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Sherwood by Meagan Spooner

2 reviews

saucy_bookdragon's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.5

It went girl, it gave us nothing! Sherwood is so flat it's embarrassing. The characters are one dimensional, the plot is just meandering around sad that Robin Hood is dead and occasionally vigilante-ing, and the setting might as well be an empty void.

I think this was going for a character exploration into Marian's grief over Robin Hood, but it doesn't work because Marian is such a nothing character and we only ever know Robin through little snippets. It was okay at the beginning, but the plot nor characters were dynamic enough to carry nearly five hundred pages. 
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marareading's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Another beautiful retelling by Meagan Spooner. I loved the strong woman MC. I genuinely loved the story of the Lady Marian feeling the obligation to fill the space Robin left behind after being killed in the King's war (not a spoiler). Meagan's retellings put strong women in a place to challenge a patriarchy and it is very satisfying. 

This story isn't an exact retelling and I did like that. I like that you don't know exactly what will happen. The ending definitely took me off guard. The fact that there are twists with characters, and changed within the plot that create a new narrative. Her writing is beautiful. If you liked Hunted, and enjoy retellings, I think would enjoy this. 
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