roi Arthur, mais elle n’est pas celle qu’elle prétend être。 Son vrai nom et sa véritable identité sont un secret。

La magie a été interdite dans le royaume et le sorcier Merlin qui en a été banni a trouvé un moyen de protéger le roi : faire de Guenièvre sa femme… et sa protectrice contre ceux qui veulent voir la ville du jeune souverain tomber。

Pour sauver la vie d’Arthur, sa nouvelle épouse va devoir naviguer dans une cour où les anciennes valeurs qui s’opposent au changement côtoient de nouvelles voix qui se battent pour un monde meilleur。

Mais au cœur de la forêt et dans les sombres profondeurs des lacs, la plus terrible des menaces attend pour récupérer ce qui lui est dû… Les chevaliers d’Arthur croient qu’ils sont assez forts pour faire face à n’importe quel danger, mais Guenièvre sait qu’il faudra bien plus que des épées pour garder Camelot libre。

Des joutes meurtrières aux trahisons et aux romances interdites, La duperie de Guenièvre propose une lecture inédite et fascinante de la plus grande des légendes。 Le combat entre la magie et le fer, le bien et le mal。 Une œuvre forte, novatrice et indispensable。

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Reviews

Meera

3。5 stars out of 5 stars

These Violent Delights (Robin)

I really enjoyed this! "Guinevere" is so cool, I am running through so many theories in my head, it's bonkers lol。 Full Review To Come。 I really enjoyed this! "Guinevere" is so cool, I am running through so many theories in my head, it's bonkers lol。 Full Review To Come。 。。。more

Kimberly

*5

FaithReads

One of my favorite books of all time is And I Darken, so when I learned of a King Arthur retelling from Guinevere's perspective by Kiersten White I was all on board。 I had not read any original King Arthur and only had the base awareness of the legend itself so I went in pretty blind。 The characters felt a little flat at times and the plot seemed a little all over the place。 I wasn't invested in the apparent high stakes of the large battle。 I was let down by the lack of agency from Guinevere, wh One of my favorite books of all time is And I Darken, so when I learned of a King Arthur retelling from Guinevere's perspective by Kiersten White I was all on board。 I had not read any original King Arthur and only had the base awareness of the legend itself so I went in pretty blind。 The characters felt a little flat at times and the plot seemed a little all over the place。 I wasn't invested in the apparent high stakes of the large battle。 I was let down by the lack of agency from Guinevere, who seemed to be mostly following Merlin and Arthur's guidance, but at the same time, I was conflicted because I think it is important to show strong women who are not in conventional leadership roles。 Overall, was a bit of a letdown and can't decide whether or not to read the next book。 。。。more

Sophie

3。5 stars。This is actually hard to rate because it had a lot of parts I actually quite liked and even though not an awful lot happened in the first half I thought it made sense the way it was structured, because I personally prefer getting to know the characters over non-stop action。 But I just felt like the story and characters had more potential and while I liked the plot well enough it never really shocked me。 The romance was alright I guess but felt a little underdeveloped in the early stage 3。5 stars。This is actually hard to rate because it had a lot of parts I actually quite liked and even though not an awful lot happened in the first half I thought it made sense the way it was structured, because I personally prefer getting to know the characters over non-stop action。 But I just felt like the story and characters had more potential and while I liked the plot well enough it never really shocked me。 The romance was alright I guess but felt a little underdeveloped in the early stages to me and the ending felt like it had too much happening at once。So a decent read, lots of potential, probably won't read the next one but if you like YA retellings of old tales or even just a decent feminist fantasy you'll probably enjoy this。 。。。more

Lulu

I feel as though it's not quite a 4 but also not a 3 so we're gonna go with a 3。5 🤔I will read the next one though 💜 I feel as though it's not quite a 4 but also not a 3 so we're gonna go with a 3。5 🤔I will read the next one though 💜 。。。more

Oscar Rasco

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Alyssa

I enjoyed this book。 It wasn't great or fantastic but I enjoyed it。 The plot and storyline felt like it was set up for a larger story。 Like this was just a prequel leading up to the real story that might possibly in the next book。 I am considering reading the next book to see if the plot really gets going。 I enjoyed this book。 It wasn't great or fantastic but I enjoyed it。 The plot and storyline felt like it was set up for a larger story。 Like this was just a prequel leading up to the real story that might possibly in the next book。 I am considering reading the next book to see if the plot really gets going。 。。。more

