One True King

June 15, 2020
Three magical challenges will decide who will be Camelot's king in this series wrap-up. Being smarter, viler, and, except maybe for Merlin, more powerful a wizard than anyone else, it looks like Japeth, impersonating his dead good twin, Rhian, is destined to seize both crown and the Storian, the pen that writes--and can as easily rewrite--reality. Standing in his way is chiseled, golden-haired, relentlessly noble-hearted rival claimant Prince Tedros--who, for all that he can really fill out a wet shirt, has well proven in previous episodes that he would come out second best in a battle of wits with a fence post. Unfortunately (for Japeth), Team Tedros includes a lot of strong, savvy women, led by the prince's angelic true love, Agatha, and her wickedly flamboyant BFF, Sophie. Pulling together a now-teeming cast, Chainani spins out a series of adventuresome quests that frequently grind to a halt for personal epiphanies, explicative backstory, and earnest conversations on the nature of true love (particularly in contrast to Japeth's unrequited same-sex love for the dead, equally evil Aric). There are also heroic sacrifices and exploits aplenty on the way to (what else?) a literal storybook ending. Exceptions to the default-white lineup are cued by occasional references to "brown" or "cinnamon" skin and non-European names; likewise, some of the small figures in Bruno's exuberantly detailed chapter-head vignettes are people of color. A top-heavy close that gives fans a fitting happily-ever-after. (Fantasy. 11-13)

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jojo424 - As the amazing book series continues on to the sixth book, we experience the epic page-turning, hanging of the seat feeling as we read through the romance, mystery, magical book. One True King is about the fight for the One True King of the endless woods. Camelot, being the main kingdom of all kingdoms, doesn't have a true king yet. And as two fight for the throne, we see that there is much more than we see. In the eyes of Sophie, she is just scared and confused. In the eyes of Agatha, she is scared for Sophie and also wants to protect Tedros from the Snake. In the eyes of Tedros, he just thinks that Japeth is a liar and should be dead. In the eyes of Japeth, he thinks he is the rightful king. And along the book, we find more truth. But we all assume Tedros is the rightful king--right? More through the story, we find the once helpless characters are more than what we see. We meet more helpful and unhelpful characters that add to the suspense! This book is amazing--again, and is something you should definitely read. One big battle for love and throne. And at the same time, the original School for Good and Evil is questioning loyalty. But at the same time they are trying to help Agatha. Read the book of wonder as soon as you get the chance! If you liked the other books in this series, than you will love this!!! If you like troubling romance and challenges or you just have some random obsession with fairy tales you will like this book!