Review: Refreshing take on a classic theme
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 3, 2012
I have been thoroughly entertained. This is a very modern spin from a classic sheriff-of-nottingham-vs.-kind-of-robin-hood story but [apart from a physical description of the sheriff that strongly reminds me of Alan Rickman at his best, Snape included], everything else is different. "Robin" is actually a woman and the Sheriff is a very engaging character; I have found refreshing that Crispin's point of view is very often described and he is not very sure of himself, specially regarding his appeal on the Lady Aubrey. Usually the male characters are a kind of Alpha males acting on the conviction that their damsels cannot but drop dead at their feet, in this case he works very hard for this to happen and still retains all his strength and dignity. Also Lady Aubrey's choice between Crispin and Ethan is not obvious, she discovers who she really wants step by step; the only complaint about her is that sometime she resembles more a super-hero than a actual human being but maybe is just hard for me to believe that a woman can be a warrior (prejudices are hard to die!).I recommend this book to anyone who likes to dust some cobwebs for an historical romance!