Serenity

(3。5 stars)I have very mixed feelings about this book, because it took me ages to get through the first half, then read the other half in two days and loved the last ~100 pages。 I'm not that familiar with the Arthurian legends, so I can't say how this story deviates from them, but I really enjoyed it。Guinevere can use magic, but magic is forbidden in Camelot, so she faces hardships trying to keep her secret and still protect Artur。 Artur is a main character, but he rarely appears in the story, w (3。5 stars)I have very mixed feelings about this book, because it took me ages to get through the first half, then read the other half in two days and loved the last ~100 pages。 I'm not that familiar with the Arthurian legends, so I can't say how this story deviates from them, but I really enjoyed it。Guinevere can use magic, but magic is forbidden in Camelot, so she faces hardships trying to keep her secret and still protect Artur。 Artur is a main character, but he rarely appears in the story, when he appears he is kind, a good king and a nice person in general。 I really liked the support cast too。The ending was really fast paced and made me want to read the sequel! 。。。more

Emily (ofpagesandink)

This story took a lot to get through。 By the end I enjoyed it a bit more but I have little interest with continuing。 Maybe I'll borrow it from the library one day。 I love who Lancelot ends up being and I am curious if the story plays out like legend where Guinevere and Lancelot end up lovers。 The whole story just felt one dimensional。 Like I could sum up every character with one word except maybe Guinevere。 The other issue: everyone seems to know everything except Guinevere。 Mordred and Lancelot This story took a lot to get through。 By the end I enjoyed it a bit more but I have little interest with continuing。 Maybe I'll borrow it from the library one day。 I love who Lancelot ends up being and I am curious if the story plays out like legend where Guinevere and Lancelot end up lovers。 The whole story just felt one dimensional。 Like I could sum up every character with one word except maybe Guinevere。 The other issue: everyone seems to know everything except Guinevere。 Mordred and Lancelot knew who Guinevere was without being told by Merlin and Merlin supplying Arthur with information seemed a little。。。 convenient。 Like "I can't think of another way to explain this so it'll have to do。" 。。。more

Juanpa

3。5

Val

I had such high hopes for this one, but it was a flop, almost a DNF。 The story was practically nonexistent, there weren't many twists and turns and there was relatively no ending or explanation。 I understand this is supposed to be book 1 of three but there just wasn't enough meat on the bone for me to continue the meal。 Not enough world building, practically no character depth, which I can kind of understand for the main character who has clearly only been alive since the beginning of the book, I had such high hopes for this one, but it was a flop, almost a DNF。 The story was practically nonexistent, there weren't many twists and turns and there was relatively no ending or explanation。 I understand this is supposed to be book 1 of three but there just wasn't enough meat on the bone for me to continue the meal。 Not enough world building, practically no character depth, which I can kind of understand for the main character who has clearly only been alive since the beginning of the book, but that doesn't excuse the flimsy conviction and depth of other characters。 Too many frustrating questions with not enough answers and no big question to keep me going with the story。 There are better books out there based on Arthurian Legends, give this one a pass。 。。。more

Krystal

2。5 really。 Quick, fun reimagining of Camelot and I'm interested enough to read the second book to know more of the story, so that's why I'm nearly to a 3。 But the stereotypical YA love triangle dragged this down nearly to a 2。 2。5 really。 Quick, fun reimagining of Camelot and I'm interested enough to read the second book to know more of the story, so that's why I'm nearly to a 3。 But the stereotypical YA love triangle dragged this down nearly to a 2。 。。。more

Christine

3。5 stars。 This book was enjoyable and I liked the characters。 I am not sure if I will continue with the series。

Kaylee

3。5/5I will admit that this review is partially biased, because I love the medieval era, Arthurian stories, and knights, but this was a fun book。 I think the pacing at times was a bit slow because there wasn’t much going on, but some of the characters hooked me enough to want to read the rest of the series。Some of the storyline will be predictable to those who have general Arthurian knowledge, but I thought the genderbend characters, the deception, and the knot magic were a fresh take。 I especia 3。5/5I will admit that this review is partially biased, because I love the medieval era, Arthurian stories, and knights, but this was a fun book。 I think the pacing at times was a bit slow because there wasn’t much going on, but some of the characters hooked me enough to want to read the rest of the series。Some of the storyline will be predictable to those who have general Arthurian knowledge, but I thought the genderbend characters, the deception, and the knot magic were a fresh take。 I especially liked seeing Camelot through the eyes of Guinevere since we so often see from Arthur’s, but I do hope that Arthur becomes more developed as a character as the series continues。 。。。more

