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MY ⭐️ RATING: 4.75/5
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BOOK DESCRIPTION
In the aftermath of a violent rebellion Robin Hood and his men must fight for survival with an enemy deadlier than any they’ve faced before…
1322. England is in disarray and Sir Guy of Gisbourne, the king’s own bounty hunter, stalks the greenwood, bringing bloody justice to the outlaws and rebels who hide there.
When things begin to go horribly wrong self-pity, grief and despair threaten to overwhelm the young wolf’s head who will need the support of his friends and family now more than ever. But Robin’s friends have troubles of their own and, this time, not all of them will escape with their lives…
MY REVIEW
Ahh Mr. McKay, what a gripping sequel this was, The Wolf and the Raven exceeded my expectations with its brutality, shocking deaths and lighthearted banter that had me rolling at one point. This is exactly the sequel that this story needed, I was engaged from the crucial opening to the somewhat cliffhanging, climactic finale.
Though this story is almost as old as time, McKay does such a great job of making it his own with his incredible knack for story telling and a very easy to read prose. As much as I loved the first book, I have to say, this is even better, the pace of the story just makes it fly by, the action felt more intense, plus a duel of fates type of scene that was just incredible. I loved that there is a bit of a recognition within the story itself; of the parallels between Arthur & Lancelot and Robin & Guy, I think that made it even better of a read to see it pointed out.
“Listen to me. Every one of us here has a sad tale to tell. We all wish our life had turned out differently. But we’re here and we live this life as best we can.”
One of the things I said in my review of Wolf’s Head, was that I loved how McKay gave the other characters in Robin’s story, more of a backstory to understand them better and love them more. Little John was one that didn’t really get that and I had hoped he would get it in book two. So I was happy to see that he got to tell his own tragic backstory that led him to the group of outlaws. I love seeing these characters get the work they deserve other than always being minor characters with little to no depth, in the story of Robin Hood.
The narration by Nick Ellsworth makes the third-person omniscient narrative, worth listening to, he just does such a great job of helping set the tone of the story and does a phenomenal job of bringing each one of the characters to life. I didn’t want this to end, but I knew it had to, so that I could get to the next book in the series for McKay to exceed my expectations once again.
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