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thetomatowriter's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
neesh_'s review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
tams_j's review
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 against another edition
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!