Robin: Lady Of Legend (The Classic Adventures Of The Girl Who Became Robin Hood) (2012) - Plot & Excerpts
I love retellings. It is like you get to re-read a story that you enjoyed, but it is new again. It just makes me happy.So, what if Robin Hood was a woman?It's got everything that makes a story enjoyable: sword fights, survival, friendships that span even the greatest divides, betrayal, a bitter sweet love story and a perfect HEA. Robin could not go through an arranged marriage with the dreaded Sherrif of Nottingham. She 'borrows' her cousin's (Will Scarlet's) clothing and heads out on her own. In self defense she ends up killing a man and becomes an outlaw. Soon she starts to attract others like herself. Their outlaw status, earned when doing what was needed to survive, has taken away their lives so they decide to take something back. Through some trial and error, Robin gets a handle on her band of 'merry' men. She does not want them to steal just for the sake of beeing bullies or having riches but to better the world around them. So begins the legend. I love Robin's bravery, honesty and her sense of humor. She is in no way perfect and she has troubles staying up on the pedistal that her friends have put her on. A great book to take with you camping. Or, if you are more of an indoor type, you can feel like you are camping while you read it in your comfy chair at home ;)Thank you to my good friend Deb that loaned this book to me because she knew I would enjoy it. I rather enjoyed the book except for the seemingly gay fearing parts, "...stretching onto her tiptoes as she did so to kiss Robin squarely on the lips...she caught the girl's wrists and flung her away from herself in harrowed disgust...Snatching at her slipping hood and feeling like she was going to be ill...Robin seethed, her voice rising slightly as she shut the door. 'She kissed me-which, by the way, is an experience I would like to forget'."That and the ending kind of ruined it for me.
What do You think about Robin: Lady Of Legend (The Classic Adventures Of The Girl Who Became Robin Hood) (2012)?
Wow! One of my new favorite books! I love Robin as a lady. Makes you wonder....Hmmm
—dleyx_28
A very enjoyable read. I thought it would be a boring copy, but I was surprised
—Sawv
liked this different version of Robin Hood.
—becca
