A Forest Of Vanity And Valour (The Levanthria Series)

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Again, I really wanted to like this book. I am a big fan of fantasy, legends and even Robin Hood in general. While I do not wish to discourage the writer, as this seems to be his first book, it is a good example of self-publishing gone wrong. So this book.... I had higher hopes for a gritty fantastical re-telling of Robin Hood. To cut to the chase, I was sorely disappointed. (Not a great start to my 2023 reading) None of the characters' motivations made sense. Some of the descriptions were overly detailed, while others were glossed over (in an inconsistent way). Vireo the protagonist starts off as a jerk and never gets redeemed he stays a jerk and completely unlikeable. He never feels like Robin Hood at all. The only resemblance is that he is an archer and hides in the woods. The antagonist's (the Prince John role) initial motivation is totally unexplained. He is a tyrant and hates that he is, but it is never clear why he acts this way if he hates it. There is a betrayal at the end that makes no sense and is just kind of left there.

Admission of guilt: Bought Forest of Vanity and the following three books mostly based on the covers and the fun Tiktoks from the author. It's some wonderful imagery and AP is a fun person to watch. Authors, if you are a member of the Goodreads Author Program, you can edit information about your own books. Find out how in this guide.While I enjoyed Vireo's chapters, I despised Jareb's. There was no variation in voice despite them being on opposing sides. He was just so flat! Initially, I didn't mind him because he seemed to be doing his best with what he had. I was intrigued by an antagonist who put his people first, but his 180 turn into a tyrant was jarring. Even if we blame it on Morgana's influence, it should have taken him longer to forget his morals. I found the execution wanting. I felt the pacing really slowed me down and only being on a plane with nothing else to read could dedicate my attention to it. The dialogue at times felt jarring and unnatural, or like the author didn't trust the reader to understand what was going on and then made a joke about it. Spelling errors didn't help either. The first person perspective switching between different characters threw me for a loop too. He fridges the main character's romantic interest, I felt the characterizations were inconsistent towards the end, and he didn't wrap up the ending with any sort of explanations regarding these questionable character actions.

Not the worst book I’ve read in 2023, but hella disappointing for how good it looked on TikTok and the cover is pretty legit.

Now, as a fan of myths, legends and lore, I adored the concept of these books, which was the second reason I rushed to buy them. Unfortunately that's where the positives end.

I do like the book it’s a mix of Arthurian Legend and Robin Hood that comes across really well with a good mix of medieval themes in the book and it’s a good interpretation. The ending was rushed and made no sense. Lek gave no indication that he would betray everyone. If anything, I thought it would be Gillan. Did he make a deal with Jareb? Was he manipulated by Morgana? Who knows? And what happened to him in the end? Because homeboy just vanished into thin air. Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Librarians Group is the official group for requesting additions or updates to the catalog, including:

There were some loose ends that I felt could have been wrapped up nicely if an epilogue was given and I definitely would have enjoyed a bit of a longer book to be honest as I felt that there is so much more that could have gone in to make the book more fleshed out. The abysmal writing style combined with the painful point of view and tense made this short book extremely difficult to get through. By the time I got to the halfway mark, I was reading it out of spite. Seriously. I read six books between starting this and finally finishing it. First-person is difficult to pull off, especially when there are multiple points of view, and this one flopped. An aggressive debt collector banished from the kingdom. Now his life depends on his ability to help the less fortunate… What's the story about: A Forest of Vanity and Valour is a fairytale retelling of Robin Hood mixed with some aspects of another English folklorian figure. The main characters are two men trying to make the best of their bad situations: a kingdom at war and a love triangle that divides them. While it may seem straightforward in that one is the good guy, one is bad, there is more gray to it. The dialogue was decent. Unlike the writing style, it flowed well even though it was nothing special.