Not for the Faint of Heart

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9781526651846

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You aren't merry,' said Clem to her captor. 'And you aren't all men. So there's been some marketing confusion somewhere along the line.' Mariel, a newly blooded captain of the Merry Men, is desperate to live up to the legacy of her grandfather, the legendary Robin Hood. Clem, a backwoods assistant healer known for her new-fangled cures, just wants to help people. When Mariel's ramshackle band kidnap Clem as retribution for her guardian helping the Sheriff of Nottingham, all seems to be going (sort of) to plan—until Jack Hartley, Mariel's father and Commander of the Merry Men, is captured in a deadly ambush. Determined to prove herself, Mariel sets out to get him back with her annoyingly cheerful kidnappee in tow. But the wood is at war. Many believe the Merry Men are no longer on the right side of history. Watching Clem tend the party's wounds, Mariel begins to doubt the cause to which she has devoted her life. As the two of them grow closer, one thing is clear. They must prepare to fight for their lives and for the lives of everybody in the greenwood.

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Author:
Lex Croucher
Review Month:
October 2024

Reviews

  • 4
    betrayal, leadership, legacy, trust, redemption, rebellion, gender roles, loyalty, identity, queer

    Posted by Novel Insight Reviews on 15th Oct 2024

    It was a quiet morning at Rosie's farm in Oak Vale when the Merry Men (Mariel, Kit, Morgan, Baxter and Josey) arrived. They threaten Rosie and kidnap her ward, Clem, to be a healer, sending a message about who the good guys are. The Merry Men of old were kind-hearted thieves who stole from the rich and gave to the poor, but now they are a private group who are too important for ordinary people. Mariel, Robin Hood's granddaughter, is yearning to get the respect of her father, Jack Hartley, the leader of the new Merry Men and prove to him that she is worthy of being a leader. However, when she returns to camp with Clem, Jack is unhappy that she did not take Rosie, as he wants information about what she has been telling the sheriff about the Merry Men. An adventurous queer romance story for fans of Heartstopper and Gwen and Art Are Not In Love.