Grimm Fairy Tales: Robyn Hood Legend by Patrick Shand [ARC REVIEW]

TITLE: Grimm Fairy Tales:
Robyn Hood Legend
AUTHOR: Patrick Shand
PUBLISHER: Zenescope
PUB DATE: Sep 16 2014

Everyone's favorite female archer is back! Robyn thought she lost everything, but when the villainous Guy of Gisbourne makes his way to Earth, Robyn is faced with a choice. Return to Myst to save the people of Nottingham once and for all, or live life as a normal person. The final volume of the fan-favorite Robyn Hood trilogy begins now!

Source: Goodreads

Rating:

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I started reading The Grimm Fairy Tales: Robyn Hood comic book out of sheer need for artwork inspiration. Finding an interesting story behind the artwork, I then continued on because I wanted to see how the story would evolve. Now, I’ve come to see how it would end (well, on this chapter of Robyn’s life at least).

Let’s cut to the chase, this comic book nearly ripped my heart out! So much that I had to send out a tweet to Patrick Shand telling him: “For a moment there you gave me hope… and then you crushed it!”

Oh that bitter ending!

After all that Robyn had been through, I was hoping so badly to see her have even an ounce of happiness in the end. Damn! It was too much to hope for. And yet in spite of that, I really enjoyed reading this. The action and drama that went on throughout the story was a worthwhile read.

Although, as much as I enjoyed this, I was still left with some unanswered questions about Robyn’s past, was that done intentionally since she has other stories to be released? Or was it not as important to provide closure to? Like who where Robyn’s real parents? Why were people after Robyn during her birth and who was the man trying to protect her then (events that occurred in the first volume)? Did I overlook something?

Nevertheless, out of the three Grimm Fairy Tales: Robyn Hood comics (not counting her titles with a different adventure), I’d have to say this one was the best, albeit most painful, among the volumes.

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*Thank you, Diamond Book Distributors, Zenescope and NetGalley for granting my request to view Grimm Fairy Tales: Robyn Hood Legend.

Book Haul [34]

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My "Weekly Book Haul" is pretty much just like In My Mailbox by the Story Siren, This Week In Books by Pop Culture Junkie, and Stacking the Shelves by Tynga's Reviews and all the other titles with the similar concept here and there. This is a weekly post showcasing the books you received for the given week, either bought online or from a physical bookstore, borrowed from the library or from a friend, received for review or won from a giveaway, etc.

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Woah! It's been 4 months since my last Book Haul post? Boy, have I been neglectful. Sheesh! Sorry about that.
It's been kind of hard to find time to blog during the past few months and I'm only recently trying to catch up on all my book review backlogs, I didn't have enough time to post book hauls.

So, I'm making up for lost time. I'll be posting all the books I got since my last post by batch. Without further ado, here is the first batch:

BOOK HAUL BATCH 1

NETGALLEY TITLES

DIGITAL ARCs [TO READ]:

DEEP BLUE by Jennifer Donnelly

THE KISS OF DECEPTION by Mary E. Pearson

THE WIZARD'S PROMISE by Cassandra Rose Clarke

THE BREAK-UP ARTIST by Philip Siegel

THE GIRL WITH THE WINDUP HEART by Kady Cross

GRIMM FAIRY TALES: OZ by Joe Brusha

NIL by Lynne Matson

ALPHA GODDESS by Amalie Howard

GRIM edited by Christine Johnson

THE HUNT by Stacey Kade

Grimm Fairy Tales: Realm Knights by Patrick Shand [ARC REVIEW]

TITLE: Grimm Fairy Tales: Realm Knights
AUTHOR: Patrick Shand
PUBLISHER: Zenescope
PUB DATE: Jul 8 2014

Summary from Goodreads:

"Sela. Robyn Hood. Red Riding Hood. Captain Hook. Neptune, God of the Sea. Van Helsing. On their own, they are some of the most powerful beings in the Grimm Universe... but together, they are the Realm Knights! Brought together to stop an ancient evil from regaining his all-powerful weapons, can these conflicted warriors work out their own issues in time to save the world?"

Rating:

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Curiouser and curiouser. These Grimm Fairy Tales are growing on me... well, mostly the ones that Patrick Shand wrote. I tried the other Grimm Fairy Tales from a different author but I just got lost and confused over what was going on.

Anyway, so here we meet the Realm Knights. They are kind of like the fairy tale and mythology counterparts of the Justice League and Avengers. Pretty cool, huh?

The artwork, as always, is commendable. I love the outfits, albeit a little revealing.

I love the wittiness of the characters, although it’s kind of hard to identify the kind of personality each one has. The one thing that I seem to have noticed from them is that they all had different agendas toward joining this organization. And yet, all the more reason for me to read the rest of their individual stories. I’ve only read Robyn Hood’s story, and it makes me curious to see how she and Red Riding Hood actually met, and what history has been formed there.

Aside from their own adventures, I’m also excited to see what comes next for these knights. After all, they are the protectors of the Realm and we all know there isn’t only one villain in every story.

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*Thank you, NetGalley and Zenescope for the copy of Grimm Fairy Tales: Realm Knights.

Grimm Fairy Tales: Robyn Hood + Grimm Fairy Tales: Robyn Hood: Wanted by Patrick Shand [ARC REVIEW]

TITLE: Grimm Fairy Tales: Robyn Hood
AUTHOR: Patrick Shand
PUBLISHER: Zenescope
PUB DATE: Mar 12 2013

Summary from Goodreads:

"In the land of Myst, a tryant rules the city of Bree with an iron fist, leaving its citizens living in fear and terror. But all hope is not lost as a young orphan girl from another world discovers her destiny and becomes the legend she was meant to be. The creators of Grimm Fairy Tales, Wonderland, and Neverland bring you the next great hero in the Grimm Universe!"

Rating:

I have to admit that the main reason I requested to view this title on Netgalley was because of the artwork. I’m a CG artist by profession so gathering inspiration and viewing all sorts of artwork comes with the job. When I came across the cover of Grimm Fairy Tales: Robyn Hood, I was incredibly drawn to it. It’s fantastical, bad-ass, and sexy, albeit a little bloody; it was just alluring!

The story itself was dark and... Well, bloody; definitely living up to what that gorgeous cover seems to promise. As most comics/graphic books go, this was a short read, and the story was laid out as a typical vigilante plot, you know, thirst for justice and whatnot. Accompanying this was the mystery of Robyn’s past and all the prophecy talk that I happen to be still as just clueless about in the beginning up until the end.

Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Favorite Covers of Books I've Read

Top Ten Favorite Covers of Books I've Read

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created at The Broke and the Bookish. Each week they post a new Top Ten list  that bloggers are welcome to join in and answer. 

Hello! How have you all been?

Today's top ten topic is favorite covers. So here's my list:

GRACELING by Kristin Cashore

DARKEST MERCY by Melissa Marr

EONA by Alison Goodman

SHADOW AND BONE by Leigh Bardugo

THRONE OF GLASS by Sarah J. Maas

STORMDANCER by Jay Kristoff