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A review by lenoreo
Sherwood by Meagan Spooner
4.0
https://celebrityreaders.com/2021/05/19/sherwood-by-meagan-spooner/
4.5 stars — Wow, that took me through all of the emotions. I had all these desires for the first half of the book, and then things started shifting and I started shifting with it…and feeling conflicted. And so confused. Needless to say because of all that, this is going to be a vague and confusing review, b/c I just don’t want to spoil anything.
Ms. Spooner gave me a really rich story with a lot of shades of gray. I wasn’t sure how I was going to feel about that, but I really enjoyed it in the end. It wasn’t just the “bad” side either, it was Marian and her motivations and what she learns and the decisions she makes. Just wow. I loved that there were a lot of different sides, and a lot of different reactions, and that it wasn’t always simple black and white/good and evil.
Marian was ridiculously spirited, and I couldn’t help but love her. I could feel the way she chafed against society’s expectations for women in her time. I loved that she was so bold. BUT. It could be a bit of a downfall at times, b/c she was very good at convincing herself to keep her blinders on wrt certain people or motivations or situations. She was so stubborn.
Allen, Little John, Will Scarlett, Elena, Much — great characters. Loved the way they added colour to the story, and she had different relationships with some of them. They all gave different perspectives.
The narrator was pretty solid. I enjoyed listening to her voice, though I will admit that sometimes her voices didn’t always feel super consistent…maybe some were too similar? Great emotion and pacing though. My only other meh is that in the end her choice of voice for one particular character kind of worked against that character, and in hindsight I wish they sounded differently.
So yeah…this one surprised me with how much I enjoyed it. Some parts were totally not what I was expecting, but I was won over completely by the end.
4.5 stars — Wow, that took me through all of the emotions. I had all these desires for the first half of the book, and then things started shifting and I started shifting with it…and feeling conflicted. And so confused. Needless to say because of all that, this is going to be a vague and confusing review, b/c I just don’t want to spoil anything.
Ms. Spooner gave me a really rich story with a lot of shades of gray. I wasn’t sure how I was going to feel about that, but I really enjoyed it in the end. It wasn’t just the “bad” side either, it was Marian and her motivations and what she learns and the decisions she makes. Just wow. I loved that there were a lot of different sides, and a lot of different reactions, and that it wasn’t always simple black and white/good and evil.
Marian was ridiculously spirited, and I couldn’t help but love her. I could feel the way she chafed against society’s expectations for women in her time. I loved that she was so bold. BUT. It could be a bit of a downfall at times, b/c she was very good at convincing herself to keep her blinders on wrt certain people or motivations or situations. She was so stubborn.
Allen, Little John, Will Scarlett, Elena, Much — great characters. Loved the way they added colour to the story, and she had different relationships with some of them. They all gave different perspectives.
The narrator was pretty solid. I enjoyed listening to her voice, though I will admit that sometimes her voices didn’t always feel super consistent…maybe some were too similar? Great emotion and pacing though. My only other meh is that in the end her choice of voice for one particular character kind of worked against that character, and in hindsight I wish they sounded differently.
So yeah…this one surprised me with how much I enjoyed it. Some parts were totally not what I was expecting, but I was won over completely by the end.