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Bluebeard and the Outlaw by Tara Grayce
2.0
This was okay, but not as highstakes as Forest of Scarlet. It was quite a bit shorter, so that might have been why.
What I liked:
- This quote: Sheriff Reinhault had the reflexes of a hunted cockatrice.
- The sibling relationships, especially in the tournament where Will is helping her but also not letting her win without a fight
- "Their baby is so cute. I want one." Actually a thing I have said.
What I disliked:
- Robin is... sorry, she's very annoying. Where Forest of Scarlet was the "beautiful girl who is also smart" trope, this one is the "tomboy who is mad annoying" trope. Example: "he stepped over my leg blocking his way - I wasn't going to move it for him, of course" girl what. Same thing with everybody laughing when somebody says that the duke might hurt Robin. I don't care how cool she is, a grown man who has already murdered three wives COULD deck her. Same with her walking on the dining table just to make a point.
- Sure, you were FORCED into outlawry
- She does everything and lets her brothers do nothing
- The guards are good because "they took orders from me without question"
- You don't have to use the word "banter". I get that that's what you're doing.
- This sentence: "Basil enjoyed the protections that (NAME) had killed over and over again to obtain by his dark bargain and twisted ritual with the key and the hanging and the blood."
- The last sentence is "I am Robin Hood. I am a legend. And don't you forget it." I will, in fact, forget you so quickly.
Other stuff>
- Guy is such a stupid dude like the
What I liked:
- This quote: Sheriff Reinhault had the reflexes of a hunted cockatrice.
- The sibling relationships, especially in the tournament where Will is helping her but also not letting her win without a fight
- "Their baby is so cute. I want one." Actually a thing I have said.
What I disliked:
- Robin is... sorry, she's very annoying. Where Forest of Scarlet was the "beautiful girl who is also smart" trope, this one is the "tomboy who is mad annoying" trope. Example: "he stepped over my leg blocking his way - I wasn't going to move it for him, of course" girl what. Same thing with everybody laughing when somebody says that the duke might hurt Robin. I don't care how cool she is, a grown man who has already murdered three wives COULD deck her. Same with her walking on the dining table just to make a point.
- Sure, you were FORCED into outlawry
- She does everything and lets her brothers do nothing
- The guards are good because "they took orders from me without question"
- You don't have to use the word "banter". I get that that's what you're doing.
- This sentence: "Basil enjoyed the protections that
Spoiler
Reinhault- The last sentence is "I am Robin Hood. I am a legend. And don't you forget it." I will, in fact, forget you so quickly.
Other stuff>
- Guy is such a stupid dude like the