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After the events in THE OTHER MERLIN, everyone seems to have their own issues going on. Emry feels like she has to walk on eggshells to avoid being kicked out of the castle. She worries because her brother isn't the greatest at following directions, but she's counting on him to remain at the castle. To make things worse, her powers are getting stronger and she's struggling to control them. Throw in her attraction to Arthur and her stress level is up to the boiling point. Arthur is dealing with his attraction to Emry, forced marriage to Guinevere, his father's sickness, and all the other dangers that lurk outside the kingdom's walls. The two kind of have a push and pull relationship but soon realize how much they rely on one another.

Guinevere is also struggling in the romance department and is dealing with a secret that can only lead to disaster. While she's supposed to marry Arthur, her attention lies elsewhere... with Emry's brother. Emmett is so drawn to Guinevere, but she's pushing him away and it's eating him up inside. All he wants is her and he doesn't even care about being a Merlin like Emry does. Emry has all the magic, but Emmett has more support from the leaders. They almost see Emry as a silly little girl when she holds so much power inside her.

THE FUTURE KING is full of adventure, scandal, humor and romance and this story unfolds almost like a teenage rom-com. I love watching Emry's growth and how all of the characters come together. All of the romance scenarios in the story have their own sets of problems and none are easy by any means. This adds more depth to both the plot and the characters. Even though the Arthurian references and plot are entertaining, I was so drawn to the characters and their situations more than the overall sequence of events. I found myself rooting for Lancelot and Percival as the story progressed.


Final Verdict: Overall, THE FUTURE KING is a book that keeps you eager to turn the page as you watch the drama unfold. I would recommend this to fans of Arthurian legends with a quirky twist, romance, drama, and comedy. The romance is enough to keep you entertained the whole way through and it's interesting to see how their threads to one another are tested when the kingdom is in trouble.