gretchen3 's review for:

Grail Knight by Angus Donald

4.0

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I keep pecking away at this series over the last few years, and it has been interesting to see the development of this version of the Robin Hood legend grow. This blending of Grail myth worked well, surprisingly. Alan's belief in both the Church and in Robin - who is focused on gaining money and power - works well with how the Grail is seen. It always takes me just a bit to get back into the style but once I do it is always a good read. Alan's narration and his character allows for the detailed descriptions. Robin is a bit more grim dark than I might like, but like Alan, I am drawn towards him still. Nur's return and level of redemption helped soothe some of the issues I had with how her character had been treated, but honestly she is at least the second named female character in the series to be raped, and her whole story is full of abuse which is not so cool.