Everyone knows the tale of Robin Hood, the Prince of Thieves, who robs the rich to give to the poor, so Stephen Lawhead decided to write a different story, more or less based on the famous tale, claiming that this is closer to the truth. His explanation at the end of the book does sound believable and although we may never know if Robin Hood truly existed, who he was or when he lived, it was certainly interesting to hear a different account of the facts, even if lacking a little on the action scenes. (…)
After hearing so much about this book I was expecting an extraordinary story, but having reached the end I couldn’t find cause for all the hype. In my opinion it had a lot of promise but it fell short, or maybe I just didn’t get it, in times like this I wonder if I lack a certain sensitivity. Anyway, I felt Matilda was a detached narrator, if I didn’t know better I’d say she was watching everything from far away instead of being in the middle of occurrences, she was cold, even when talking about Mr. Pip, her beloved friend. (…)
A boy is found murdered on the bottom of the river, those who saw the body say he was crucified, there’s a witness who swears she saw him hanging from a cross at a prominent Jew’s house, while a wedding was taking place. It’s the Easter season and rumour has it that Jews sacrifice Christian children in their celebration rituals, so of course the village people turn against the Jews, and after murdering the couple at whose house the body was seen, they force the rest of them to take shelter at Cambridge’s castle. (…)
The first thing that needs to be said here is that I’m not a great fan of short stories, the only reason I read this book was because it was a Christmas present. So as long as I had it, why not read it, right? I also feel that the author is trying to prolong the Harry Potter hype by writing related books, in my opinion Harry Potter is gone and she should move on to something new or the subject tends to become tiresome.
I’ve been so busy lately that if not for 
While throwing a dinner party for a few guests, Lady Julia Grey sees her husband collapse at her feet. Though still a young man, no one is particularly shocked to see him die a couple of hours later, due to a chronic family infirmity that had always plagued him. Trouble begins when she receives a surprise visit from Sir Nicholas Brisbane, who was apparently working for her deceased husband as an investigator, trying to discover who was sending him death threats. Lady Julia cannot believe that someone had anything against her husband, London’s society sweetheart could not have been murdered, as Sir Nicholas suggests. (…)
