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Book: Hood
Author: Jenny Elder Moke
Book Series: Standalone
Rating: 3.5/5
Recommended For…: Robin Hood retellings
Publication Date: June 9, 2020
Publisher: Disney Hyperion
Pages: 320
Recommended Age: 15+ (violence, slight gore)
Synopsis: Isabelle of Kirklees has only ever known a quiet life inside the sheltered walls of the convent, where she lives with her mother, Marien. But after she is arrested by royal soldiers for defending innocent villagers, Isabelle becomes the target of the Wolf, King John’s ruthless right hand. Desperate to keep her daughter safe, Marien helps Isabelle escape and sends her on a mission to find the one person who can help: Isabelle’s father, Robin Hood.
As Isabelle races to stay out of the Wolf’s clutches and find the father she’s never known, she is thrust into a world of thieves and mercenaries, handsome young outlaws, new enemies with old grudges, and a king who wants her entire family dead. As she joins forces with Robin and his Merry Men in a final battle against the Wolf, will Isabelle find the strength to defy the crown and save the lives of everyone she holds dear?
Review: For the most part this was a good book. I liked the world building and the plot was very interesting to me. I loved this take on Robin Hood and it was a fairly good read.
However, I feel like the pacing was too fast paced and sometimes it was hard to keep up with what was going on in the book. Also the character development wasn’t there in my opinion.
Verdict: It was a good read.
BOOK INFORMATION
Hood
by Jenny Elder Moke
Publisher: Disney-Hyperion
Release Date: June 9th 2020
Genre: Young Adult, Historical Fiction, Retellings, Fantasy
Synopsis:
You have the blood of kings and rebels within you, love. Let it rise to meet the call.
Isabelle of Kirklees has only ever known a quiet life inside the sheltered walls of the convent, where she lives with her mother, Marien. But after she is arrested by royal soldiers for defending innocent villagers, Isabelle becomes the target of the Wolf, King John’s ruthless right hand. Desperate to keep her daughter safe, Marien helps Isabelle escape and sends her on a mission to find the one person who can help: Isabelle’s father, Robin Hood.
As Isabelle races to stay out of the Wolf’s clutches and find the father she’s never known, she is thrust into a world of thieves and mercenaries, handsome young outlaws, new enemies with old grudges, and a king who wants her entire family dead. As she joins forces with Robin and his Merry Men in a final battle against the Wolf, will Isabelle find the strength to defy the crown and save the lives of everyone she holds dear?
BOOK LINKS
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49780757-hood
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3c5t0jf
Bookdepository: https://www.bookdepository.com/Hood-Jenny-Elder-Moke/9781368047456
B&N: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/hood-jenny-elder-moke/1133984774?ean=9781368047456
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/hood-21
Google Books: https://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Hood.html?id=RRzUDwAAQBAJ&redir_esc=y
AUTHOR INFORMATION
Jenny Elder Moke writes young adult fiction in an attempt to recapture the shining infinity of youth. She was a finalist in the 2017 Austin Film Festival Podcast Competition, and studied children’s writing with Liz Garton Scanlon.
When she is not writing, she’s gathering story ideas from her daily adventures with her two irredeemable rapscallions and honing her ninja skills as a black belt in Tae Kwon Do. Jenny lives in Austin, TX with her husband and two children.
Her debut novel, HOOD, about the daughter of Robin Hood and Maid Marien, will release from Disney/Hyperion in Spring 2020. She is represented by Elizabeth Bewley of Sterling Lord Literistic.
AUTHOR LINKS
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/18069688.Jenny_Elder_Moke
Website: https://jennyeldermoke.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jennyelder
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jennyeldermoke/
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