Phenomenally slow, to the point of tedious. This particular book seems in no way related to Robin Hood (though I imagine it will do in future books) I really can't believe I actually finished it. It seemed all over the place plot wise and there appears to be all sorts of things set up for future books that just bog down the current story. I also dislike it when an individual book in a series doesn't really have a conclusion of its own, and thus one just sort of stopped. Overall I don't understand how it has so many positive reviews.