Scarlet’s past catches up to her in this book, and the merry men have to figure out how to get past it while protecting each other. She speaks like how (I would guess) peasants spoke during the time, although the number of times I replaced “were” in my head with the correct “was” was quite exasperating. – Although at first I didn’t like it, Scarlet’s dialogue makes her character even more realistic. The historical elements also make the setting more alive, with mentions of the current reigning monarch during the time as well as their situation. – The way Gaughen retells Robin Hood is compelling. I like her character introspection and how she gets angry at the other guys for thinking she’s weak – and setting out to prove them wrong. She’s a thief, yes, and she has the skills to prove it. There is real honor among these thieves and so much more – making this a fight worth dying for. As Gisbourne closes in a put innocent lives at risk, Scarlet must decide how much the people of Nottingham mean to her, especially John Little, a flirtatious fellow outlaw, and Robin, whose quick smiles have the rare power to unsettle her. The terrible events in her past that led Scarlet to hide her real identity are in danger of being exposed when the thief taker Lord Gisbourne arrives in town to rid Nottingham of the Hood and his men once and for all.
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