The Arabian Knightmare - rated 2 stars
A story in a story in a story in a story. I had to write this down to get my head around it.
A book with four stories of Ashildr "The Legends Of Ashildr". The first tale "The Arabian Knightmare" starts with a king looking for a wife. The newest wife then starts to tell him a tale: In "The Last Voyage Of Sindbad", Sindbad meets Ash, and Ash starts telling him a story of what she did in a previous adventure "The Story Of The Stone Men".
This was such a convoluted framing device - I felt I needed a flow chart to make sense of it. The way it was written reminded me of what I've read by Marco Polo: fast paced with stunted sentences and very little detail.
There were odd sexist themes running through the story - towards both men and women. I really didn't vibe with it.
Also, read between the lines and realise Ash had relations with both the grandfather and the grandson. Weird!

The Fortunate Isles - rated 2.75 stars
I really didn't like the plot twist. Overall, a "meh" story that should have gone in a different direction.

The Triple Knife - rated 3.25 stars
This was the one most similarly written to Ashildr's character in the show. It's just a shame I don't like her being cocky, unlikeable and arrogant...
But this has a better and more cohesive story than the previous ones. Although the end dragged, and not a lot happened. Very forgettable.

The Ghosts Of Branscombe Wood - rated 3.25 stars
This one had the most interesting story, but it was let down by the really disappointing and rushed ending.
If only the other stories had been written in this style, it would have made the book much more enjoyable to read.

Overall, I was disappointed by the book. Why is the twist always

aliens?

These are set in history, so can't we just have some interesting historical dramas? And why are there none set in a future full of aliens? 

An average of the four stories is a rating of 2.81, therefore it gets a 2.75 stars.