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tams_j's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
etheral1's review against another edition
4.0
This book is like no other. I devoured it. i want more. Brain food. This is just a marvelous remastering concept of Robin Hood with such a dramatic, ancient, magic to it.
taleisin's review against another edition
5.0
I absolutely LOVED this book! An actual new take on the Robin Hood myth. One where it is rather uncertain whether Robin is the hero or not.
I eagerly await the second book in this series.
I eagerly await the second book in this series.
lizzie_wwm's review
2.0
The beginning was good and very mysterious. But the middle is where I had lost interest. His time in the forest and how h eve came the wolf seemed to drag on in my opinion. The ending is what boosted it up to two stars. But it only got pretty good by at least 100 pages to the end.
ghostmuppet's review against another edition
4.0
You think you know the story of Robin Hood? Forgot it all if you want to read and enjoy this book. To be honest, you are warned about this right from the off.
Virtually every aspect of the traditional Robin Hood story has been removed from this telling. Instead we get a young Robin and Marion with a special connection between them. We get a slightly mutilated Sheriff with a strong desire to imprison Marion. There is no Little John and Friar Tuck. There is a forest, and there are woodland gods.
To be honest, this book started fairly slow. I wasn't connecting with the characters. Thought Robin was a little wet. Then a few years past and Robin is being trained up. This is when it started to get good. Then something happens to Robin and the book steps up a gear again.
It is a dark story, but very well told. If the authour had removed the names and slightly changed the location - it would have still been a good read, and may have got 5 stars as i would not be waiting for some of the well known Robin Hood characters to pop up in some guise.
I am not 100% sure if there will be another book. There could be, but the book does have a conclusion of sorts. If there is one, i will be getting it.
Virtually every aspect of the traditional Robin Hood story has been removed from this telling. Instead we get a young Robin and Marion with a special connection between them. We get a slightly mutilated Sheriff with a strong desire to imprison Marion. There is no Little John and Friar Tuck. There is a forest, and there are woodland gods.
To be honest, this book started fairly slow. I wasn't connecting with the characters. Thought Robin was a little wet. Then a few years past and Robin is being trained up. This is when it started to get good. Then something happens to Robin and the book steps up a gear again.
It is a dark story, but very well told. If the authour had removed the names and slightly changed the location - it would have still been a good read, and may have got 5 stars as i would not be waiting for some of the well known Robin Hood characters to pop up in some guise.
I am not 100% sure if there will be another book. There could be, but the book does have a conclusion of sorts. If there is one, i will be getting it.
rivermae's review against another edition
4.0
I loved the plot line of this book but sometimes the pacing was a bit up and down. A brilliant and original adaptation!
amy_haynes's review against another edition
1.0
Phenomenally slow, to the point of tedious. This particular book seems in no way related to Robin Hood (though I imagine it will do in future books) I really can't believe I actually finished it. It seemed all over the place plot wise and there appears to be all sorts of things set up for future books that just bog down the current story. I also dislike it when an individual book in a series doesn't really have a conclusion of its own, and thus one just sort of stopped. Overall I don't understand how it has so many positive reviews.
reading_some_books's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
4.0
awesomelybadbooks's review
4.0
Shadow of the Wolf by Tim Hall is a Robin Hood retelling, a Young Adult fantasy that is fabulously written and had me hooked from the first few chapters. The story begins with Robert Loxley and his son, Robin, in the wildwood or Winter Forest. They are resting and eating after a hunt when Robin begins to question the dark and if they should be heading home. Instead, Robin's father encourages him to rest and, upon waking up, he is very much alone in the forest. Cut to six months later, Robin has found his way back to his village - Wodenhurst - sometime in that six month span of time but has chosen to stick to the forested areas as, upon his return, he finds his family gone, the villagers resentful and hostile, and he is told that his father blamed himself for Robin getting lost in the woods and moved his family away, not able to withstand the guilt and sadness. From here, Lady Marian Delbosque stumbles upon Robin living like a wildling and they become friends. They both seem to realize even at their young age that their lives are connected together, she is he and he is she. We are taken on a journey of them being torn apart, Robin being taken in by Sir Bors to become a squire/knight, them finding each other again, being torn apart, learning about the secrets of the Winter Forest and the Gods and Goddesses it hides, we see Robin at his lowest point, the burning of his rage, Marian becoming a force to be reckoned with, and we are left with a cliffhanger at the end. I only hope that there is continuation already out there or in the works. I haven't done a search yet to see if I will ever get to read the conclusion to their story. I didn't know if I would enjoy this one based on the cover alone as it leaves a lot to be desired, but it was such a good book! Definitely recommended!! There is truth to the cliche saying, never judge a book by its cover.