Scarlet (Scarlet, #1)

Posted on 06 June 2017 by A.C. Gaughen

Will Scarlet is good at two things stealing from the rich and keeping secrets skills that are in high demand in Robin Hood s band of thieves, who protect the people of Nottingham from the evil sheriff Scarlet s biggest secret of all is one only Robin and his men knowthat she is posing as a thief that the slip of a boy who is fast with sharp knives is really a girl.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 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 There is real honor among these thieves and so much making this a fight worth dying for. New Read Kindle ePUB Scarlet (Scarlet, #1) Author A.C. Gaughen – kino-fada.fr This is an alternate retelling of Robin Hood, where Will Scarlet is a hemorrhoidal pain in the ass who talks like a Monty Python and the Holy Grail cast reject that gets involved in a horrifyingly painful love triangle WITH ROBIN HOOD AND LITTLE JOHN.There are two facts about Will Scarlet that you should know before starting this book.1 Will Scarlet is actually a she, a girl disguised as a boy2 The Scarlet in her name refers to the fact that SHE CAN T STOP FUCKING BLUSHING That s actually This is an alternate retelling of Robin Hood, where Will Scarlet is a hemorrhoidal pain in the ass who talks like a Monty Python and the Holy Grail cast reject that gets involved in a horrifyingly painful...I don t know about anyone else but when I think of Robin Hood I think of this Wait, I m the only one who pictured him like that Huh Blame my childhood.Anyway, when I first started reading this book I admittedly imagined Robin Hood as being pretty hot Like a total fox GET IT Granted, the Robin Hood in this story was not the main character Rather, the main character was a young woman who everyone knew as Scarlet Her identity is mysterious and only a few people know that she s secretly a I don t know about anyone else but when I think of Robin Hood I think of this Wait, I m the only one who pictured him like that Huh Blame my childhood.Anyway, when I first started reading this book I admittedly imagined Robin Hood as being pretty hot Like a total fox GET IT Granted, the Robin Hood in this story was not the main character Rather, the main character was a young woman who everyone knew as Scarlet Her identity is mysterious and only a few people know that she s secretly a girl She s tough, smart, brave, and completely capable of taking care of herself She s a hardcore, kick butt girl living in the Middle Ages Or at least that s how I think the author wanted her to come off as In reality she s kind of a whiny jerk to everyone When people try to be genuinely nice to her she s completely rude and pushes them away I couldn t stand her character She was ill mannered and unappreciative I guess she was supposed to seem really independent but instead she just seemed stuck up and full of...3.75I literally have no idea about the whole Robin Hood tale, but this was pretty fucking awesome Also, im too lazy to write a proper review so here s a quick list as to why you should read it the beginning, which was about 70ish pages for me, was incredibly boring to the point where i was willing to watch paint dry, BUT it fricken gets so much better we have a badass female who takes no shit from anyone she s a thief who steals food and money to help out the poor and needy she s part of Rob 3.75I literally have...Scarlet is wrenching and moving story of love and friendship, bravery and loyalty, a retelling of the legend of Robin Hood, only the voice of narration was Scarlet Yes Will Scarlet, the most skilled knife handling young fellow of Robin, in the traditional tales, famous for his hot temper But he s not actually what we think he is He s no lad he s a lass a girl hiding her true identity in men s cloth.Being a part of the merry men, Scarlet was always successful to hide the truth from rest of Scarlet is wrenching and moving story of love and friendship, bravery and loyalty, a retelling of the legend of Robin Hood, only the voice of na...1.5 starsA retelling of Robin Hood where Will Scarlet, a member of Robin s band is a actually girl in disguise The storyline didn t really entertain me, it was boring and the real action only really kicked in towards the end The narrative was strange, it was part present tense and part past tense, I couldn t get my head around it The British isms and British slang didn t read right AT ALL, it felt forced and it made me cringe at how hard it tried to sound authentically British The love trian 1.5 starsA retelling of Robin Hood where Will Scarlet, a member of Robin s band is a actually girl in disguise The storyline didn t really entertain me, it was boring and the real action only really kicked in towards the end The narrative was strange, it was part present tense and part past tense, I couldn t get my head around it The British isms and British slang didn t read right AT ALL, it felt forced and it made me cringe at how hard it tried to sound authentically British The love triangle was annoying and not needed Worst of all, the three main characters were awful ScarletGood god I hated this heroine She was meant to be brave, strong and compassionate..and truthfully she was but it was hard to appreciate any of the good in her when it was overshadowed by all the bad Scarlet was annoying, self pitying and...This is the first time I ve read a version of the Robin Hood story where I wanted the sheriff to win Flimsy characters, clunky writing and gaping plot holes mangle what otherwise might have been a decent YA novel.The narrative is in Scarlet s voice but it s pretty hard to tell what that is, exactly It s vaguely British and vaguely working class but is rooted in neither Yorkshire nor London,...Actual Rating 3.5 starsWe do what we do because there s something we can do about it Things like how long and what if aren t part of that It s about the hope, not the horror Scarlet, 2012 debut novel from A.C Gaughen, takes the legends and characters associated with Robin Hood and spins them all into an engrossing story focusing on a secretive thief who s muchthan meets the eye The people of Nottinghamshire know the thief as Will Scarlet, knife wielding companion to Robin Hood Actual Rating 3.5 starsWe do what we do because there s something we can do about it Things like how long and what if aren t part of that It s about the hope, not the horror Scarlet, 2012 debut novel from A.C Gaughen, takes the legends and characters associated with Robin Hood and spins them all into an engrossing story focusing on a secretive thief who s muchthan meets the eye The people of Nottinghamshire know the thief as Will Scarlet, knife wielding companion to Robin Hood, but there s a secret few people realize he is actually a she Why does Scarlet insist on dressing like a boy What i...OMG I loved this book I m going to start this review by announcing something that I NEVER expected to say John if you re reading this you should close your eyes and skip ahead ROBIN HOOD IS MY NEW BOYFRIEND There, it s out in the open Phew I feel better now I know that once you read this you re going to want him too but just remember I said it first and this post is time stamped But don t...Re read for tomoorrrroowwwww His hands came on either side of my face, holding me up to him Waves were crashing in his eyes, sure and strong and sweeping You are my whole heart, Scarlet And this is breaking itI don t know I don t know how I came across this or why it spoke to mebut it did Even today I am still giddy and weightless when I think about this book How amazing is it when you find something that, while it seems intriguing, doesn t necessarily scream, You will love me Re read for ...I simply adore these books I ve read them twice now, and can t help but picking them up from time to time to re read my favourite sections.Scarlet follows the story of Will Scarlet, one of the heroes of the Robin Hood legend, but who is actually a girl in disguise She has joined Robin s band of Merry Men, but is keeping her true identity a secret Once the Sheriff invites the infamous Guy of Gisbourne to Nottingham to rid the county of Robin once and for all, Scarlet finds herself risking her I simply adore these books I ve read them twice now, and can t help but picking them up from time to time to re read my favourite sections.Scarlet follows the story of Will Scarlet, one of the heroes of the Robin Hood legend, but who is actually a girl in disguise She has joined Robin s band of Merry Men, but is keeping her true identity a secret Once the Sheriff invites the infamous Guy of Gisbourne to Nottingham to rid the county of Robin once and for all, Scarlet finds herself risking her life, and her identity, in order to save others, and protect Nottingham.Scarlet is honestly the best heroine I have ever read in historical fiction Gaughen obviously did her research to make the story appear so realistic, it was as if you were actually with Sc...

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06 June 2017

A.C. Gaughen