Issy Wells

3。5It was quite a slow book up until the last couple of chapters or so, the author knew what she was doing when she left it at a cliffhanger。 I wasn't super excited to jump onto the second book from the ending。 The overall story of the arthurian legend retelling was really well done and I love Lancelot 。 3。5It was quite a slow book up until the last couple of chapters or so, the author knew what she was doing when she left it at a cliffhanger。 I wasn't super excited to jump onto the second book from the ending。 The overall story of the arthurian legend retelling was really well done and I love Lancelot 。 。。。more

isabel

WHERE IS MY LESBIAN GUINEVERE/LANCELOT RETELLING WHY MAKE LANCELOT FEMALE AND NOT DELIVER maybe in the next book

AtenRa

I started this book back in November last year, but because I moved house, I didn't have a chance to finish it and it kinda fell on the wayside until I decided to pick it up again now, beginning of April。 The book was overall ok, but nothing exciting or anything that I haven't read before。 I like the legend of Arthur and Excalibur, and White's version didn't have much new to add, apart from the fact that she made Lancelot a girl, which is admittedly pretty cool。 That said, the move was not the o I started this book back in November last year, but because I moved house, I didn't have a chance to finish it and it kinda fell on the wayside until I decided to pick it up again now, beginning of April。 The book was overall ok, but nothing exciting or anything that I haven't read before。 I like the legend of Arthur and Excalibur, and White's version didn't have much new to add, apart from the fact that she made Lancelot a girl, which is admittedly pretty cool。 That said, the move was not the only reason I sort of abandoned this book。 *MILD SPOILERS*I didn't really like any of the main characters and the pace was very slow。 Guinevere for me was a weak female lead, very passive and fragile。 She was all over the place emotionally throughout the whole book and couldn't decide if she wanted Arthur as a friend or as a lover, or if she wanted someone else entirely。 Arthur on the other hand, was a very unlikable male lead。 I was always on the fence about him, but White's version was not appealing at all。 He is shown to only care about Camelot and his position as king, and was stringing naïve Guinevere along just because he needs her help。 I am 100% Mordred all the way, who turned out to be more of a feminist than Guinevere ever was。The plot was very simplistic, stretched out to fit 300 odd pages, one of the reasons why the pace was so slow that made half of the book, quite honestly, boring。 The magic system didn't really make any sense and Merlin turned out to be the villain (?) somehow, even though Guinevere chose Arthur over Mordred in the end, claiming that men can do good sometimes。 Girl, what? No。Overall, it wasn't a bad book but it wasn't great one either。 It doesn't even remotely reach the perfection that is And I Darken, both in regards to characters and world building。 。。。more

Christina

This was fine。 I liked White’s other books much, much better。 I also think I guessed the big reveal way too soon? Like, 40% into the book。On the other hand, I loved Le Mort D’Arthur and really find Arthurian legend fascinating。

Benedicte Uhrenholt

Read it in a day。Lancelot and Mordred were both hot; Arthur was kinda cute? The plot twist was expected with even the slightest knowledge of Arthurian legend。 Still, it was a nice short read, and didn't require much of the reader。 Read it in a day。Lancelot and Mordred were both hot; Arthur was kinda cute? The plot twist was expected with even the slightest knowledge of Arthurian legend。 Still, it was a nice short read, and didn't require much of the reader。 。。。more

Amelia

omg,,,,

Emily Kelt

SPOILERS AHEAD (but in spoiler tags!)Can I just say I was not expecting this to be as enjoyable as it was?But wow。 This book was amazing。 Everything just worked for me。 I binge-read this in under a day。 Before reading Tracy Deonn’s Legendborn, King Arthur themed books were books I tended to avoid。 Having enjoyed Legendborn, I went in search of other YA Arthurian Legend retellings, and found this one。The cover looks absolutely gorgeous (I’m kicking myself for only ordering the eBook), and the boo SPOILERS AHEAD (but in spoiler tags!)Can I just say I was not expecting this to be as enjoyable as it was?But wow。 This book was amazing。 Everything just worked for me。 I binge-read this in under a day。 Before reading Tracy Deonn’s Legendborn, King Arthur themed books were books I tended to avoid。 Having enjoyed Legendborn, I went in search of other YA Arthurian Legend retellings, and found this one。The cover looks absolutely gorgeous (I’m kicking myself for only ordering the eBook), and the book itself didn’t disappoint。 I’m not familiar with the whole legend (I only know a few of the main characters), but this book explains what you need to know for the story as you go along so you’re not left in the dark。 I loved Guinevere’s character。 I wasn’t very partial to Arthur’s character, however, and I think she deserves more than him。 (view spoiler)[ I really hope they’re not endgame, I much prefer Mordred and Lancelot。 (hide spoiler)]And the Patchwork Knight: (view spoiler)[ I loved how Kiersten White twisted the original tale and made Lancelot a woman! That was not something I expected, but I’m delighted by it! (hide spoiler)]The writing in this as well! It was beautiful。 It was strange to get into at first, but I really enjoyed it after the first few chapters。I’ll be reading more of Kiersten White’s books。 。。。more

