Week 21 Review: Half of Sick of Shadows

From Goodreads:

The Lady of Shalott reclaims her story in this bold feminist reimagining of the Arthurian myth from the New York Times bestselling author of Ash Princess.

Everyone knows the legend. Of Arthur, destined to be a king. Of the beautiful Guinevere, who will betray him with his most loyal knight, Lancelot. Of the bitter sorceress, Morgana, who will turn against them all. But Elaine alone carries the burden of knowing what is to come--for Elaine of Shalott is cursed to see the future.

On the mystical isle of Avalon, Elaine runs free and learns of the ancient prophecies surrounding her and her friends--countless possibilities, almost all of them tragic.

When their future comes to claim them, Elaine, Guinevere, Lancelot, and Morgana accompany Arthur to take his throne in stifling Camelot, where magic is outlawed, the rules of society chain them, and enemies are everywhere. Yet the most dangerous threats may come from within their own circle.

As visions are fulfilled and an inevitable fate closes in, Elaine must decide how far she will go to change fate--and what she is willing to sacrifice along the way. 

My Review:
I loved reading this book so much! I really enjoy King Arthur retellings, and I really enjoyed the idea of a feminist reimaging! I really enjoyed getting to know Elaine, and her story, though I'm not the most familiar with her role in the original.

These four have been friends and living on Avalon for a good portion of their lives, between the fact that most of them have some sort of magical ability. But the mainland has a deep distrust of magic, and that leads to this gang to make some hard choices. I felt so badly for them! 

Elaine has the ability to see the future, and she knows she's going to die by drowning. So that was just lurking at the back of mind, when and how was that going to happen? And oh, when Elaine made that decision, wow, I wasn't expecting that!

That ending, oh, did it hurt! I mean, of all that Elaine saw, things could've been much, much worse, and the choices that she made made it easier, but it still hurt, of all that was lost, all the good that could've happened but didn't, yeah, it was a heartbreaking ending, but it was the right one in the end. Made this story all the better! 

This was a really fantastic read, and I enjoyed it so much! 

Author: Laura Sebastian
Read: May 25th, 2021
Source: NetGalley
Reason Why: Sounded really great, and it's a SAC 2021 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: Ace Books
Published: July 6th 2021

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars