Wow! I wasn't sure what I expected coming into this second book. So much happened in the first I was sure there wouldn't be a way to move on easily.....

I was right, it wasn't easy and there was a lot of left over pain in this one.

I like the pacing, I felt there wasn't really a drag and yet not too much happening at once.

I was so shocked by the end and that cliffhanger has me on the edge waiting for the next one.

I really want Guinevere and Arthur to be endgame here. I know a lot are rooting for Mordred ....

I will definitely read the next!

While enjoyable, this book does suffer from "second book syndrome". There is a lot of filler and less plot than one might want. The book picks up immediately following the ending of the first book - dealing with the fallout of the actions and choices made. We start with so many questions about Guinevere and Arthur, among others, but the book fails to deliver all the answers the readers want. Guinevere is still finding how she fits into the story, and what her role - created by Merlin - is. I would have liked Arthur to have gained some additional depth in this book... but he is still a bit of a paper cutout of a real character. I don't feel like the Arthur in this series really embodies the Arthur of legend. But I think my biggest issue with this book is the romanticizing of the Mordred character. He is not the hero - he is the villain of legend so why make Guinevere so drawn to him? All that aside... the ending of this book will make me reach for more!

It is a great sequel! I cannot wait for the next and final one! It is a little slow at times, but it is setting up for the finale. Guinivere is one of the strongest female protagonists I've read in a book in a very long time.

Guinevere might have accepted her role, but she still cannot find a place for herself in all of it. The closer she gets to the people around her--Brangien, pining for her lost love Isolde; Lancelot, fighting to prove her worth as Queen's knight; and Arthur, everything to everyone and thus never quite enough for Guinevere--the more she realizes how empty she is. She has no sense of who she truly was before she was Guinevere. The more she tries to claim herself as queen, the more she wonders if Mordred was right: she doesn't belong. She never will.

This was my first book by this author, It was pretty enjoyable. I would give this book a 5 star rating! It was a pretty Quick and easy read!

The Camelot Betrayal doesn't exactly have second-book syndrome, but it kind of does. We don't get much out of it except for character development, which I'll admit is much-needed and something that this author excels at, and a thankfully-exciting ending. What a cliffhanger! I'll definitely be reading the third book when it comes out. Too bad I'll have to wait!

That said, I have high hopes that the next book will be better than this one. I don't like this series nearly as much as the And I Darken trilogy, but it works and I'll read the rest of this series because why not.

This was such a good follow up to the first in the series!! This is one retelling that is becoming its own story—so original and unique! Love the writing!

Although suffering from second book syndrome the overall story isn`t half bad. As a reader we get a little side quest and more character development. I`m ready to dive into book three.

Can we first take a moment and appreciate how breathtaking the covers to this series are. 
The Camelot Betrayal, the second book to the Camelot series by Kiersten White was beautifully written. There something about the authors writing that can really draw you into the stories she writes 
Although there were many aspects that I enjoyed from the read, I did find that this book lacked the same deep feeling I had for the first book as well as some parts lacking. I felt the different parts of the story were rushed as sometimes left me a bit overwhelmed with so much information and new characters popping up.
However, I did enjoy the story focusing on Guineveres relationships with the other characters such as Arthur, Lancelot and Brangien. As well as how she deals with her mysterious past. I do wish we got to learn more about Lancelot. She is such an amazing character. I would have loved to learn more about her. Minus the mishaps I’m intrigued to see where the series will go with the third book

I read the first book and then this after. The story just gets better as it goes along. It turns out this will be at least a trilogy. I love seeing Guinevere as a more nuanced character than she is in other retellings. I cannot wait for book 3! Who is the bad guy?! Who are the good guys?! Will this turn into a Guin and Lancelot love thing? Who knows? But I can't wait to find out.

This cover is just gorgeous, let's take the beauty in for a minute.

Now, the characters are fantastic and it has wonderful world building, however it moved to slow for me to really enjoy enjoy I felt like it wasn't getting anywhere. I got lost numerous times due to the all over the place plot and it didn't feel like there really was one.

Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for the eARC. All opinions are my own.

Rating:
2 ½ out of 5 stars rounded to 3 stars

Thank you Netgalley and Random House Children's for my gifted copy. I read the first book with my friend for book club and when I saw this book available on Netgalley I couldn't help but get excited. My main thought after reading this book was, "how dare the book end like that." I can't wait for the next book.

Unfortunately, I received this ARC before I had completed the first book. If I'd finished the first before making my request, I may not have asked for it at all. The first book was a bit of a disappointment, with a hastily-developed plot that felt very much like the author was pantsing (as opposed to plotting) the entire thing, and the lukewarm romance overshadowed any potential feminist angle to the plot development. But alas, I'm not here to critique the first in the series. The Camelot Betrayal was not much better, however. It left much to be desired, and once against felt like a poorly-rendered offering of random plot tropes. I had such high hopes for this series, and it pains me to give it such a low rating.

This second book in the series, fell victim to "Second Book Syndrome." It was a filler and place holder between the first and last. I sill enjoy the world and writing style, but the plot fell lat for me. I wanted more from Lancelot and felt that we were going to get queer representation, but we did not. . I give this three stars, but am interested in reading the last book.

I was already in love with Guinevere from the first book, and book two did not disappoint. I am a huge fan of Arthurian legend, and am always looking for solid retellings--this is one of those solid retellings. Rich and complex, this book pulls you in from page one and does not let you look away until its culmination. I am such a fan of The Guinevere Deception, and I simply cannot wait for the next installment.

I love reading Kiersten White's writing. While I did enjoy reading this book, it seems to fall under the usual pressure of a book two in a trilogy. It felt too much like it was building up for the climax of the third book than to establish an exciting plot of its own. The plot points felt rushed, running from one enemy to the next, leaving me a little overwhelmed with new names and characters.

I am an enormous fan of Kiersten White, but this sequel left something to be desired for me. It lacked the immediate pull of the first book, and didn’t read as emotionally authentic as some of her other works.

Full of adventure just as the first one. I loved it, the story kept getting better by the page, and it's a story that hooks you up from the very beginning. I loved the characters since the first book and I just keep loving and caring for them. This book was so emotional and took me back to the Camelot I loved in the first book. I kept getting amazed by all the twist and turn this story provided. Simply perfect.

This was one of my most anticipated releases of 2020 and I am so glad that I got to visit Kiersten White's Camelot again! The first one, The Guinevere Deception was one of my favorite reads of 2019 and the sequel definitely lived up to my expectations. I am looking forward to the third one!

OMG. An amazing continuation of The Guinevere Deception. This book goes so much more into Guinevere and her hopes and dreams and fears and her relationship with those around her. Her sacrifices for her husband and friends and Camelot time and again are so heart-rending I could not put it down.