Welcome to the great kingdom of Camelot. Prince Arthur's a depressed botanist who would rather marry a library than a princess, Lancelot's been demoted to castle guard after a terrible misunderstanding, and nothing is going according to plan. Then Arthur accidentally pulls the sword from the stone (in his defense, he was drunk and mostly kidding), and now everyone's convinced he's some prophesied hero.
Emry Merlin is stuck in her small town. Her father, the legendary court wizard, disappeared years ago, and Emry's been peddling theater tricks to make ends meet. When a royal messenger arrives summoning her far less talented twin brother to serve as Prince Arthur's right-hand wizard, Emry is understandably upset. But after Emmett becomes indisposed thanks to a bad spell, Emry disguises herself as her brother and travels to the royal court to impersonate him until they can switch.
Studying magic at the castle is everything Emry hoped for. But life in King Uther's court is full of scandals, lies, and backstabbing courtiers. What's a teen wizard masquerading as her twin brother to do? Other than fall for the handsome prince, stir trouble with the foppish Lord Gawain, offend Princess Guinevere, and make herself indispensable to the future of Camelot?
When the truth comes out with disastrous consequences, Emry has to decide whether she'll risk everything for the boy she loves, or give up her potential to become the greatest wizard Camelot has ever known.
Channeling the modern humor of A Knight's Tale, bestselling author Robyn Schneider creates a Camelot that becomes the ultimate teen rom-com hotspot in this ultra-fresh take on the Arthurian legend.
My Review:
I had a great time reading this book! I've been interested in her books, but this is the firs that I picked up, and I'm glad I did, I had a great time reading this story! Camelot retellings are a lot of fun to read, and to have Emry, pretending to be her brother, loved it!
This world of magic and of Camelot, I loved getting to know it, to get this take on the myth! I loved the specific details that made this book unique, of Emry taking the place of her brother, because even though she was better at magic, they wanted a guy to be the wizard.
Oh, but the cast of this book were so great! I really enjoyed watching Emry and her friends navigate this world, dealing with the threats, and how well they got along with one another. They really brought this story to life!
Sometimes when I'm reading a book, I forget what the synopsis is saying is coming, a choice that would be difficult for the character to make. And the choice that Emry faced, yeah, it was pitting the two things that she wanted against one another. So when she had to make that choice, yeah, I felt so badly for her!
Loved reading this book and I can't wait to continue on with the series!
Author: Robyn Schneider
Series: Emry Merlin #1
Read: August 6th, 2023
Source: NetGalley/Library
Reason Why: Sounded really great, and it's a 2023 Retelling Reading Challenge Book, Historical Fiction 2023 Book, Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2023 Book and a WoW Book!
Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers
Published: September 21st 2021
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