loved this modernish retelling of robyn hood, it had what I enjoyed about the original tale and made it work in it's scenario. Was very well done and enjoyed reading this.

2 stars

I received this book from Net Galley in exchange for an honest review.

Midshire, USA 1942. The US has found itself brought into the World War after the attack on Pearl Harbour. Robyn Hood finds herself trying to make contact with her friend Will, who has been placed into one of the Japanese-American camps, when she stumbles across the Hooverville of Sherwood. This retelling places the well-known story in dieselpunk setting.

There are some instances of racism throughout this narrative. Due to the backdrop of this plot, this does feature in some parts due to the distrust some USA citizens had against the Japanese-American communities. There is also some mention of violence, and gore.

If you enjoy alternative history, with a dieselpunk element, this book would be good for you. Dieselpunk is similar to steampunk, the main difference being the importance of the combustion engine in the machinery.

I don't know if there was much I liked this book, unfortunately. I liked the placing and setting of the plot, I thought that gave an interesting twist to the original but there was a lot that I didn't really understand with why it had been included.

I had a lot of issues with the way people responded to Robyn. It was almost like everyone was in love with her, without there being much reason for it. I almost thought Little Jon was going to be one of her paramours but it turns out he was just inspired by her, even though he had only spent a few hours with her.

I also felt this book was a little lazy in parts. It felt like the original story of Robin Hood, or at least the commercialised version of Robin Hood had been lifted and dressed in a 1942 setting. The bridge fight with Little John, the breakouts, it did feel lazy and it was a little frustrating.

I think this was more of a 2.5/3 star read until the last 15% of this book. In short, the ending was rushed. It was frustrating and there was no resolution to two areas. I don't know if there is a sequel planned, which is why this was so haphazardly thrown together. But it was really unsatisfying.

Ouch, this really didn't work for me! The worldbuilding and the whole setting was just too confusing and, I don't know, seemed kinda sloppy. I also didn't like any of the characters and I was struggling to finish this piece

An excellent retelling of Robin Hood set during an alternate World War II. Obviously laying the groundwork for a series but enjoyable world building with familiar characters.

The Treason of Robyn Hood - ⭐️⭐️⭐️.75
I had never read a retelling of Robin Hood so I was very excited when I saw this book! This book mixed real history with a fairy tale extremely well which I really appreciated. This book makes for a pretty quick read as it is very fast-paced and makes you really want to just keep reading. My only complaint is that the world was not introduced super well so I struggled to figure out what was going on at the beginning. Overall though this book has a very interesting concept and was a very enjoyable read. I received an advanced review copy for free, and I am reviewing this voluntarily.

I want to read more Robin Hood novel, adaptation or rated book and I start with this one. Not the best start... I enjoy the overall adventure okay, but some diversity or some new "orientation" in the story or character wasn't much for me. Maybe a bit too far from the original tale for my taste.

The Treason Of Robyn Hood is described as a "dieselpunk sci-fi adventure" that takes place during WWII. In this updated retelling of the legend of Robin Hood, Treason borrows character names from the original story, sets it in the imaginary city of Midshire, and Robyn is a young woman seeking independence from her wealthy guardians. It's a great idea for a story and I liked that Robyn is female but unfortunately the execution and the weak world building spoils the narrative.

The promised "dieselpunk" is a guy who likes to build gadgets and wears goggles, and I think the sci-fi refers to the hover trains and levitating skates. It took me too long to figure out this takes place in America, specifically California. I hate love triangles, especially the one in this book. Guy Gisbourne, a thug and an enforcer, is creepy and has zero appeal; I cringed while reading his and Robyn's scenes together. Literally cringed. And, as much as I really wanted to like Robyn, her transition from independent woman living a wealthy life to outlaw living in the slums of Sherwood is a rocket speed trajectory without much fuel. Her lukewarm reaction to information concerning the death of a family member made me almost toss this to the DNF round file.

I found myself skimming the last quarter of the story and was annoyed it ended without resolving anything. I didn't know it was a series or trilogy or whatever, I just know I'm not going to read the next book.

Arc provided via Netgalley. Because this was an arc, I really tried, but from the beginning what I wanted was to DNF this. There wasn't anything I liked about this - the characters didn't do it for me (except Guy, I was interested in his development), the plot was confusing and the world building was lazy. Also, this was supposedly sci-fi, which I didn't get.