Status Updates From Erasmus Hobart and the Gold...

I'm surprised by this one. I bought it on the off chance, even though it wasn't something I'd usually read. However if this book is anything to go by, then historical fiction may become my new favourite genre

Weirdly it reads better after chapter 2.

I'm struggling with the use of belie in this sentence, it comes across like a double negative to me "... with a glint in the eyes which suggested a man more knowledgeable than his years would usually belie and..."

I'm not impressed with the writing so far, it is very basic and unpolished. Some parts particularly jarring: "... the pain raced through him, spurring him on beyond his physical limits", "The scarce amount of moonlight...". One description redeemed things "His hair was like a study in chaos conducted by a man who, far from keeping his pencils in size order, rarely kept them in the same place as each other".

Time travel to medieval England, the story of Robin Hood and Maid Marian, then back again. Very well written, engaging, and humorous.