When she begins to blame herself for it all is where this one just about lost me completely. I’m well aware that there weren’t exactly psychologists during this period of time but the whole love heals message and use of PTSD as a plot-point just didn’t sit well with me. There was also the feeling that “love can heal” but Robin was clearly dealing with some serious mental issues at this point that would go beyond “love”. I understand that Robin isn’t doing any of these things maliciously but maybe sleeping next to him at night isn’t the wisest of choices? And then there’s the fact that Robin isn’t as apologetic as one would hope him to be. On numerous occasions Scarlet would wake in the night to find Robin in the throws of an attack, unaware of what he’s doing, but hurting her nonetheless. And here I was hoping to like this one more than the first installment when I actually think I liked this one less.*spoilers from Scarlet will follow*Lady Thief opens with Robin Hood suffering through the effects of the torture he had to endure leading him to him developing PTSD.
My daughter actually read the first book and was chomping at the bit to have me finish this one so she could read it. Would I recommend this to fellow book lovers? Yes! Why oh why do I start these trilogies before all three are published? You'd think I'd learn my lesson.Īnd Kudos to Gaughen for having a character respect the sanction of marriage and creating a main character who refuses to be an adulterous even when she's in love with a man whom is not her husband.
And the ending! Oh MY!! Can't wait to read the final book in the series (publish date is May 2015). More secrets came out, as did more of the story of Robin Hood as we know it - for example, the archery tournament.
Of course, even as I found myself sympathizing with him, I found myself declaring how evil he was! That, to me, is a sign of good writing.Īs sequels go, I thought this book was every bit as good as the first. After the end of the first book there is no way I would have thought I'd be sympathetic to Lord Gisbourne, but more depth was given to his character in this book. Oh, I am loving this series! Gaughen manages to create characters that you both love and hate at the same time.
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