Happily, those questions revolve around power and nature as well as recurring themes of who and how to be, providing rich intellectual fodder for readers who want a think-y book with few conclusions (although the ending implies they are coming in Volume 3). Cipher Guinevere wants to understand herself, but her lack of memory means she has little depth to draw from she has limited identity beyond the questions she ponders and asks of her world. The plot holds few surprises, being more a study of Guinevere’s internal landscape peppered with bursts of action slowed by Guinevere’s constant self-doubt. The sequel to 2019’s The Guinevere Deception continues to retell in close third-person the story of Guinevere, a magical blank slate with almost no memories of her past and little understanding of herself other than an unshakeable conviction in Arthur, as she tries to “fight like a queen” rather than a witch. More female-centric meandering through Arthuriana.
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