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I really liked this book.. The title, the cover, and the summary really pulled me in. Recommended this book to a friend who did buy it.

This book was really fantastic to read! It was a really fantastic retelling of Robin Hood, having Robin be female, and yeah, Ellie was a really great character to read about. I mean, right before she went to the past, she noted that besides the shoes, that she and Robin Hood had a similar style. And of course, she's iconic with the bow and arrow!

So the thing about time travel books, is there's not interfering with the past, and getting home. Those are usually the two main goals, and Ellie shares them. And it was really interesting to see her slide into the role of Robin Hood, that the legends were based of off her. That was fun to read!

I really enjoyed her adventures. Like her initial meeting with Will Scarlet and Little John was pretty unexpected, and yeah, they definitely got off on the wrong foot. But I enjoyed how she adapted to the times, learning how to sword fight (though hardly to the level of skill she has with the bow and arrow) and dodging the sheriff of Nottingham!

That ending, while the time travel isn't actually explained, it doesn't matter too much. I would've liked more of an explanation of what Ellie came back to, since it was only a couple of pages, and a few more details would've been nice, but overall a pretty great ending!

This was a really great book, and I enjoyed reading it a lot!

I tried reading this book but sadly I didn't make it very far while reading this book. I think that the different point of views made it a bit difficult to understand . I usually love this author's books and I hoped that this one would work out for me.

No Good Deed is a different take on the tale of Robin Hood which includes the element of Time Travel. Think Outlander, but… less sex and less Scottish. Oh, and it’s also YA. It’s a nice, quick read that is enjoyable however there are some aspects which can be annoying which I’ll talk about later.

I did like that it was a Robin Hood retelling as I don’t think you see these as often. As with most retellings, you know the main plot of what’s going to happen, but No Good Deed did alter and change expectations. First up is that Robin Hood is a female and that she really shouldn’t be in Nottingham Forest.

Our main character, Ellie Hudson, is a competitive archer and just happens upon a time travel hole. The time travel bit isn’t really explained but it happens. Luckily Ellie runs into multiple people who want to help her stay alive, as well unluckily some people who want to put her in prison as she arrived in the middle of a secure castle. Overall, Ellie isn’t the strongest character and seems to be very similar to other YA female protagonists – a lot of things happen to her, not because of her.

You can’t have a tale of Robin Hood without Little John, Will Scarlett and Friar Tuck as well as Maid Marian and this book delivers. They’re not exactly how they were portrayed in the classic tale, but a key theme from this book is that stories can change and be exaggerated over time. Whilst the tale of Robin Hood is supposed to based in fact, a lot of facts have been altered to create a different story.

There’s a sub-plot about Ellie’s brother which I guess is a nice addition to her motivations and what guides her as a person. However, I found it was focused on so much as a present part of the story that I’m surprised it wasn’t more attached to the main story. It was basically a very expanded backstory to Ellie that we get reminded of over and over.

The main story was fast paced, Ellie and her Merry Men always seemed to be up to something. Even in sections where it’s slowed down – you can see the thought process around what they’ll do next. This pacing helped it be such a quick read.

For me, the most annoying part is that despite taking place in the UK, near Nottingham (which I don’t believe is a big tourist place anyway? At least it wasn’t somewhere I wanted to visit when I lived near there) – the main character just had to be American. Being American didn’t do anything to the story, so the character could have been English! But it’s odd that the author just had to make a very English story, with an English protagonist into an American… just because.

The world building was also not the best. Whilst this is set in a real place and we’ve read and watched the story multiple times before, the world specifically in this book just didn’t feel alive enough. The focus was very character driven, which is a shame as Nottingham Forest has always been a key part of the Robin Hood story.

The ending of the book wraps everything up into a very neat package. As with most classic tails, Robin Hood finds a happy ending – however it’s not quite what you expected.

