Overview :
Where Legend and History Collide,
One Young Woman Will Fight for the Innocent
Born a baron's daughter, Lady Merry Ellison is now an enemy of the throne after her father's failed assassination attempt upon the king. Bold and uniquely skilled, she is willing to go to any lengths to protect the orphaned children of her former village--a group that becomes known as "The Ghosts of Farthingale Forest." Merry finds her charge more difficult as their growing notoriety brings increasing trouble their way.
Timothy Grey, ninth child of the Baron of Greyham, longs to perform some feat so legendary that he will rise from obscurity and earn a title of his own. When the Ghosts of Farthingale Forest are spotted in Wyndeshire, where he serves as assistant to the local earl, he might have found his chance. But when he comes face-to-face with the leader of the thieves, he's forced to reexamine everything he's known.
My Review :
3 Stars
I'm honestly having a hard time putting my thoughts into words about this book. I'm probably so torn about it because while I believe it to be a well written good book, it just wasn't personally for me.
The author definitely writes well and is very thorough but this book was most definitely meant for a younger crowd so it was lacking in what I felt was real depth in the characters and the story. Like I said, it would be perfect for a younger crowd though.
It definitely has adventure and it is a fun version of what was going on on other parts of England during Robin Hood's time or as this book calls him, Robin of the Hode.
While not unenjoyable, this book has a very strong God element and points on Christianity which, if you aren't exactly prepared for it, can be off putting.
Ali in all, it was a decent read but just personally not what I was hoping for.
Where Legend and History Collide,
One Young Woman Will Fight for the Innocent
Born a baron's daughter, Lady Merry Ellison is now an enemy of the throne after her father's failed assassination attempt upon the king. Bold and uniquely skilled, she is willing to go to any lengths to protect the orphaned children of her former village--a group that becomes known as "The Ghosts of Farthingale Forest." Merry finds her charge more difficult as their growing notoriety brings increasing trouble their way.
Timothy Grey, ninth child of the Baron of Greyham, longs to perform some feat so legendary that he will rise from obscurity and earn a title of his own. When the Ghosts of Farthingale Forest are spotted in Wyndeshire, where he serves as assistant to the local earl, he might have found his chance. But when he comes face-to-face with the leader of the thieves, he's forced to reexamine everything he's known.
My Review :
3 Stars
I'm honestly having a hard time putting my thoughts into words about this book. I'm probably so torn about it because while I believe it to be a well written good book, it just wasn't personally for me.
The author definitely writes well and is very thorough but this book was most definitely meant for a younger crowd so it was lacking in what I felt was real depth in the characters and the story. Like I said, it would be perfect for a younger crowd though.
It definitely has adventure and it is a fun version of what was going on on other parts of England during Robin Hood's time or as this book calls him, Robin of the Hode.
While not unenjoyable, this book has a very strong God element and points on Christianity which, if you aren't exactly prepared for it, can be off putting.
Ali in all, it was a decent read but just personally not what I was hoping for.