Moke has a very pleasing writing style and all the bones were here, but I just wanted more. While I had fun reading this, it was quick and light, I wasn't necessarily blown away by anything here.ĭon't get me wrong, this is a good story, and if you are a fan of the Disney animated version, you should definitely check it out, but I can't help but wish it would have been built-out further. I enjoyed where Moke took this, finding out how Robin and Marian's 'happily ever after' went. This was an action-packed, super fun story, full of adventure and close calls. It's there she joins up with the Merry Men, learns the truth of her parentage and grows ever closer to meeting the infamous, Robin Hood. Her mother instructs her to seek a particular public house, a few days away, where one of her old friends will help to hide Isabelle from the King's men.Īfter a long and fearful journey, Isabelle is relieved to finally reach the Inn, no matter how questionable some of the patrons seem to be. Hood is her story.įinding herself on the wrong side of the law, Isabelle is forced to flee the village of Kirklees and the priory where her mother, Marian, is Prioress. They may not have lived happily ever after, but they did end up having a daughter, Isabelle. In Hood, author Jenny Elder Moke reimagines the world of Robin Hood in lush, historical detail and imbues her story with more breathless action than has ever come out of Sherwood Forest before.What happened after Robin Hood and Maid Marian rode off in their love carriage?

As she fights for her rightful place among the Merry Men in a desperate bid to stop the Wolf's merciless plans, can Isabelle find the strength to defy the crown and save the lives of everyone she holds dear?

Isabelle races to stay out of the Wolf's clutches and find the father she's never known, thrusting her into a world of thieves and mercenaries, roguish young outlaws, new enemies with old grudges, and a king who wants her entire family dead. Who also happens to be Isabelle's father. To keep her daughter safe, Marien helps Isabelle escape and sends her on a mission to find the only person who can save them now: the infamous outlaw Robin Hood. But after she is arrested by royal soldiers for defending innocent villagers, Isabelle becomes the target of the Wolf, the ruthless right hand of the corrupt King John. Let it rise to meet the call.Isabelle of Kirklees has only ever known a quiet life inside the sheltered walls of the convent, where she lives with her mother, Marien. You have the blood of kings and rebels within you, love.

Hood by jenny elder moke