Once & Future (Once & Future, #1)

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I ve been chased my whole life As a fugitive refugee in the territory controlled by the tyrannical Mercer corporation, I ve always had to hide who I am Until I found Excalibur.Now I m done hiding.My name is Ari Helix I have a magic sword, a cranky wizard, and a revolution to start.When Ari crash lands on Old Earth and pulls a magic sword from its ancient resting place, she is revealed to be the newest reincarnation of King Arthur Then she meets Merlin, who has aged backward over the centuries into a teenager, and together they must break the curse that keeps Arthur coming back Their quest Defeat the cruel, oppressive government and bring peace and equality to all humankind.No pressure. Best Read Once & Future (Once & Future, #1) [ Author ] Amy Rose Capetta [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr He apologized for breaking his promise not to use magic as he took down the guard with the needle Then another apology sorry, quite sorry as he zinged the one holding Hex Why are you being so nice to them right now Hex asked I m British Merlin cried. It s times like this when I really wish I d never started leaving star ratings for books because it just doesn t adequately express all that I want to say There were some moments of comedy gold in this book, and so much wonderful di He apologized for breaking his promise not to use magic as he took down the guard with the needle Then another apology sorry, quite sorry as he zinged the one holding Hex Why are you being so nice to them right now Hex asked I m British Merlin cried. It s times like this when I really wish I d never started leaving star ratings for books because it just doesn t adequately express all that I want to say There were some moments of comedy gold in this book, and so much wonderful diversity and queerness, but, overall, I think I have to admit that this book was written in a particular style that has never been to my tastes I didn t realize this before reading, but Once Future is that strange blend of sci fi a...If you aren t someone an evil capitalistic corporation wants dead for being the on the run refugee who ignited a galactic revolution with the help of a cranky wizard, a mythical sword and a group of knights are you really living So, what s this book about When Ari, a refugee from an Arab settled planet, draws Excalibur from a tree on Old Earth and an ancient cycle shudders to life, that was only the tinder The spark comes when Ari is dubbed the 42nd incarnation of king Arthur by Merlin, t If you aren t someone an evil capitalistic corporation wants dead for being the on the run refugee who ignited a galactic revolution with the help of a cranky wizard, a mythical sword and a group of knights are you really living So, what s this book about When Ari, a refugee from an Arab settled planet, draws Excalibur from a tree on Old Earth and an ancient cycle shudders to life, that was only the tinder The spark comes when Ari is dubbed the 42nd incarnation of king Arthur by Merlin, the backwards aging wizard whom the doom of endlessly reliving Arthur s tragic story hung on like a shawl for centuries Determination, like an electric shock, sears through Ari s whole body and whatever hesitancy might have been in her is parched away when Ari is given hope of saving her mothers and overthrowing Mercer company, a tyrannical corporation with a checkered history of suppressing their crimes like an unpleasant rumor before it had a chance to be heard.But Ari doesn t stand a chance al... ARC provided by Hachette in exchange for an honest review.Buried in the trunk of the thousand year old oak was a swordI have a very big soft spot in my heart for Arthurian legend and I will never turn down a retelling of the epic tale And when I heard that we were going to get an ownvoices series, written by a couple, I knew I wouldn t be able to resist Also, Morgana is one of my favorite villains of all time, and I actually think Once Future is one of my favorite interpretations ARC provided by Hachette in exchange for an honest review.Buried in the trunk of the thousand year old oak was a swordI have a very big soft spot in my heart for Arthurian legend and I will never turn down a retelling of the epic tale And when I heard that we were going to get an ownvoices series, written by a couple, I knew I wouldn t be able to resist Also, Morgana is one of my favorite villains of all time, and I actually think Once Future is one of my favorite interpretations of her, ever King Arthur is a story about a king who was betrayed by the people he loved most in the world He was trained and befriended by a wizard named Merlin, who helped guide him to become the king his people needed He tried to fight for his people, and do what he believed was right for them, but in the end it was not enough for Camelot or ...Ok, so this book was hilarious I had a stupid grin on my face the entire time I was literally laughing out loud while reading, a very rare thing for me.And maybe that was the problem This book was extremely funny and I absolutely loved that I also really loved the writing I honestly didn t expect to like the authors writing this much It was fluid and fun and just felt good to read Another thing I really liked was the characters, especially Merlin Seriously though, Merlin deserves a hug Ok, so this book was hilarious I had a stupid grin on my face the entire time I was literally laughing out loud while reading, a very rare thing for me.And maybe that was the problem This book was extremely funny and I absolutely loved that I also really loved the writing I honestly didn t expect to like the authors writing this much It was fluid and fun and just felt good to read Another thing I really liked was the characters, especially Merlin Seriously though, Merlin deserves a hug Ari, I didn t totally love, but she was alright The rest of the crew was also pretty fun and extremely diverse.So, why was this only a three star book And why does it currently have a 3.59 star rating on Goodreads Personally, I think it s because this book has an awkwardly inconsistent tone.This book deals with a lot of serious topics liked the dangers of capitalism and consumerism It deals with the destruction and pollution of our planet, with illegal immigration, with massacres and genocide and fami...DNF page 68You know when you take a bite out of something and immediately go ugh, I don t like that and pull a face Well that s how I ve felt reading this I love a good retelling and I m all for mixing stuff up, but sometimes it s too much Merlin is ageing backwards so he is currently a teenager like really What a stupid YA thing to do , I liked the idea of Ari a girl being the new Arthur But the whole Sci Fi aspect was again, just too much I like the old story, this one messed with DNF page 68You know when you take a bite out of something and immediately go ugh, I don t like that and pull a face Well that s how I ve felt reading this I love a good retelling and I m all for mixing stuff up, but