Positives of No Good Deed
Robin Hood retelling
Merry Men characters
Negatives of No Good Deed
Lacks depth in some areas

This was a unique and entertaining book! I enjoyed the retelling of Robin Hood through a female. I also enjoyed the time travel aspect of everything!

I loved this book! The full review will be posted soon at kaitgoodwin.com/books! Thank you very much for this wonderful opportunity to connect books to their readers!

Robin Hood is always a great classic to put a new spin on. No Good Dead is a female take on said classic with a twist of time travel and a little bit of Olympic athlete dreams. Which was quite perfect for reading around the Olympics! The book was quite well paced and the story well fleshed out. I felt as if the setting and world itself could have been worked on a little bit more to make it more imagined verses having to add your own imaginings. Though overall a very good story!

Such a great book. Definitely one of my favourite reads of the year. Full review to come.

This book follows Eleanor Hudson, a skilled archer on the US Olympic team. Eleanor (Ellie) miraculously finds herself in medieval England after following a man through a dark tunnel. From there I fell in love with Ellie and all of her adventures. This is a fun and exciting take on the Robin Hood story we all know and love. Ellie is strong and independent, she’s wreckless at times but has a huge heart. I just thought this book was well written and very entertaining. I highly recommend it!

I got my fair share of retellings, so much that the genre kinda get stalled for me. But once in a while, I pick one up. So it better be a good one. I also not a fan of time-travelling. That been said, when things are well done, they are worth it.

And No Good Deed was worth it. Good pacing. Good plot. Likeable main character. I am quite pleased with the choice to read it.

Thank you to NetGalley and the Publisher for allowing me to.

Review will be posted week of 11/27/17

Ellie Hudson is an experienced archer who is hoping to qualify for the Olympics. She is currently competing in Nottingham, England. While competing, she sees a strange man wearing all white walking around during her competition. This distracts her; thus, impacting her performance. Later on while exploring England, she sees him again and ends up following him into a cave. Boom... she ends up in the Middle Ages. Nottingham during the Middle Ages is in trouble for a variety of reasons; plus, the sheriff is on her tail. Will her archery skills get her out of this mess and can she make it back to her own time? Kara Connelly's No Good Deed is a fun tale with a kick-butt heroine, but it's not without its issues.

I really liked the character of Ellie. She's everything I could want in strong heroine. She was constantly escaping bad situations and to top it off, she is an incredible archer. I love how she sort of assumes the role of Robin Hood in this modern retelling. In fact, if you are a fan of Robin Hood, you'll enjoy some of the familiar characters, like Prince John, Much, and Will Scarlet who also play a role in No Good Deed.

My issue with No Good Deed is the pacing. At times, it felt really uneven and while I love a time travel book, I really wasn't fully sold on how Ellie got into the Middle Ages. Connelly definitely needs to explain her time travel theory a bit more as it wasn't really believable. In fact, there were many events in No Good Deed that required too much supsension of disbelief.

Nonetheless, if you enjoy the mythology surrounding Robin Hood, give this book a try. It's definitely fun to re-imagine Robin Hood as a strong female.

This was a chockful of fun.

I was immediately drawn to this book because I’m a huge fan of the Robin Hood legend and when I saw that Ms. Connolly’s take would feature a gender twist of sorts, I knew I had to read it.

Present-time Ellie was an archer who was dealing with the recent loss of her brother. She also lived in his shadow for he was an Olympian as well. On her way back to her hotel, she followed a man dressed in a friar’s frock with whom she thought was the same one who distracted her during her during the competition. One topsy-turvy turn, however, brought her all the way back to the 12th century; specifically, at a time when most of Nottingham was suffering in the hands of the Sheriff.

It was not long ago that I read a time travel such as this one where the character was pulled all the way back to Medieval times. Both characters went through the initial shock of finding themselves stuck and unable to come home at will. In Ellie’s case, it wasn’t just a matter of retracing back her steps to see if she can somehow find her way home. This girl finds trouble at every step of the way, and no matter what she does to lay low, the trouble finds her regardless.

