There's a few unexpected twists towards the end, elements from the original tale are tucked in quite nicely, and we're never really sure exactly what Gisborne is up to. Robin's Hood is a light, genderbent retelling of Robin Hood. There's also a brief sm 3.5 stars // read July 2021 However, while this could technically be considered a "clean" read, there was enough mentions of Marian's maidenhood, unmarried characters doing inappropriate stuff, and that sort of thing to make me feel uncomfortable. So good!ģ.5 stars // read July 2021 Robin's Hood is a light, genderbent retelling of Robin Hood. I was expecting a traditional swashbuckling Robin Hood ending, (which is there) but, for me, it suddenly changed into a coming of age story of love and enlightenment. There is a lot of the hero’s internal ruminations, which I don’t typically like and skip over pages at a time, but this was so well written that I could not skip a single word, comma, or period.Īs much as I enjoyed the first three quarters of the story, the last part of the story was masterful. My first thought as I read through this role-reversal was, ‘This is done pretty well, I like it.’ But as I continued to read, the story drew me in more and more. There is a lot of the hero’s internal ruminations, which I don’t typically like and skip over pages at a time, but this was so well written that I could not skip a single word, comm This is a retelling of the Robin Hood tale, turned on its head with Marion filling the role of Robin while he is off fighting the crusades with King Richard. This is a retelling of the Robin Hood tale, turned on its head with Marion filling the role of Robin while he is off fighting the crusades with King Richard. Robin's Hood: A Tale of Sherwood Forest (2021) Letters by Cinderlight: A Tale of Cinderella (2021) Winter Falls: A Tale of the Snow Queen (2017)Ĭry Wolf: A Tale of Beauty and the Beast (2020)ĭepths: A Tale of the Little Mermaid (2020) They are conservatively marked at 14+ and are appropriate for teens and young adults. They also include plenty of humor and all the heroes marry their prince/princess charming and live happily ever after at the end!īasically, these stories meant to inspire, but have a very difficult and occasionally dark tower to climb. And, most importantly, they have unique and complex characters who are trying hard to improve themselves.
HighTower Fairytales lean more toward the original sources (NOT Disney) with rich semi-historical settings. This lightning-quick read was originally written for the Enchanted Kingdoms Anthology (2021). If you like strong female characters, friends-to-lovers romance, and non-stop twists and turns, then you’ll love this gender-bent twist on the Legends of Sherwood.
ROBIN’S HOOD is the first novella in the High Tower Robin Hood YA medieval fantasy series. Her husband is dead, but under his hood, she could be invincible. Clever, brave, and strong, his followers claim that the hooded rogue is Robin’s spirit back from the grave. Marian is sidelined and powerless, but rumors spread of a charismatic thief who could change everything.
He chooses her a new husband among his brutal lackeys and taxes her people to rags and starvation. Her husband, Robin of Locksley, never returned from the crusades, leaving her at the mercy of the sheriff. Orphaned at five and widowed at sixteen, Marian is the sole heir of Locksley keep and the Earldom of Huntingdon. He chooses her a new husband among his brutal lackeys and taxes her people Noblewoman by day. Who is the girl under the hood? Orphaned at five and widowed at sixteen, Marian is the sole heir of Locksley keep and the Earldom of Huntingdon.
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