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3.7 AVERAGE
3.7 AVERAGE
I liked the story. It was incredibly long. hahahaha My mind wandered throughout parts at the beginning. I became more interested about halfway through.
I wasn't a fan of what I'd consider "swearing" in the story. I prefer Christian published novels to not include that kind of language so it definitely was part of my rating.
I liked the transformation of Bran ap Brychan into Robin Hood and what led up to him becoming "King Raven". I also liked how the rest of the characters we know from the tale came to be part of his band of "merry" men. If you're looking for adventure and medieval time periods, this will fit what you want!
The narrator did an incredible job of all the different characters throughout the story!
I wasn't a fan of what I'd consider "swearing" in the story. I prefer Christian published novels to not include that kind of language so it definitely was part of my rating.
I liked the transformation of Bran ap Brychan into Robin Hood and what led up to him becoming "King Raven". I also liked how the rest of the characters we know from the tale came to be part of his band of "merry" men. If you're looking for adventure and medieval time periods, this will fit what you want!
The narrator did an incredible job of all the different characters throughout the story!
Hood is a retelling of the legend of Robin Hood. Bran is this tales Robin and he is not the most likeable character to begin with. He’s never wanted to be King and all he wanted was to escape and leave the problems of Elfael behind. He doesn’t even really care for his people to start with. It’s Angharad, an old wise woman who knows the way of magic and healing who helps him find his path. Angharad is pretty awesome. She’s wise, mysterious and knows more than she should.
Hood is quite fun in a way as while many characters have different names you can soon figure out who they are from the Robin Hood mythology. For instance Iwan, a big, tall solider loyal to Bran is Little John, Tuck is a priest and while there are certainly bad guys it’s a bit harder to match them up with characters like the Sheriff of Nottingham. That makes the story interesting as while it does sort of follow the traditional Robin Hood legend, as it is set in Wales and follows the Norman invasion it offers a different spin on the tale so it’s definitely not predictable.
There are a lot of characters in Hood and sometimes it’s a little confusing with the Welsh or Old English names and some names for different characters are quite similar. Also it is a very descriptive book, which in this case I liked the writing so didn’t mind so much but sometimes it did get bogged down in description.
Hood is a beautiful retelling of the Robin Hood legend. On the most part you can tell who the characters are supposed to represent but that doesn’t spoil the story. I’ll definitely be continuing with this trilogy.
Hood is quite fun in a way as while many characters have different names you can soon figure out who they are from the Robin Hood mythology. For instance Iwan, a big, tall solider loyal to Bran is Little John, Tuck is a priest and while there are certainly bad guys it’s a bit harder to match them up with characters like the Sheriff of Nottingham. That makes the story interesting as while it does sort of follow the traditional Robin Hood legend, as it is set in Wales and follows the Norman invasion it offers a different spin on the tale so it’s definitely not predictable.
There are a lot of characters in Hood and sometimes it’s a little confusing with the Welsh or Old English names and some names for different characters are quite similar. Also it is a very descriptive book, which in this case I liked the writing so didn’t mind so much but sometimes it did get bogged down in description.
Hood is a beautiful retelling of the Robin Hood legend. On the most part you can tell who the characters are supposed to represent but that doesn’t spoil the story. I’ll definitely be continuing with this trilogy.
I quite enjoyed this remained story of Robin hood, maybe not enough to bother reading the next one though
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I really like where this series seems to be going. A bit of this first book was a bit draggy in the middle as it tries to set everything up, but I'm enjoying the characters and the story. It's a fun take on Robin Hood with some added mythical fantasy elements.
I decided I needed to re-write this review.
Why?
First off, I mispelled a bunch of words. Never a good thing.
Secondly, I wrote that review right after reading the book. I must learn not to do that. I am under way to much of the book's spell to reasonably have an idea of what I think.
SO, what do I, now looking back, think of Hood? I think it is a good book. A really good book. The key to it is simply not to expect anything. I expected the book to be a retelling of Robin Hood and was incredibly disapointed. Why? I grew up with Robin Hood, this was not him. But, if you take the book with the understanding that this is not Robin Hood. This is an adventure story of King Raven....you will be suprised at how much you enjoy it.
Why?
First off, I mispelled a bunch of words. Never a good thing.
Secondly, I wrote that review right after reading the book. I must learn not to do that. I am under way to much of the book's spell to reasonably have an idea of what I think.
SO, what do I, now looking back, think of Hood? I think it is a good book. A really good book. The key to it is simply not to expect anything. I expected the book to be a retelling of Robin Hood and was incredibly disapointed. Why? I grew up with Robin Hood, this was not him. But, if you take the book with the understanding that this is not Robin Hood. This is an adventure story of King Raven....you will be suprised at how much you enjoy it.
A read focused on nuance and the creative retelling of a favorite classic.
Eh, to be honest this really wasn't for me. It started off way too slow and I just never really got invested in anyone.
I enjoyed this version of the Robin Hood story. I've been waiting for the second book to be published. I think " Scarlet ", is due out in Sept.