MFJ

Kiersten White is a master of retellings。 Not being familiar with Arthurian Legends, I appreciated the slower pace of this book。 Kiersten White really took time to weave this story without making her world building feel superfluous。 Being familiar with her past work (and how her stories escalated!!), I really looks forward to reading the rest of the series。

Cam Lectora

3。5⭐

Amanda

☆☆☆1\2

choose。to。be。myself。and。gay

I took me some time to get into the book but then I really absolutely enjoyed reading it! Normally slow paced storytelling isn't something I enjoy but that book just had so lovable characters (I do not mean Arthur, he annoys me a bit。 But Brangien and Guinevere are awsome。 And when Lancelot was introduced。。。。)I love how we can see Guinevere trying to find her place in Camelot and how she builds up friendships for the first time。All in all it will probably be a book I will reread whenever I am si I took me some time to get into the book but then I really absolutely enjoyed reading it! Normally slow paced storytelling isn't something I enjoy but that book just had so lovable characters (I do not mean Arthur, he annoys me a bit。 But Brangien and Guinevere are awsome。 And when Lancelot was introduced。。。。)I love how we can see Guinevere trying to find her place in Camelot and how she builds up friendships for the first time。All in all it will probably be a book I will reread whenever I am sick because it just has a nice world setting, nice characters (and I really love how Guinevere is doing her magic) and is giving these comfy book feel。And of course I love it because QUEER representation! 。。。more

Addie James

So it turns out My mild obsession as a child of the stories of Camelot have come back to me, but so much more this time around。 And I don't see this fading anytime soon。。。。 It has now been a couple of days since I finished the first two books, and I still find myself staring at nothing and getting that wistful feeling that can only be lessened by finally finishing this trilogy when the 3rd book comes out in December! However I know that I will be even more distraught when I do finish the book be So it turns out My mild obsession as a child of the stories of Camelot have come back to me, but so much more this time around。 And I don't see this fading anytime soon。。。。 It has now been a couple of days since I finished the first two books, and I still find myself staring at nothing and getting that wistful feeling that can only be lessened by finally finishing this trilogy when the 3rd book comes out in December! However I know that I will be even more distraught when I do finish the book because that will mean this wonderful adventure of following Guinevere through her journey of discovery will be over :( 。。。more

