Camelot Burning

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By day, Vivienne is Guinevere s lady in waiting By night, she s Merlin s secret apprentice, indulging in the new mechanical arts and science of alchemy It s a preferred distraction from Camelot s gossipy nobility, roguish knights, and Lancelot s athletic new squire, Marcus, who will follow in all knights footsteps by taking a rather inconvenient vow of chastity.More than anything, Vivienne longs to escape Camelot for a future that wouldn t include needlework or marriage to a boorish lord or dandy But when King Arthur s sorceress sister, Morgan le Fay, threatens Camelot, Vivienne must stay to help Merlin build a steam powered weapon to defeat the dark magic machine Morgan will set upon the castle Because if Camelot falls, Morgan would be that much closer to finding the elusive Holy Grail Time is running out and Morgan draws near, and if Vivienne doesn t have Merlin s weapon ready soon, lives would pay the price, including that of Marcus, the only one fast enough to activate it on the battlefield. Download Camelot Burning Author Kathryn Rose – kino-fada.fr This book is really hard for me to review, because so many parts of it are fine It had an interesting concept and an engaging plot, decent characters, plenty of fun mechanical creations But the writing I have rarely encountered writing so hard to slog through And, seeing as this is a book, if the words are a muddled mess, that makes it hard to appreciate anything else that s going on The characters and plot and such are made of words, after all On the other hand, it s hard for me to tell This book is really hard for me to review, because so many parts of it are fine It had an interesting concept and an engaging plot, decent characters, plenty of fun me...THIS BOOK.Where do I begin Okay, so, take the adorable characters of the TV show Merlin, mix them with the intense battles of the movie King Arthur, throw in crazy awesome devices and tech, and you get CAMELOT BURNING If that doesn t grab you by the throat and shake you into excitement, did I mention there s a super hot knight in training And Vivienne s kickass, take charge attitude is exactly the kind of admirable quality we all love and adore in female leads AND Merlin is just mysterious THIS BOOK.Where do I begin Okay, so, take the adorable characters of the TV show Merlin, mix them with the intense battles of the movie King Arthur, throw in crazy awesome devices and tech, and you get CAMELOT BURNING If that doesn t grab you by the throat and shake you into excitement, did I mention there s a super...Even better the second timeI received a copy of this book for free from Netgalley, in exchange for an honest review Also posted on my blog, Rinn Reads.What s not to like about an Arthurian steampunk novel I was instantly intrigued by the premise of this story, and it didn t let me down I was so engrossed that I read half of the book on the train journey to and from London three hours total Weaving various characters of Arthurian legend into an original steampunk based tale, as well as introducing some new, I thought I received a copy of this book for free from Netgalley, in exchange for an honest review Also posted on my blog, Rinn Reads.What s not to like about an Arthurian steampunk novel I was instantly intrigued by the premise of this story, and it didn t let me down I was so engrossed that I read half of the book on the train journey to and from London three hours total Weaving various characters of Arthurian legend into an original steampunk based tale, as well as introducing some new, I thought it worked really well.There are the familiar figures of legend such as King Arthur himself, Merlin a bit of a drug addled hippie, no surprise there , Guinevere, Lancelot and various other Knights of the Round Table From the description of the knights with their dragon tattoos, leather outfits and bars through their ears, as well as kohl rimmed eyes, I wa...2.5 stars I was really torn on whether to give it 2.5 or 3 stars but ended up with the latter I really really wanted to love this book It held a lot of promise, but failed in its execution I felt as if I was dropped into the middle of the story, it felt very disconnected and incoherent at times Like you weren t getting at all the details There where actually times where I was certain I must have missed a page or something, but I really hadn t.Writing style aside though, the story itself 2.5 stars I was really torn on whether to give it 2.5 or 3 stars but ended up with the latter I really really wanted to love this book It held a lot of promise, but failed in its execution I felt as if I was dropped into the middle of the story, it felt very disconnected and incoherent at times Like you weren t getting at all the details There where actually ...I got a copy of this book to review through NetGalley I was excited when I heard that this was a blend of steampunk and Arthurian legend While I enjoyed the idea behind the world, I did have some trouble engaging with the story and I had some trouble with the writing style.Vivienne is a handmaiden to Guinivere When we join the story Guinevere is set to marry King Arthur in a day or two Vivienne also has a secret life as an apprentice to Merlin where she is learning to build many different I got a copy of this book to review through NetGalley I was excited when I heard that this was a blend of steampunk and Arthurian legend While I enjoyed the idea behind the world, I did have some trouble engaging with the story and I had some trouble with the writing style.Vivienne is a handmaiden to Guinivere When we join the story Guinevere is set to marry King Arthur in a day or two Vivienne also has a secret life as an apprentice to Merlin where she is learning to build many different steampunk devices Although Camelot is protected by a massive spell, the community as a whole has turned away from magic in favor of the mechanical arts When Morgan le Fey shows up she causes all sorts of trouble in Camelot As tension builds Merlin and Vivienne struggle to build a w...Review courtesy of Dark Faerie TalesQuick Dirty This is a story of Camelot like you have never heard before Add all the characters from the original story and then add alchemy and steam punk to it Plus a wonderful heroine in Vivienne who may have to sacrifice all she has ever wanted to keep the kingdom safe.Opening Sentence When a mechanical falcon takes flight from Merlin s tower, it means the sorcerer is bored or drunk on absinthe.Excerpt YesThe Review This was a very unique twist Review courtesy of Dark Faerie TalesQuick Dirty This is a story of Camelot like you have never heard before Add all the characters from the original story and then add alchemy and steam punk to it Plus a wonderful heroine in Vivienne who may have to sacrifice all she has ever wanted to keep the kingdom safe.Opening Sentence When a mechanical falcon takes flight from Merlin s tower, it means the sorcerer is bored or drunk on absinthe.Excerpt YesThe Review This was a very unique twist to the tale of King Arthur and his kingdom, Camelot Vivienne the handmaid to Guinevere and the secret apprentice to the one time sorcerer Merlin, must use all her skills with alchemy and machines to save Camelot from King Arthur s sister Morgan le Fay Morgan will do all in her magical powers to take the kingdom from her brother a...This was an interesting new take on Arthurian legends many aspects are familiar if you have read stories about Camelot but there are little intriguing twists to change the meaning of magic and the purpose of Camelot Unfortunately I often thought aspects of the world building was very unclear, and it was a bit confusing trying to understand why magic is so taboo I think the world building is the most disappointing aspect of this book The mechanical arts that is favored over magic often seems This was an interesting new take on Arthurian legends many aspects are familiar if you have read stories about Camelot but there are little intriguing twists to change the meaning of magic and the purpose of Camelot Unfortunately I often thought aspects of the world building was very unclear, and it was a bit confusing trying to understand why magic is so taboo I think the world building is the most disappointing aspect of this book The mechanical arts that is favored over magic often seems indistinguishable from actual magic, and I didn t understand the exact reasons why using magic was so dangerous, or why it was so corrupting Camelot s reinvention was not very magical either the nobility and the knights aren t very likable ...I don t see how I neglected to rate this book, maybe because I finished it when I didn t have any internet but I still should have I really did like it and it was cool how magic was banned kinda like it was in BBCs Merlin I like the description of Merlin too, although he s still older than Colin Morgan s Merlin I still envisioned him at that age but d...Arthurian steampunk faints SIGN ME UP.

Camelot Burning
  • English
  • 09 February 2018
  • Paperback
  • 408 pages
  • 0738739677
  • Kathryn Rose
  • Camelot Burning