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Rowan Hood Returns: The Final Chapter (Rowan Hood #5)
by
Nancy Springer (Goodreads Author)
With her desire to avenge her murdered mother fed by the names of four men, Rowan Hood leaves her home in Sherwood Forest to seek them out. Yet the closer she draws to these men, the further she feels from the healer she has become.
Paperback, 176 pages
Published
November 2nd 2006
by Puffin
(first published June 16th 2005)
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A decent final chapter to the Rowan Hood chapter, though I felt it was both out of character for Rowan (which, admittedly, was sort of the point), a little bit heavy-handed in the moralizing, and also pretty obvious how it would turn out - though this was one of those stories where the journey was truly the important thing.
I kind of wish for more character development... development that felt more organic and less sort of forced. And I'm not sure how I feel about the resolution of the Guy storyl...more
I kind of wish for more character development... development that felt more organic and less sort of forced. And I'm not sure how I feel about the resolution of the Guy storyl...more
Well. This was the final book in the Rowan Hood series and to be honest... I am not sure I liked how it ended. As most people do, I think the end is the most important thing. A book can be well written and end poorly and you are left feeling usatisfied no matter how much you liked the book while you read it.
I play a musical instrument and let me tell you... if the beginning ofyour performance rocks and then end does too, you can get away with a few mistakes in the middle. Maybe I am alone in thi...more
I play a musical instrument and let me tell you... if the beginning ofyour performance rocks and then end does too, you can get away with a few mistakes in the middle. Maybe I am alone in thi...more
I thought this was a nice conclusion, though it didn't seem to fit into the overall story as well as the other ones did. It just seemed like Rowan was too good for something like revenge--like she had matured far beyond that--and like she had gotten over that desire. I may have only thought that because we haven't been in her head for some time, but the overwhelmingness of her desire for it felt really out of character. I was disappointed in her. But I loved the support she got from her friends,...more
May 23, 2012
Grace
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Shelves:
fantasy-or-syfy,
childrens
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Easy, fun read that could be taken on several levels. Rowan Hood learns who killed her mother and seeks revenge. The quest leads her and a band of friends on a journey to different woods with danger all around. In the end, the young heroine ... well, you can figure the rest out, right?
It's a predictable tale, but satisfying nonetheless. I have not read the other books in the series, but I shall certainly look for them.
It's a predictable tale, but satisfying nonetheless. I have not read the other books in the series, but I shall certainly look for them.
The final book in a series of stories about Rowan Hood, daughter of Robin Hood, with her own outlaw band. We've listened to them all as audio books, in the car. Logan enjoyed the focus returning to Rowan. Although he liked the first book in the series best, which covers how Rowan became an outlaw, this was his second favorite.
I was just merley curious for the end, because I have read the other books, and wanted to read the ending. It was good, and I really like it, it's just that I fell too old. Oh, well. Still, it's great for all people, and to really enjoy yourselves, read it by yourselves in a closet or something.
lol! When I finished this book, I had to mentally sit myself down and re-tell the tale :D In fact, I seriously had to recall if the two people I invented for the 'next book'were not real characters. But its not as bad as most endings, there are truly a lot of lousy ones out there
A really satisfying conclusion to the Rowan Hood series. This book saw the return of Rowan as main character and certain plot lines that had been absent for a while. Not as good as Wild Boy, but i still really loved Rook in this one.
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Good read for young readers and those of us young at heart.
Rowan Hood wants to avenge the death of her mother. S.S.
I think that it is the best book in the series!
audio book
i LOVED this book!! this book has some laughs and it has some way cool and emotional parts. it was a way fun book to read. it made me laugh.
While a touch predictable, this chapter in the Rowan Hood series is every bit as well written as its predecessors.
The final chapter in the Rowan Hood series. Wish List
Fifth in series. Based on Robin Hood.
Loved them when I was little.
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BIO -- NANCY SPRINGER
Nancy Springer has passed the fifty-book milestone, having written that many novels for adults, young adults and children, in genres including mythic fantasy, contemporary fiction, magical realism, horror, and mystery -- although she did not realize she wrote mystery until she won the Edgar Allan Poe Award from the Mystery Writers of America two years in succession. DARK LIE...more
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