robin hood the legend of sherwood gaurds

She’s capricious and unruly, guided by emotions and a strong dose of Special Snowflakeness. Her reasoning was just, but in a naive way. The adventures were fun but you know what? There were even different roles that girl characters played in the book, which I really appreciated. There was the whole Merry Men cast of Will Scarlet, Little John, and others. (And it’s long!) For some reason, there’s a heavy focus on the long-dead Robin as a character rather than his actions and legacy (truly, I could not explain what made him so well-liked for people to wish him a hero revived). But it’s more about her self-discovery, doubts, and worth than it is about her exploits, and a lot of important conversations came too late into the book. And yes, from the blurb, you would guess that. And that’s what I would let other readers be hesitant of. These feelings vacillated throughout the book, but overall my biggest problem was that I went in thinking it would be something it wasn’t. Sometimes I would be hesitantly surprised at how something came out, but most of the times I was left disgruntled and distrusting. Honestly, reading this book had its ups and downs. I wish I liked it more, but for every good thing about it, there were two disappointing aspects. I adored Spooner’s previous stand-alone book, Hunted (you can find my review here!), but Sherwood fell a bit flat. But with a sweep of his green cloak and the flash of her sword, Marian makes the choice to become her own hero: Robin Hood.

Marian never meant to tread in Robin’s footsteps-never intended to stand as a beacon of hope to those awaiting his triumphant return.

And the dreadful Guy of Gisborne, the Sheriff’s right hand, wishes to step into Robin’s shoes as Lord of Locksley and Marian’s fiancé. Maid Marian doesn’t know how she’ll go on, but the people of Locksley town, persecuted by the Sheriff of Nottingham, need a protector. Published by HarperTeen on March 19, 2019Īmazon | Book Depository | Barnes & Noble

Robin hood the legend of sherwood gaurds