The Future King

Not quite as good as [b:The Other Merlin 56631877 The Other Merlin (Emry Merlin, #1) Robyn Schneider https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1622045573l/56631877.SY75.jpg 86681465], but the middle book in a trilogy is always hard to pull off. The mix of classic Arthurian legend with Beverly Hills 90210 aesthetic is a great deal of fun. (Did you know they played beer pong in medieval times?) Although the Emry/Arthur relationship takes a few steps back from the promising end of The Other Merlin, other secondary romances flourish. And every time I feared there would be a Big Misunderstanding, the characters talked it out instead. Best of all, the Knights of the Round Table are starting to come together as a disparate group with a common goal of protecting Camelot. Which is good news, although because one Big Bad is vanquished in this installment, the Biggest Bad is still lurking. In her Acknowledgements, Robyn Schneider proposes that her readers meet back in a year for the “thrilling conclusion to this series.” I know I'll be there.