By K. M. Shea
The ballads lie. Robin Hood, the Bold and Brave Outlaw of
Sherwood Forest, is cowardly, spineless, and a girl.
Robyn unwittingly starts the Robin Hood farce when she is
mistaken for a male while saving her friend, Marian, from two foresters. Forced
into hiding, Robyn unwillingly collects “Merry Men” while grudgingly robbing
from the rich fools that wander through Sherwood. What starts as small scale robbery
blows up into complex heists when Little John and Will Scarlet join her team,
and the idiotic Prince John and his legion of soldiers comes to town. However,
Robyn can’t stop the theft—not when King Richard is being held ransom.
Cowardly Robyn’s best chance to raise money for King
Richard’s release is to rob his brother, Prince John. Will she survive the
heist, or swing in the gallows?
Reluctant female Robin Hood? Cool. I had reservations about
this book because I had recently read the book Scarlet, which similar in
regards to changing the gender of an iconic character, that of Will Scarlet.
This book, thankfully, was much better than Scarlet, which was a huge let down
for me. Robyn Hood is a girl that just wants to be left in peace to lead her
life, and is cajoled by her merry men into becoming their leader. She is
someone that they can rally around and also protect. The dynamic of the group
was fun because it was kind of like Robyn was a little sister to the Merry Men,
but they all love and protect her in every way possible. The only issue I had
with this book was that I didn’t know before I started it that it is a two-part
story. There is a pretty huge cliff-hanger in the end and it felt incredibly
abrupt. So of course I had to go get the second book immediately to finish it.
I kinda think that the author could’ve just put the two books together into one,
as they really aren’t that big. Oh well.
This first instalment gets a 3.25 out of 5
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