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A review by booksandladders
Marian by Ella Lyons
2.0
I love the story of Robin Hood and I was really excited for this to be a F/F retelling of the classic story, however, I was really disappointed with this one. I thought that too much happened in too short of time and I could never really connect to any of the characters. I would have enjoyed about 100 or so more pages which would have allowed both the plot, the characters, and the setting to really be fleshed out within the pages. I don't think that this was enough and I am really disappointed with what we were given.
I thought the writing style was fine and that I could really tell where we were, when we were, and the like, but I still wanted more rich descriptions of the characters and the world to fully understand. It was as if Lyons was banking on the reader to have prior knowledge of the story of Robin Hood (or at least the animated movie version) rather than giving us her own version of the story. One complaint on top of this is that the chapters were too long. I love short chapters or at least long chapters that don't feel long, but these chapters felt the 20-30 pages they were.
I didn't fully buy the romance. It was way too quick and nothing was really explained or fleshed out. I wanted sizzle and heat but I barely even got the match lit before the story was over. I am really disappointed with the relationship here and would have liked more time spent on the nuances of how Robin and Marian came together, fell apart, and came back together. It just wasn't enough.
And that was probably my number one complaint: there wasn't enough. This story needed to be double or triple the length and maybe even a duology so that I could feel satisfied with it rather than wholly disappointed like I am. But for a quick read, I did enjoy my reading time and I like the beginnings that the author gave us. I just want more.
I thought the writing style was fine and that I could really tell where we were, when we were, and the like, but I still wanted more rich descriptions of the characters and the world to fully understand. It was as if Lyons was banking on the reader to have prior knowledge of the story of Robin Hood (or at least the animated movie version) rather than giving us her own version of the story. One complaint on top of this is that the chapters were too long. I love short chapters or at least long chapters that don't feel long, but these chapters felt the 20-30 pages they were.
I didn't fully buy the romance. It was way too quick and nothing was really explained or fleshed out. I wanted sizzle and heat but I barely even got the match lit before the story was over. I am really disappointed with the relationship here and would have liked more time spent on the nuances of how Robin and Marian came together, fell apart, and came back together. It just wasn't enough.
And that was probably my number one complaint: there wasn't enough. This story needed to be double or triple the length and maybe even a duology so that I could feel satisfied with it rather than wholly disappointed like I am. But for a quick read, I did enjoy my reading time and I like the beginnings that the author gave us. I just want more.