I wanted to like it more

I wanted to like this more than I did. It's a good idea but the coming-of-age part of Alan a Dale was a bit tedious at times. I also thought some of the actions by the characters were unlikely. One example (a bit of a spoiler coming) was when the narrator Alan stole a jewel and put it in the chest of his enemy. When it was found, said enemy ran away, thereby making everyone think he was the thief. However, Alan was known as a thief and known to have seen where the jewel was hidden and known to hate his enemy. Surely someone would have put two and two together, especially since the enemy was the son of the woman who lost the jewel! Too pat. Robin Hood was nicely nuanced as someone who had to control a group of people and not just a goody two-shoes. But some of his doings went a bit far, though I liked that he rejected religion. Alan got a bit too much of that, especially near the end. Not sure I'll buy more in the series or not.

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