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Mariel, a newly blooded captain of the Merry Men, is desperate to live up to the legacy of her grandfather, the legendary Robin Hood. Clem, a backwoods assistant healer known for her new-fangled cures, just wants to help people. When Mariel's ramshackle band kidnap Clem as retribution for her guardian helping the Sheriff of Nottingham, all seems to be going (sort of) to plan … until Jack Hartley, Mariel's father and Commander of the Merry Men, is captured in a deadly ambush. Determined to prove herself, Mariel sets out to get him back – with her annoyingly cheerful kidnappee in tow. But the wood is at war. Many believe the Merry Men are no longer on the right side of history. Watching Clem tend the party's wounds, Mariel begins to doubt the cause to which she has devoted her life. As the two of them grow closer, one thing is clear. They must prepare to fight for their lives – and for the lives of everybody in the greenwood.
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First, thank you NetGalley for an eARC in exchange for an honest review!
Unfortunately, I was kind of disappointed with this one. I'm usually all for books with no-plot-all-vibes, but this was a little hard to read. More than anything, it feels like the book isn't what was advertised. This book is about Mariel, the new leader of the Merry Men. She is doing her level best to make sure she lives up to the role. She kidnaps Clem's friend (and Clem came along willingly) and over the course of the book, they find that they have feelings for each other.
Despite the interesting premise, I found the pace slow, which made Mariel and Clem's relationship come seemingly out of nowhere. There is a lot of travelling and whilst this has the capability of being super fascinating, it just didn't hit in the way it should have. I feel like this book would have been so much better if I had a better attention span, but I am, unfortunately, quite busy and rather exhausted, which made a lot of it just hard to read when I came back from work.
I see how this book would be enjoyed, but it's definitely not up to par with [b:Gwen & Art Are Not in Love|61885131|Gwen & Art Are Not in Love|Lex Croucher|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1665319037l/61885131._SY75_.jpg|92392374], which was a more fast-paced, enjoyable read. I was close to DNFing this book many times but just finished it off in hopes it gets better (which it did, just nowhere near fast enough).
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