This was an enjoyable read! It was fairly easy to read and I liked the pacing. The characters didn't stand out to me very much, however.

Slightly mixed feelings about this book, but overall, I enjoyed it.

It took me quite a while to get into this, unfortunately. Between the pandemic and work etc it just wasn't something I wanted to pick up, but when I did finally, I really enjoyed it. I loved the world building and the characters, and the backstory building between Marien and Robin.

I think my only issues were the love story between Isabelle and Adam felt so sweet but didn't get enough of a plot or attention, and the ending. It felt rushed and it felt like a cliche ending just for the sake of a cliche ending. I didn't hate it, it just wasn't what I wanted to see the ending be. Overall, I did enjoy the book though. A quick and fun fairy tale retelling/reimagining that has a lot of nice world building.

I purchased this book for my high school library. My students have enjoyed it. and it has circulated well. I was worried I wouldn't get it back!

I really liked Isabelle’s character. I enjoyed getting to know her through her experience navigating having been thrown into some intense situations. I loved the banter between her and Adam, one of the cute Merry Men, and the competition she feels with Helena when it comes to knowing her way around a bow and arrow. Despite being thrown into a world she never knew existed she’s able to handle it well.

LOVED this adaptation of Robin Hood. Re-tellings can get a bit tricky and sometimes a little uninteresting because it's all been done but Hood was SO GOOD. The hits just kept coming with this book too and I loved it!

Sadly this book ended up not being for me. I was really excited after hearing about it from numerous people but it just didn't work for me. In the end I think I was just expecting something else and couldn;t finish. Definitely "it's me, not you" kind of book.

Hood by Jenny Elder Moke, 320 pages. Disney-Hyperion, 2020. $18.
Language: R (45 swears, 0 “f”); Mature Content: PG13; Violence: PG13
BUYING ADVISORY: HS - OPTIONAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
Isabelle lives with her mother, Marien, in a convent, though Isabelle isn’t really the convent type -- as illustrated by her being arrested. When Isabelle escapes, Marien reveals the identity of Isabelle’s father: Robin Hood. Leaving the convent is scarier than she expects, but Isabelle knows she is going to need her father’s help to save her world being destroyed by King John.
Moke mixes history and fable in her continuation of the classic Robin Hood story. I had a hard time with a lot of the details included because their references were unfamiliar to me. Eventually, everything was explained, but it was frustrating to go half the book while feeling like I was missing something I should have known. Unfortunately, I also wasn’t a fan of Isabelle. She was wishy-washy in her decisions even when the best solutions were obvious. Of course I wanted Isabelle and the good guys to succeed, but I found it hard to root for Isabelle herself. The mature content rating is for innuendo; the violence rating is for blood and murder.
Reviewer: Carolina Herdegen

Retellings is one of my favorite genres and the gender swap made it even better. Definitely recommend.

I DNF'd this title at 80%. I just couldn't take any more of Isabelle - I wanted her to be a stronger character who learns from her mistakes and listens. I wasn't captured by the plot. There are better female-led Robin Hood retellings out there.

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As far as retellings go, this one isn't bad by any stretch. This was just, honestly, kinda fun and I'm excited for Moke as an author in general now. I wasn't sure what to think about a debut author doing something so closely tied with an existing property that's very well loved, but from a standpoint of someone who's interested but not putting a microscope over it I found it fun! The writing style was enjoyable to read, and I had a great time just chilling out with this one for a couple days.

Characterization seems to be a strong point of the author's, emotions and character arcs drawn out in the best way possible. The dynamics being put against each other made this even more enjoyable on top of how much I loved the story itself, and Isabelle is such a good protagonist, minus a bit of waffling. Adam and Helena became my favourites pretty fast, especially Helena. Honestly, all the kids are so good and I found all of them really good for bouncing off one another, plus their backstories were upsetting in the way that you want them to be out of something like this but didn't dominate their entire character arc.

All in all, a really good read and something I'd enjoy a sequel of but also the way things ended seem pretty solid, too.

It was a quick read and interesting retelling of Robin Hood. I little slow at times but over all cute. Savvy Little Book Club Review

Unfortunately had to dnf this as I could not make myself finish it. I did get almost all the way through but I had more interesting books I wanted to read and just decided to give up on it.

Thank you Disney Book Group and NetGalley for the advance digital reading copy of this book.

This was an amazing re-telling of the Robin Hood story and I hope that Disney turns it into a movie because young girls can always use a strong heroine to look up to. I hope that Jenny Elder Moke writes more YA fiction with strong female characters and if she does I will read them.

Hood by Jenny Elder Moke is a fun adventure story with a strong female protagonist. As someone who has never spent a lot of time in the world of Robin Hood, I found the plot especially enjoyable. It's now been a few days since I closed the book, and I'm still reeling from the ending!

I wanted to love this one but it just wasn’t for me. I couldn’t relate to any characters and that is a huge part for me.

So reading this book felt like reading a sequel to the 1970 Robin Hood, and that is the best and most sincere complement that I can give it.

Isabelle is the daughter of Robin Hood and Marien, but she doesn't know it yet. The book begins with her mother rescuing her from soldiers and sending her to a tavern with a message. She comes into contact with the Merry Men, and from there a series of adventures, with a slight bit of romance fill the rest of the pages of this book.

I'm not certain that I would consider this the most amazingly written book I've ever read, but it was without a doubt in the top list of fun books I've read this year. Isabelle was enjoyable as a character, and the adventures and shenanigans very much felt like the sorts that you find in the cartoon Robin Hood. The book doesn't take itself too seriously, but provides a sequel to the typical Robin Hood legends, one where Merien and Robin Hood are very much equals, where a woman (and not just Robin's daughter, Isabelle) can find her way in the Merry Men and hope to have some of the same adventures.

If you enjoy Robin Hood legends and women characters at the center of medieval adventures this is 100% the book for you.

Hood is the first retelling of Robin Hood that I've ever read. It's about Robin Hood and Marien's daughter, Isabelle, and her search for her father. Isabelle is extremely good with a bow. I didn't really find anything interesting about Isabelle. She's stubborn and tends to do the dangerous thing without really thinking about it. The worldbuilding was meh.

Hood by Jenny Elder Moke is extremely hard for me to rate. You have Isabelle who is the daughter of Robin Hood and Maid Marian, and she is just like her father, but I had a really hard time connecting with her. I was really hyped about this book and was thankful for the opportunity to read it but it wasn't my cup of tea. I'd recommend it to a die-hard Robin Hood fan, it's not classical by any stretch and it certainly wasn't bad, I personally wasn't a fan of the MC. My star rating is 2.25/5

This book was archived within 24 hours of getting approved. I was not emailed that I was approved so I was not able to download the book to review it. When I buy the book I will be able to offer more of a review for it. But I am extremely frustrated that it was archived so quickly. I was really looking forward to reading this book.