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A review by leahegood
Hood by Stephen R. Lawhead
3.0
What if Robin Hood was an irresponsible Welsh prince with a deceased mother, a borderline abusive father, and a homeland invaded by the Franks?
Despite the promising premise, this book got off to a very slow start. Some of the details, backstory, and lore could have been tightened a lot to improve the pace of the story. By the halfway point, I started actually caring about Bran. His character arc took on, for a little while, a "man who learned better" feeling similar to that of [b:Sir Malcolm and the Missing Prince|6313905|Sir Malcolm and the Missing Prince A Tale of Long Ago|Sidney Baldwin|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1236192430i/6313905._SY75_.jpg|6499098]. Then it flipped a switch and jumped into a more classic adventure novel style.
It was a bit annoying to constantly change gears with the story telling style. And, of course, no one picks up a book hoping to get hours into the story before the interest level ramps up. It improved enough, though, (and ended on a slight cliff hanger) that I will probably listen to book two.
Despite the promising premise, this book got off to a very slow start. Some of the details, backstory, and lore could have been tightened a lot to improve the pace of the story. By the halfway point, I started actually caring about Bran. His character arc took on, for a little while, a "man who learned better" feeling similar to that of [b:Sir Malcolm and the Missing Prince|6313905|Sir Malcolm and the Missing Prince A Tale of Long Ago|Sidney Baldwin|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1236192430i/6313905._SY75_.jpg|6499098]. Then it flipped a switch and jumped into a more classic adventure novel style.
It was a bit annoying to constantly change gears with the story telling style. And, of course, no one picks up a book hoping to get hours into the story before the interest level ramps up. It improved enough, though, (and ended on a slight cliff hanger) that I will probably listen to book two.