Ahoy there me mateys! I received this young adult fantasy eARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. So here be me honest musings . . .

So mateys, why should ye check out this book? Because it is a fun romp of a tale about time travel and a female Robin Hood! Sign me up. As usual the cover first drew me interest. Kick-ass girl with bow? Sign me up. I also like the target vibe going on. And I am so glad I read it. It is light and silly and fun watching Ellie set the Robin Hood myth into action. I thought she was a great character - spunky and intelligent.

The secondary characters of Sir Henry and Sir James were fun to read about also. I enjoyed their animosity towards each other. Another great character was the young boy, Much, who helpfully is related to practically everyone in Nottingham and surrounding environs. He is also sweet and endearing. Eleanor of Aquitane also makes an appearance too.

I had a few problems with the book that stemmed from the anachronistic elements of the story that the other characters seemed to just accept. Ellie being a girl for one. I suspended disbelief for this one. Other things like sneakers and passports I had slightly more problems with. But overall, once I stopped being so critical, I found even this silliness to be enjoyable.

Oh and also I learned an awesome fact from reading this book - where the word sheriff comes from - "shire-reeve" Further research led me to this fact: "The Anglo-Saxon word for chief was gerefa, later shortened to reeve. During the next two centuries, groups of hundreds banded together to form a new, higher unit of government called the shire. The shire was the forerunner of the modern county. Each shire had a chief (reeve) as well, and the more powerful official became known as a shire-reeve. The word shire-reeve became the modern English word sheriff - the chief of the county. The sheriff maintained law and order within his own county with the assistance of the citizens."

I have to admit that I kept picturing the sheriff in this novel to be Alan Rickman's version in Robin Hood: Price of Thieves. Because Alan Rickman makes everything better. Anyways if ye want a quick paced retelling then give this one a try . . .

Side note: The author has a fun post on her website showing showing photos and telling stories from her trip to THE Nottingham. Ye should check it out.

So lastly . . .

Thank you Random House / Delacorte Books!

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