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3.44 AVERAGE
3.44 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was such an interesting, darker retelling of Robin Hood. Not the knight in shining armor you would be expecting, but a deeply troubled medieval man. The storytelling and character development was so good and it kept me intrigued the whole time! The FMC was a little naive and she drove me crazy at points, but her character development was on point! The historical note that the author has added at the end is also really interesting! Thank you to NetGalley and to the publisher for my digital ARC!!
adventurous
dark
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A Robin Hood retelling with a FMC that’s his spy. Interesting concept and had some good parts but overall felt repetitive and was kinda hard to get through. I enjoyed a lot of it but it dragged for me in the middle and Jane got a bit tiresome.
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I'm a little torn on this one.
This Medieval version of Robin Hood had a lot of potential, and the story was overall good. Reading the Historical Notes at the end of the book was arguably more interesting than the story itself though. I wanted more of that - more of the grown-up historical stuff, if you will. As a result, this felt more like a YA novel or screenplay. I would have appreciated more character development, more setting of the time and place, more historical elements integrated into the story.
Overall, this was a solid re-telling and worth a read if you enjoy Robin Hood or similar stories.
*Thanks Net Gally and Penguin Books for the Advanced Reader Copy
This Medieval version of Robin Hood had a lot of potential, and the story was overall good. Reading the Historical Notes at the end of the book was arguably more interesting than the story itself though. I wanted more of that - more of the grown-up historical stuff, if you will. As a result, this felt more like a YA novel or screenplay. I would have appreciated more character development, more setting of the time and place, more historical elements integrated into the story.
Overall, this was a solid re-telling and worth a read if you enjoy Robin Hood or similar stories.
*Thanks Net Gally and Penguin Books for the Advanced Reader Copy
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I thoroughly enjoyed this retelling of Robin Hood. Told from the view of Jane, a new hired spy, we come into a whole new world of Robin. Everyone has heard the tales of Robin and his men, but it's with Jane that we find there's more to them than what the stories tell.
Getting caught amongst more games than she can handle, Jane finds in the end she needs to choose for herself the life she wants. But is the life she wants worth it, and will she get it?
Thank you to NetGalley and the Publisher for the ARC.
Getting caught amongst more games than she can handle, Jane finds in the end she needs to choose for herself the life she wants. But is the life she wants worth it, and will she get it?
Thank you to NetGalley and the Publisher for the ARC.
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I received an e-ARC copy of thus book from the publishers on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I had no idea the historical context of the character Robin Hood and it was interesting seeing him portrayed as so morally gray. I think the historical note at the back of the book should basically be required reading for this because it added a lot of context and clarity for some of the plot and character choices.
Our main character, Jane, is a peasant girl who gets roped into helping notorious rogue Robin Hood. He is charming and charismatic and alluring to Jane in almost an unexplainable way. As the story progresses, Jane sees him less and less as a hero, and more and more as the deeply flawed and hurt outlaw that he is. Jane ends up acting as a double agent that will leave all readers guessing as to who she is actually fighting for.
The first half of this book was fairly slow and a tad boring if I'm honest, but once I started second-guessing Jane's motives and trying to figure out who she was playing for I got re-invested. I feel like I still don't really know Jane's character after all of this, and I would have loved a little more internal conflict from her as opposed to just her actions being laid out as they happened. I also found the resolution of the story incredibly vague and lacking. I wanted more at the end from Little John because I'd grown to like his stances as a character and I feel like he got left in the lurch a little.
Overall I found the characters all to be flawed and I had no idea who I liked or didn't, even at the end, and I think that was partially the point. For fans of historical fiction that is highly researched and intentional, this will be a great read upon its April release.
I had no idea the historical context of the character Robin Hood and it was interesting seeing him portrayed as so morally gray. I think the historical note at the back of the book should basically be required reading for this because it added a lot of context and clarity for some of the plot and character choices.
Our main character, Jane, is a peasant girl who gets roped into helping notorious rogue Robin Hood. He is charming and charismatic and alluring to Jane in almost an unexplainable way. As the story progresses, Jane sees him less and less as a hero, and more and more as the deeply flawed and hurt outlaw that he is. Jane ends up acting as a double agent that will leave all readers guessing as to who she is actually fighting for.
The first half of this book was fairly slow and a tad boring if I'm honest, but once I started second-guessing Jane's motives and trying to figure out who she was playing for I got re-invested. I feel like I still don't really know Jane's character after all of this, and I would have loved a little more internal conflict from her as opposed to just her actions being laid out as they happened. I also found the resolution of the story incredibly vague and lacking. I wanted more at the end from Little John because I'd grown to like his stances as a character and I feel like he got left in the lurch a little.
Overall I found the characters all to be flawed and I had no idea who I liked or didn't, even at the end, and I think that was partially the point. For fans of historical fiction that is highly researched and intentional, this will be a great read upon its April release.