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I really enjoyed this retelling, although to be honest it's the first Robin Hood story I've ever read ? I loved Scarlet as an MC - it really mixed up the usual "Merry Men" aesthetic. I look forward to reading the rest of the series. 4.5 ⭐

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I loved this book. It's a Robin hood retelling and the main character, Scarlet was so badass and not your typical heroine. The ending was so good I had to re read it, and the love triangle wasn't even in Scarlets interests until the middle of the book. It's funny and action packed as well as gripping. The story is original yet similar as it's based off of the Robin hood story. I will definitely pick up the second book soon
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Really enjoyed this actually- love all Robin Hood books

Some #redreads for #literarylove I have only read one of these so far.

This was a reread for me. I first read it about 5 years ago, and remember being completely enraptured by the story. It was a little different this time. Still a fun adventure to read, but this time the love triangle was a little more difficult for me to get behind. Also, just realized upon rereading that there are two more of these! I had no idea this was a trilogy!

Pretty pleased with myself for actually reading all of the books on my TBR for September! And I even have my “Currently Reading” down to a single book- usually it‘s more like 4 or 5
Of course, I left that book at work so I won‘t be finishing it this weekend... might as well jump into my October reading early!

While this is maybe not my favorite Robin Hood ever, I do love the idea of a female Will Scarlet. This was a lot of fun!

Book and ice cream in bed 😍 Ruby got jealous and decided to join.
And yes, I am eating directly out of the carton... I don‘t share my ice cream 😂

This was definitely a rough start of a book and I found the characters inconsistent and the douche-y things thrown out during fights were...problematic but not analyzed.

Character: You're a whore!...I only called you that to hurt you but hurting you hurts me

Me: ...excuse me? girl, slap him!

Thankfully it did get better towards the end and since I own the sequels...I'll eventually pick them up but I'm in no hurry.

Robin Hood is #WhattaMan. The Scarlet series is a fabulous and heart-wrenching retelling of Robin Hood. The second book (my favorite of the series) had me bawling like a baby (maybe I should've used it for #tearinupmyheart). A.C. Gaughen pulls in a lot of historical fact (from my layman's perspective) and it was not a pretty or easy time. #90sinJuly

I wasn't a fan of the narration or the love triangle, and then Robin called Scarlet a whore. It never picked up from there for me.

The narrative voice is driving me a bit mad. I feel bad because I have friends that adore this book, but I'm not feeling it...

#sundayfunday If you love Robin Hood or new takes on fairy tales you will love this book! YA retelling of 'Will' Scarlet but not as you know him- now the only female member of Robin Hoods gang 😝😝

When I first read Scarlet, it was meant to be a standalone, so it took me a long time to realize and acquire all three. I loved Scarlet - her fierceness - and Gaughen's abnormal writing style. You can hear Scarlet's voice, even her accent. It's been years, but I still remember the adoration I felt when I turned the last page. Rereading and FINALLY finishing this trilogy.

Strong characters (male or female) are my favorite. They do what needs to be done, and they rarely whine about it. I feel like all three of these have that awesome quality, and I'm feeling like some rereading is in order.