Reviews - Not for the Faint of Heart

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Not for the Faint of Heart

Lex Croucher

4.05 AVERAGE

amelya_cinnamon's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Loved the characters, made for a great read

gmberbaum's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Utterly charmed by this cast of merry men

kmartro's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Content Warnings

delilahreads's review against another edition

3.0

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

chidimma's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Not as lighthearted as advertised, but does the job after a really heavy read

emma_wens's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

finnickkisser's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

emilylime5's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I really wish I liked this book more than I did. Maybe I just need to stop listening to fiction on audiobook but I found the first half or so hard to retain. I do think the second half got better but by then, I think I was too deep to go back to remember who most of the characters were. Not sure if any of this is a flaw with the book or if it’s just me but I felt like it was pretty forgettable.

harpharpss's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

ande_reads's review against another edition

2.75

adventurous emotional slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This one was a struggle for me, with parts that I liked and parts that really did not work for me.

Like Lex Croucher’s King Arthur story, this Robin Hood story is set generations after the legend we know. This spin on the established tale is what I found most engaging about the book. That and the supporting cast.

Unfortunately, I could not stand Mariel for so many reasons not worth piling on here. I kept waiting to see why her crew would want to stick around her (or why Clem would fall in love with her), but it never happened.

I wish I liked this book more, because I like what the author is doing with these well established settings.

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