Hi Cara,
The review on my blog today is the second and final book in Amy Rose Capetta and Cori McCarthy Once & Future duology, Sword in the Stars.
Ari Helix may have won her battle against the tyrannical Mercer corporation, but the larger war has just begun. Ari and her cursed wizard Merlin must travel back in time to the unenlightened Middle Ages and steal the King Arthur’s Grail—the very definition of impossible.
It’s imperative that the time travellers not skew the timeline and alter the course of history. Coming face-to-face with the original Arthurian legend could produce a ripple effect that changes everything. Somehow Merlin forgot that the past can be even more dangerous than the future.
(Synopsis from Goodreads.com)
Sword in the Stars brings the past and the future into one queertastic adventure.
I loved the way that Sword in the Stars with;
“Merlin crash-landed in the past with a great, undignified belly flop.”
And
“Dignity is for Knights,” he scoffed under his breath. Merlin was a mage.”
It brought the humour to the story straight away.
Amy and Cori have weaved the King Arthur legend beautifully with Ari and Gwen story. There are some moments that you have to double-check what you have read to make sure you get all the connections and how the past and present are connected.
In Sword in the Stars we finally find out more and Merlin and his origin story. Which was surprising but I liked it, especially how it connected to the old and new cannon.
The book is fast-paced and something is always happening to at least one of the characters. Which makes it easy to lose yourself in the story.
My favourite aspects of Sword in the Stars;
- Time Heist
- Female kickass Knight
- Romance
- Creating queer inclusion in the past
- a diverse cast of character
- the humour
My least favourite aspects of Sword in the Stars
- trying to keep all the multiple story arc in order.
My rating for Sword in the Sword is 4 out of 5.
Thank you to Netgalley and Rock the Boat for supply the e-book copy of Sword in the Stars for a fair and honest review.
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