A review by ifthebook
The Book of Mordred by Vivian Vande Velde

4.0

First of all, I really like the idea of exploring Mordred as someone who's not a completely bad character or as someone who's just being manipulated by Morgan and/or Morgause. However, this book is less about Mordred than you might think. It's actually more of Kiera's story. She's the one element that ties the three sections of the book together. And as Kiera's story, it works well. I just wish we'd seen more of her life than the three brief glimpses we get.

All in all, the plot is your expected Arthurian Arthur/Guinevere/Lancelot love triangle, with no surprises there. However, Vivian Vande Velde managed to paint in clear detail just how tragic this really was for everyone involved. After all, this is a love triangle that split a kingdom, and before that happened, everyone knew and liked everyone else. I guess the message, then, is that civil wars are always messy?

At any rate, I definitely enjoyed this one.