Previous Post     Ã¢â‚¬Å“Quite safe,” Robin assured her. He gave her a wicked smirk. “I don’t need to force myself on girls.”     Matilda blushed. “Can I have my knife back, then? So I feel safe.”     Ã¢â‚¬Å“I’m not sure how safe I’d feel then. Will you give your word only to use it to defend your virtue, not to try and escape?”     Matilda hadn’t expected so positive a response to her request. “I’ll swear it by the Virgin,” she promised.     Ã¢â‚¬Å“Go on then, swear,” Robin prompted her. When she made her vow he handed her blade back to her.     She received the knife with a puzzled frown. “You are a very unusual outlaw,” she admitted.     Ã¢â‚¬Å“Really?” Robin grinned again. He seemed to do that a lot, and when he smiled his whole face lit up like a little boy getting a treat. “What kind of outlaws are you used to, Lady Matilda?” Quote: I enjoyed it quite a bit... The exposition setting up the state of things was delivered in an interesting way as Matilda and her mother sparred in the carriage, but things really took off once the robbery began. Pretty much the whole book cascades from that one encounter. Quote: Naturally, I find this "Robin" guy to be a bit of a little punk, what with taking hostages and all... Not that he's without his charms as they begin their march through the woods. I do like that you choose to introduce him in a way that makes him have to earn our sympathy and support by having him rob characters who don't obviously deserve it. We know that the world is unjust as of this point, but since the main character is the focus of the injustice we know about, having her be robbed and kidnapped certainly stack the deck against this cocky rogue. As I proofread the story I realised that Matilda had turned out to be a "Vizh" heroine - trampled by adversity and still fighting back against the odds. Anyway, her captor's not really Robin Hood yet, not as he should be. She's got her work cut out. Quote: I'm really looking forward to settling in with the whole thing. I'll try and give you some solid feedback when I do. That's very helpful of you. I'm looking forward to seeing a copy of the book myself, so I can find if there were any major editorial changes.

Placed the order on Sunday, got the shipping notice on Monday, and received the order on Tuesday, all with their super saver shipping. I think I presently don't live very far from one of their warehouses.

In any event, I plan to read some as soon as I'm done here. Sadly, I was also given a new assignment today (well, not sadly, as I need the work), so I'm not sure how quickly I'll be able to get through it all. I'm looking forward to it though.