The Children of Camelot series #1 & #2 by Donna Hosie
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Fantasy, Mythology, Arthurian
Sixteen-year-old Mila Roth wants to be normal. It’s a phrase that has been drilled into her by her mother since she was born. But Mila Roth is anything but normal. For sixteen years her parents have hidden a secret from her. For Mila was born one thousand years ago in the land of Logres, and far from being a math teacher and a housewife, Mila’s parents are the awakened King Arthur and Gorian druid queen, Morgana. Two worlds, one thousand years apart. And those worlds are about to collide. The spirit of the malevolent Lady of the Lake has been contained for sixteen years in the fabled Ring of Morgana. When the ring curses Mila’s younger sister, Lilly, the Roth family has no choice but to return Mila to the land of her birth as they face a battle against time itself. Accompanied by her best friend, Rustin, Mila will have to decide whether to defy those she loves in order to save her sister. Should she trust the Gorian druids and the mysterious Melehan? What is the true cost to Mila’s heart as she strives to master the purple flame? And why have her mother and father denied the truth of her origins for so long? For she alone has the combined power of royalty and druid magic within her. And now only Mila can save Lilly and Logres.
5 out of 5 (exceptional)
The Ring of Morgana is the first book in the spin off series, The Children of Camelot. In this we meet Mila, the child that Sam was pregnant with, and Lilly, her younger sister. Life is as normal as it can be for them, living in Avalon Cottage. Sam is insistent on them being 'normal', but Mila has no idea why. She finds out when things start happening, and Lilly ends up cursed. Mila and Rustin end up going to Camelot for the first time, where they find things are pretty different to how they are at home.
This is a very well written sequel and a welcome return to old settings and characters. With the introduction of new ones - Mila, Rustin, and Melehan, to name just three - there is plenty of action to keep the pages turning. With curses, new feelings towards old friends, new feelings towards new friends, jealousy, battles, and dragons, this book is guaranteed to delight. With no editing or grammatical errors to disrupt the reading flow, The Ring of Morgana will definitely leave you wanting more. Absolutely recommended by me.
* Verified Purchase - November 2016 *
Merissa
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Six months ago, seventeen-year-old Rustin Hall thought he knew what he wanted. Then he travelled back in time with his best friend, Mila, to the world of Camelot, knights and magic, and everything changed. Now Rustin is the artisan, and he knows his future because it's written in the past. But Rustin's plan to build the first temple for the Gorian druids is cut down like the trees he talks to when the Round Table reveals the name of the newest knight of Camelot: a name that carves fear and unrest into the other knights. With Mila now in danger, Rustin, along with his friends, James and Jalaya, goes on a quest to find her before a new malevolent evil gets there first. A necromancer is building an army of the dead, and they are coming for Arthur's daughter. Rustin will join forces with a young would-be knight called Galahad, as his quest takes him into the very heart of the Arthurian legends he grew up reading. A quest that could be the end of the artisan's life, not just in Logres, but for good.
5 out of 5 (exceptional)
The Quest of the Artisan is told completely from Rustin's point of view. As such, we get the clueless teenager who is trying to be friendly with girls, but doesn't understand when they want to take it further. His eyes are set on Mila, and he misses her. He hopes that she will return to him soon, but doesn't know for sure. It appears that fate has an interest though, as things happen to make Mila return to Rustin's side when he least expects it. There is adventure, friendship, loyalty, and treachery afoot in this finale. Mila and Rustin don't actually get to spend that much time together as circumstances conspire for Rustin to find his own path.
This is a brilliantly written book, that rounds off The Children of Camelot and The Return to Camelot series. It is a fresh and exciting take on the tales of King Arthur, Lady Morgana, Nimue, and the Fisher King, to name but some. With no editing or grammatical errors to disrupt the reading flow, you can lose yourself in the tales of time gone by, told by people of the 21st century as they lived it. Completely enthralling and highly recommended by me.
* Verified Purchase - November 2016 *
Merissa
Archaeolibrarian - I Dig Good Books!
Donna Hosie is the award-winning author of the critically-acclaimed THE DEVIL'S series. Book 3 in the tetralogy, THE DEVIL'S BANSHEE, will be released in October 2016. Donna is also the author of THE RETURN TO CAMELOT trilogy, and THE CHILDREN OF CAMELOT series. Donna is a proud Ravenclaw, geek, and lover of Mars Bars. She is represented by Beth Phelan, The Bent Agency, New York.