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A review by sousouaya
Travelers Along the Way: A Robin Hood Remix by Aminah Mae Safi
4.0
3.5-4 stars (no heavy spoilers)
So this had a slow start to it, and it took me a while to get invested. Honestly I don't know much about the crusades, so at the beginning I was very confused, which is what contributed to me reading so slowly. Once we got to know all the "Travelers Along the Way" it started to get interesting. I loved the companionship and though there wasn't as much romance(as I was expecting), it felt right for this novel.
The aspect that took me the most out of it was her Rahma's(Robin Hood) sister Zeena. She always seemed to be angry and irritable and disagreeable. I could gather that this was as much as a sister love/bonding(?) novel as much as it was a found family and historical novel. And I could understand the author trying to show banter between siblings(which is very common) but to me Zeena was so unlikable especially with her interactions with Rahma it was hard to care for that connection. I felt that Rahma had better relationships with everyone else.
This novel, especially the timeline at the end definitely made me more curious about the crusades and I'm interested to learn and research more. So I'd think any book that makes me want to expand my knowledge is a great book. Oh, and I loved the tiny fact about when Robin Hood stories originated and now I want to research more into that, too.
So this had a slow start to it, and it took me a while to get invested. Honestly I don't know much about the crusades, so at the beginning I was very confused, which is what contributed to me reading so slowly. Once we got to know all the "Travelers Along the Way" it started to get interesting. I loved the companionship and though there wasn't as much romance(as I was expecting), it felt right for this novel.
The aspect that took me the most out of it was her Rahma's(Robin Hood) sister Zeena. She always seemed to be angry and irritable and disagreeable. I could gather that this was as much as a sister love/bonding(?) novel as much as it was a found family and historical novel. And I could understand the author trying to show banter between siblings(which is very common) but to me Zeena was so unlikable especially with her interactions with Rahma it was hard to care for that connection. I felt that Rahma had better relationships with everyone else.
This novel, especially the timeline at the end definitely made me more curious about the crusades and I'm interested to learn and research more. So I'd think any book that makes me want to expand my knowledge is a great book. Oh, and I loved the tiny fact about when Robin Hood stories originated and now I want to research more into that, too.