Week 24 Reviews: The Ghosts of Sherwood, The Heirs of Locksley

From Goodreads:
Carrie Vaughn's The Ghosts of Sherwood revisits the Robin Hood legend with a story of the famed archer's children.

Everything about Father is stories.

Robin of Locksley and his one true love, Marian, are married. It has been close on two decades since they beat the Sheriff of Nottingham with the help of a diverse band of talented friends. King John is now on the throne, and Robin has sworn fealty in order to further protect not just his family, but those of the lords and barons who look up to him – and, by extension, the villagers they protect.

There is a truce. An uneasy one, to be sure, but a truce, nonetheless.

But when the Locksley children are stolen away by persons unknown, Robin and Marian are going to need the help of everyone they've ever known, perhaps even the ghosts that are said to reside deep within Sherwood.

And the Locksley children, despite appearances to the contrary, are not without tricks of their own…

From Goodreads:
Carrie Vaughn follows up The Ghosts of Sherwood with the charming, fast-paced The Heirs of Locksley, continuing the story of Robin Hood's children.

"We will hold an archery contest. A simple affair, all in fun, on the tournament grounds. Tomorrow. We will see you there."

The latest civil war in England has come and gone, King John is dead, and the nobility of England gathers to see the coronation of his son, thirteen year old King Henry III.

The new king is at the center of political rivalries and power struggles, but John of Locksley—son of the legendary Robin Hood and Lady Marian—only sees a lonely boy in need of friends. John and his sisters succeed in befriending Henry, while also inadvertently uncovering a political plot, saving a man's life, and carrying out daring escapes.

All in a day's work for the Locksley children...

My Review:
I really enjoyed reading these stories! I loved reading about the kids of Robin Hood and Lady Marian, it was a really great concept. The fact that they're novellas means that we get a quick and easy read, stories that just fly by! I loved reading them! 

The first story is dealing with the fact that they are Robin Hood's kids, and he does have enemies. I loved how clever they were! It was a little sad, because there's the "ghost" and whether or not he's a ghost, he's not contacting Robin, and given that they were friends, that's sad.

Heirs of Locksley was interesting. There was a lot going on with John befriending the new King Henry III. There was a lot of politics, because he's a child, and someone wants to kill him. There were a lot of tense moments! 

Heirs also had a fun plotline for Mary. She's never met the guy she's kinda engaged to yet. And then she meets this guy over the course of all this going on. And then it turns out that he's the guy she has the engagement with. So that was fun to read!

These were really great stories, and I would love to spend more time with these characters! I would love one where Eleanor gets a chance to shine! I really think she has a story to tell!

Author: Carrie Vaughn
Series: The Robin Hood Stories #1, 2
Read: June 9th, 9th, 2020
Source: NetGalley
Reason Why: Love her writing and sounded good, and they're 2020 Retelling Reading Challenge Books, Historical Fiction 2020 Books, and Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2020 Books!
Publisher: Tor.com
Published: June 9th 2020
Expected Publication: August 4th 2020

The Ghosts of Sherwood:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

The Heirs of Locksley:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars