A review by diamond12
Sherwood by Meagan Spooner

3.5

I wanted to love this one because I loved Hunted by the same authot, but unfortunately I just feel like there was something missing from this book. Marian had potential to be a very interesting character, but in some ways she just felt like a stereotypical "not like other girls" protaganist. That's not to say I didn't like her as a character, I just felt like there was an element of depth missing. The plot was very interesting and was the main reason I was tuned into the book. I'm always up for a twist on a fairytale, so a Robin Hood retelling with Maid Marian as the protaganist was right up my alley.

My two main issues with this book are these. First, the romance felt very forced. I didn't think that this book benefited from having a romance subplot, and I also don't understand why either Marian or her love interest cared about one another. And the other thing is sort of nitpicky from me, but the author seemed to allude to the ethics of the Robin Hood way of stealing from the rich and giving to the poor, which is all fine and dandy until the characters continued their behaviors? I just felt that if ethics are going to be brought into the Robin Hood story...have there be a lesson to be learned. I felt like some elements of the themes in this book could have been fleshed out more.

All in all, this was an enjoyable book and I can't complain too much. I had a good time reading this book, and what more can you really ask for?