Author: A.C. Gaughen
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 292 pages
Publisher: Walker & Company
Publication date: February 14, 2012
ISBN-13: 9780802723468
About the Book
Many readers know the tale of Robin Hood, but they will
be swept away by this new version fill of action, secrets, and romance.
Posing as one of Robin Hood’s thieves to avoid the wrath
of the evil Thief Take Lord Gisbourne, Scarlet has kept her identity secret
from all of Nottinghamshire. Only the Hood and his band know the truth: the
agile thief posing as a whip of a boy is actually a fearless young woman with a
secret past. Helping the people of Nottingham outwit the corrupt Sheriff of
Nottingham could cost Scarlet her life as Gisbourne closes in.
It’s only her fierce loyalty to Robin – whose quick
smiles and sharp temper have the rare power to unsettle her – that keeps
Scarlet going and makes his fight worth dying for.
My Review
Cover: I like
the cover. I honestly thought when I first looked at this book that she was a
female version of Robin Hood, like she would be the one to play in the Robin
Hood role, but the fact that she is pretending to be a member of Robin Hood's
merry men. So but the cover really fits with the story I thought. I really
liked it.
What I liked: I
liked that the setting and the characters were the same or very similar to
other Robin books and movies that I've watched. I really liked how the author
had a female main character that is posing as a male character to get away from
her past and make a new life for herself. I liked how Scarlet was really Marian
in the end, that was a surprise/twist that I wasn't expecting. I also like that
the protagonist was a strong willed female. She didn't want to stop fighting
just because she was hurt, she wanted to keep going.
What I didn’t
like: The only thing that I really had a problem with this story was
sometimes the language and/or dialogue was a little weird for me, sometimes I
would have to reread it to understand it. Eventually I got used to it for the
story but in the beginning half of the book I was having trouble keeping up.
Also the ending, wasn't what I expected. For me it seems like it was left open
on purpose to prepare us for a sequel. So I'm wondering if it will have a
sequel or not.
Overall, I liked it and would recommend it to my friends!
Overall, I liked it and would recommend it to my friends!
Until next time, Happy Reading!
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