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Play Book Tag Shelf wrote this review Thursday, September 3 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Damosel is the Lady of the Lake, the one who made Arthur his Excaliber. We discover how a young Damosel becomes the Lady of the Lake, friend to Merlin, and protector of Arthur. It's a very fast read, and a very easy read.”
“ Damosel Stephanie Spinner
Tenia F wrote this review Tuesday, September 1 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
4 stars
Damosel is the Lady of the Lake, the one who made Arthur his Excaliber. We discover how a young Damosel becomes the Lady of the Lake, friend to Merlin, and protector of Arthur. It's a very fast read, and a very easy read.”
“ Reviewed by Jennifer Rummel for TeensReadToo.com
TeensReadToo.com wrote this review Thursday, July 23 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Damosel plays by the rules.
The Lady of the Lake creates the sword Excalibur for Merlin's new champion. Damosel doesn't like crowds, so when she receives an invitation to Camelot, she sends her cousin, Nimue, instead.
Nimue craves power and she finds herself drawn to Merlin. When Merlin teaches her a powerful spell, she traps him in a cave with magic.
With Merlin out of the picture, Camelot could be in serious danger. Damosel finds Merlin and promises him to watch over Arthur and guide his decisions. Unfortunately, she finds Pelleas, a heartbroken knight. When she heals him, she falls in love with him. All other thoughts, including her promise to Merlin, fly out of her head. She doesn't realize that while they become content in their lives together, Camelot's falling.
Can she stop the fall of a kingdom?
With DAMOSEL, Stephanie Spinner pens a unique tale of the Arthurian Legend from the Lady of the Lake's point of view.
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“King Arthur from the Lady of the Lake's view. One of my favorite King Arthur books is Mists of Avalon. This book shows the Lady of the Lake from a very personal point of view as someone with incredible magical power and incredibly deep human feelings.”
Jessica P wrote this review Wednesday, March 25 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Damosel is a retelling of the legends of King Arthur, from the perspectives of the Lady of the Lake, Damosel, and a dwarf named Twixt, who serves at Camelot as court jester. Damosel follows all the rules required of Ladies and lives a fairly quiet life in her Lake. When Merlin seeks her out to craft Exaclibur, it begins a series of events that will lead to Arthur's rule, Merlin's entrapment, and plots to overthrow the king.
Bonnie S wrote this review Sunday, March 1 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
I've never been all that into reading Arthurian legend. I just don't get the appeal. I do like retold fairy tales and myths, though, so this story intrigued me. Hearing Damosel's perspective on Arthur, Merlin, and Camelot is interesting and may appeal to others who have had trouble latching onto stories of King Arthur. That said, the book seems to assume you already have some familiarity with the stories, giving readers a very minimal explanation of characters and events.
I enjoyed the first half of the book, where Damosel is trading for materials and crafting Excalibur, or speaking with her cousin Nimue about Camelot and Merlin. Stephanie Spinner spends this time developing Damosel and presents us with that alternative point of view we expect in this premise. However, the moment that she meets and falls for the knight Pelleas, the plot becomes painfully slow. All of the action that's been built up, the promised conflicts, they either evaporate or take place off the page. The ending felt sudden - but I feel that way about all version of King Arthur's story... except perhaps the King Arthur and the Knights of Justice comics!
Twixt's parts are enjoyable and do indeed give you a unique perspective. Who doesn't love to hear from the court's fool? I was disappointed that in the summary of the many characters, we didn't hear anything about what happened to Sir Tor... did I just miss if he was killed?”
“Damosel: In Which the Lady of the Lake Renders a Frank and Often Startling Account of her Wondrous Life and Times
Melody M wrote this review Tuesday, December 9 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
by Stephanie Spinner
Damosel is a short, enchanting piece meant for children and young adults. It tells the tragic tale of Damosel (also known as "The Lady of the Lake") during the life and time of Arthur, The High King of Britain. Damosel first finds herself in charge of the making of Arthur's sword "Excalibur" and later of taking care of the High King himself. With many rules governing what the ladies of the lake should and should not do Damosel looks back on what she should have done differently. It is also the story of Twixt and his journey to becoming the King's jester after being freed from slavery.
I must say I was somewhat disappointed in this book firstly because, it seemed to have so many gaps in the story! In a matter of pages years would go by, and I have to think maybe that would be a good way of showing how time might flow to an ageless creature such as a lady of the lake, but I still felt like I missed out! I wish the story had been more detailed! I didn't think I would like any of the parts with Twixt but soon I became so interested that I was hoping the story would go back to him quicker! Overall, I look back on this book fondly, though I don't know that I would read it twice!
Reviewed by MelodyJM
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