sometimes it s too much Merlin is ageing backwards so he is currently a teenager like really What a stupid YA thing to do , I liked the idea of Ari a girl being the new Arthur But the whole Sci Fi aspect was again, just too much I like the...A sci fi retelling of King Arthur where King Arthur is a GIRLfull review to comeThis book was.not as good as I hopedThere was so much representation Gender rep fluidity, they them rep , Merlin is gay, King Arthur is a girl she s PAN feels the feeling of being represented in a book c c c c c and this book basically flips off capitalism with a magical middle finger I mean The MC is an undocumented immigrant ready to defeat evil or die trying And that s just I felt like whooshing into outer space with my love for full review to comeThis book was.not as good as I hopedThere was so much representation Gender rep fluidity, they them rep , Merlin is gay, King Arthur is a girl she s PAN feels the feeling of being represented in a book c c c c c and this book basically flips off capitalism with a magical middle finger I mean The MC is an undocumented immigrant ready to defeat evil or die trying And that s just I felt like whooshing into outer space with my love for this concept But The plot was confusing and weirdly paced and it felt like the tone was never really set Like, the authors would have a thought and never really complete it They d just jump to the next emotion scene I feel so unhappy This book felt like a second draft The plot just wasn t there cries magical Merlin tears ARC provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review BLOG TWITTER BOOKSTAGRAM This is enormously exciting because says casually it features A PANSEXUAL CHARACTER Pan characters, my rep, are so rare in young adult literature Or any literature everyd...So I have the actual book but I still ended up listening to it LMFAO I m evil Or lazy Once Future was a pretty funny book to dive into Which wasn t what I was expecting yet, I thoroughly enjoyed I absolutely loved every character that was introduced within this book Merlin might have been my absolute favorite Besides him, there s Ari and she was nice and all. but Mer was my guy Ya know those King Arthur films Doesn t matter when they were made or nothing I m a total geek fo So I have the actual book but I still ended up listening to it LMFAO I m evil Or lazy Once Future was a pretty funny book to dive into Which wasn t what I was expecting yet, I thoroughly enjoyed I absolutely loved every character that was introduced within this book Merlin might have been my absolute favorite Besides him, there s Ari and she was nice and all. but Mer was my guy Ya know those King Arthur films Doesn t matter when they were made or nothing I m a total geek for them No idea why, but if it s a thing I probably watched it already Other than all of that, I enjoyed this book It had some bumps along the way like the weird time hops Yet, I enjoyed it Since someone already knows that I don t remember a single thing about the ending of this book because I was so focused on my work that it took me a while...A Gender bent King Arthur reimagining set in space with a cast full of LGBT rep, whatcould we possibly need in 2019 Not a damn thing.When I received an e mail from the publisher asking if I would be interested in a receiving a copy of this book the screech I let out would have been loud enough to send my neighbors into a panic that there was a serial killer in my house But alas, no one was home so no need for anyone to lose their minds EXCEPT ME, because King Arthur has always been one o A Gender bent King Arthur reimagining set in space with a cast full of LGBT rep, whatcould we possibly need in 2019 Not a damn thing.When I received an e mail from the publisher asking if I would be interested in a receiving a copy of this book the screech I let out would have been loud enough to send my neighbors into a panic that there was a serial killer in my house But alas, no one was home so no need for anyone to lose their minds EXCEPT ME, because King Arthur has always been one of my favorite stories, and now we are getting a story where King Arthur is a GIRL Hell yeah.But here s the thing, I read my ARC of this back in November ish with my bb Sol , and since then I saw a picture of the book posted by the author with ...I ve put off writing this review for a long time because I feel so painfully disappointed by this book You only have to look at my excited squeeing below to know how much I was looking forward to reading this Seriously, a gender bent, sci fi King Arthur reimagining should be a winning book for me so it pains me to say I was so bored I couldn t even finish reading it.To start with the positive I love what the authors were trying to do by creating such a diverse cast of characters, we people of I ve put off writing this review for a long time because I feel so painfully disappointed by this book You only have to look at my excited squeeing below to know how much I was looking forward to reading this Seriously, a gender bent, sci fi King Arthur reimagining should be a winning book for me so it pains me to say I was so bored I couldn t even finish reading it.To start with the positive I love what the authors were trying to do by creating such a diverse cast of characters, we people of all colours and characters from all the way across the LGBT spectrum and that is something we des...I feel this will berant than review, I was so hyped for this book I held so much hope that there was going to be a good story on Arthur and Merlin, a story I love so much, a story I ve followed through books and the TV Show Having waited for this book for a while, before the cover was even released I loved the goodreads description, going around telling everyone about this SCI FI FANTASY Alas we get to the book and we are already hating it within the first few chapters We are introduce I feel this will berant than review, I was so hyped for this book I held so much hope that there was going to be a good story on Arthur and Merlin, a story I love so much, a story I ve followed through books and the TV Show Having waited for this book for a while, before the cover was even released I loved the goodreads description, going around telling everyone about this SCI FI FANTASY Alas we get to the book and we are already hating it within the first few chapters We are introduced to too many things too quickly and with so many forced aspects We learn about all the different sexualities these characters encompass, we learn about how Arthur, Ari, are an Arab runaway, hiding from the government because the planet the Arabs have inhabited rebelled against the government I m all for representation of all races, sexualities and ideals, but when one forces them into a story it doesn t blend well and we are hit with these things as if they make the character who they are A character should b...

Once & Future (Once & Future, #1)
  • English
  • 04 January 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 336 pages
  • Amy Rose Capetta
  • Once & Future (Once & Future, #1)