I love the characters she meets and the parallelization with the characters of the original legend. And because she’s an American set in her ways, she brings about shock with the way she acts and speaks at every turn. I love seeing the reaction of those around her. She’s full of spunk; courage when there’s none to be found and kindness towards the people with whom she only just met. There might be a romance brewing on the horizon but honestly, that’s just cake. The story is great the way it is. I adore the friendships she developed amongst the people of Nottingham; the thieves and the bandits; the nuns and the outlaws.

I’m not sure if this is going to be a series, but damn. I need more. No Good Deed is a great adventure set in Medieval England. If you’re a fan of the Robin Hood legend, Connolly’s take is sure to keep you entertained from page one to the last.

I received a free advance reader copy of this book from the publisher on netgalley.

super fun alterna take on Robin Hood. I enjoyed the anachronisms of Ellie in Sherwood Forest a lot.

things which could have been way better were also numerous. to name a few:
1. the romance(s). pick one. stick to it. flesh it out more. don't cop out on the ending.
2. the science. so lacking.
3. the actual forest and robbing life was totally glossed over!

but overall it had some really fun moments and was pretty enjoyable.

This book is really special to me because I read it when there was no electricity and running water at my house because of Hurricane María. I felt transported to the past in a literal way, so I felt for the character.

This book is so surprisingly easy to read. At first, I thought it wasn't going to be good, but as I kept reading, I was totally into th story. It is so appropriate and funny and surprising, I loved it.
The three main characters, YAY.
I was pinning for the "bad" guy because. Well. He is sooo interesting.

I absolutely loved it and recommend it to everyone.

“No Good Deed” is a fairy-tale/legend retelling that served as a good palate cleanser for me in the middle of quite a few heavier reads. The plot is fast-paced and the characters are just the right amount of snarky and developed for a light read. The content is mild, and the writing easy enough to read, that even the youngest of the ya group should find it enjoyable. Recommended!

An interesting retelling, that's for sure. While the writing was just "meh", the plot had action and it was pretty much the only thing that kept me reading. Not much else stood out to me, sadly.

Not too deep, and full of holes, but all in all a fun, modern re-imaging on Robin Hood.

Time travel and Robin Hood! I loved the main character and that she competes as an archer. All the characters were awesome. I only wish they were a tiny bit more developed.

A step above a typical time travel story. Staple elements of a time travel romance/adevture are present, but with enough of a twist that it doesn't read as cliche. The romance is light and tween friendly. This would be perfect for those very conservative parents who want absolutely clean books for their tween or younger teen.

No Good Deed is the retelling, of a story most of us probably know and love, the Robin Hood story.

Ellie, the main character, is a 21st century professional archer who went to Nottingham with her parents to take part in qualifying for the Olympics.

After the race she decides to go for a walk in the castle, and there, walking in the underground, in dark tunnels, full of rats, is transported back in time, during the reign of king Richard lion's heart.

She does not understand what happened to her, she think it is simply a representation for tourists, but soon she realizes that it's not her age and her goal is to go home.

During this trip me will meet all the members of Robin Hood's real guild. First she will meet Much and Friar Tuck who will save her life; Then Little John and Will Scarlett and finally Alan-a-Dale who will ask them a great favor.

All together, after taking part in this mission, are forced to take part in another one. They have to find a murderer who has tried to kill prince John. Ellie, at this point, tell everybody to call her Robin Hood.
But when the affair becomes intriguing, after they've found the killer, she realize it's time to go back home, so after greeting everyone, leaving the fascinating James / Friar Tuck last, she returns in her time where her brother is waiting for her along with a charming friend who reminds her so much of James.

I love retelling, and this has made me enjoy Robin Hood's story from the perspective of a woman and not a man. Kara's writing forces you to keep reading the story at all costs without stopping.
This reading was a breath of fresh air for which I gave 5 stars on goodreads.