MyBookJourney

I did not like this book too much。 The basic plot was good and well thought out。 The storyline was quite innovative and interesting。 However, I hated the main characters and the predictability of how things were going to turn out。 I am not a great fan of the writing style either。 A lot of the things were unclear and some things have been conveniently forgotten。I hated everything about Guinevere。 Most of all how dependent and whiny she was。 Brangien, her maid, would fuss over her at all times, an I did not like this book too much。 The basic plot was good and well thought out。 The storyline was quite innovative and interesting。 However, I hated the main characters and the predictability of how things were going to turn out。 I am not a great fan of the writing style either。 A lot of the things were unclear and some things have been conveniently forgotten。I hated everything about Guinevere。 Most of all how dependent and whiny she was。 Brangien, her maid, would fuss over her at all times, and rather than finding it annoying, Guinevere welcomed it。 Her irrational fear of water was taken to such an extent that it got fake and annoying。 The author claimed that water had never touched her skin in a long time。 An impractical explanation had been provided for how she bathed using magic, but how she washed her hands, drank water and did so many other things was ignored。 She could not perform magic in the open for fear of getting caught, so she could not have washed her hands the way she cleaned her body。 And while drinking water, it is highly unlikely that not a drop has touched her hands, face or lips in so many years。Arthur's personality remained unclear and kept changing throughout the book。 Sometimes he acted as if he cared for Guinevere, other times he ignored her。 Sometimes he put his kingdom before anyone else, and other times it was said that he strived for the safety of men above all else。 I had like Mordred, but he too got boring fast。 While around Brangien and Guinevere, his only words were "You wound me" whenever they said something he did not approve of。 He acted as though he was hiding his feelings for Guinevere so well whereas I could tell right from the start that he liked her。 The author should have developed him more and made it either less obvious that he liked her, or shown that everyone could tell he did。There were also quite a few unclear events and mistakes。 Guinevere had been at one place in one line, and suddenly in the next, she was somewhere else。 There was a scene in which Guinevere had been healing an injured woman with her magic。 The woman had a cut on one side, which was oozing blood。 It is simply said in the book that Guinevere cut off and strip of her own skin and attached it to the woman with her magic。 It is not specified from where or how she cut the skin, and furthermore, there is no explanation for how she herself is not wounded。 One would think that cutting off a patch of skin would cause at least a little blood to come out, but Guinevere is puzzlingly unharmed。Launcelot's character was unnecessary。 She was extremely overrated。 Most of the times, she just happened to be in the right place at the right time and did what any knight would。 It was quite boring to read the description of her trial fights since it was obvious that she was going to win and be knighted。 All the descriptions of her fights seemed fake and the author was randomly making her win。Ultimately everything that happened in the book had been just like any of us could have predicted from the start。 It ended on a partial cliff hanger, but I feel no urge to read the next book。 I think I already know what will happen at the end, and the second book will just lead up to it。 Despite all this, I would give the book a three-and-a-half or four-star review because I liked the plot and it was enjoyable to read。 The book was fast-paced and the storyline kept me hooked where the characters could not。 Although most parts of it were like all the YAs out there, it was still fun to read。 I also really liked the way the book had been printed, and the cover was very cool too。 。。。more

Mia

Audiobook。 Loved it。 The twists omg

Gise Poitevin (La Biblioteca de Merlín)

"Nunca había sabido lo que era ser deseada。 Era más dulce que las ciruelas, mas intoxicante que el vino。"📖Al fin un rettelling sobre el Rey Arturo。 Debo decir que tanto como soy fanática de Egipto, los dioses griegos y la época isabelina。。。 no hay nada que me guste mas que ver pelis, documentales o lo que sea de Camelot。 Así que, encontrarme este libro。。。 fue lo mejor que me paso。La historia relata la llegada de Ginebra a Camelot luego de que el Rey Arturo venció a la Reina Oscura y está tratand "Nunca había sabido lo que era ser deseada。 Era más dulce que las ciruelas, mas intoxicante que el vino。"📖Al fin un rettelling sobre el Rey Arturo。 Debo decir que tanto como soy fanática de Egipto, los dioses griegos y la época isabelina。。。 no hay nada que me guste mas que ver pelis, documentales o lo que sea de Camelot。 Así que, encontrarme este libro。。。 fue lo mejor que me paso。La historia relata la llegada de Ginebra a Camelot luego de que el Rey Arturo venció a la Reina Oscura y está tratando de mantener la paz en un mundo donde la magia trae caos。 Sin embargo, Ginebra no es quien dice ser, y fue enviada a Camelot a proteger a Arturo, de qué? Nadie sabe, solo que ella es la única que puede proteger la paz que Arturo trae a la humanidad。Que difícil que es leer algo en donde sabes como es la historia original, creo que te hace dudar mas sobre lo que la historia te cuenta。 Por ejemplo, Mordered, en la historia original es el malo, entonces, en esta historia es malo, o no es malo y es la vuelta de la historia, o te lo presentan como bueno para que después sea malo y alto giro? Bueno, es que no sabes, porque saber la historia original te hace dudar mas y más sobre lo que en realidad estas leyendo。Disfruté mucho de la historia, aunque el principio se me hizo un poco lento y tedioso, y temí un cliché que no sucedió por suerte。 Me gusta como la autora reescribió la historia manteniendo el mito en sí mismo。 Merlín con todo su misterio, su conocimiento sin contar, su ambivalencia entre que hace todo por un fin, pero hace cosas buenas y malas。 Camelot, como una ciudad de justicia pero igual gobernada por el miedo a lo que no conocen。 Arturo。。。 siendo justo, bueno, honorable, pero no perfecto。 Los caballeros。。。 Vamos, que todos amamos a Tristan y es el que mas se nombra。。。 ⚡Para leer la reseña completa, dirigirse al blog: https://labibliotecademerlin。blogspot。。。 。。。more