So the story includes a gentle discussion of gender roles during this historical period. We get to take part as she ruminates about the different avenues in life that are available to her as a “boy,” which would not be available to her as a girl.
One of the things I loved about this story is that we get to see medieval England through the eyes of a young woman who is living as a young man. So we avoid the overplayed “oh my gosh, you’re a girl!” aspect from the love interests. For instance, while the average villager thinks she is a boy, her two love interests know she is a girl the whole time. One of the things I enjoyed is that is steers clear of some of the typical tropes used in the “girl disguised as a boy” storyline, which kept the plot fresh. Scarlet is a re-telling of the Robin Hood legend, where Robin’s pal Will Scarlet is a girl named Scarlet, who disguises herself as a boy. You go into it knowing that there will be major twists, but you don’t get to know what they will be.
I love when an author takes a story you already know, and turns it on its head. We are seeing a lot of fairy tale retellings in the YA sector recently, and it is a trend that I personally enjoy. Full of exciting action, secrets, and romance, this imaginative retelling of the classic tale will have readers following every move of Robin Hood and band of thieves As Gisbourne draws closer to Scarlet and puts innocent lives at risk, she must decide how much the people of Nottinghamshire mean to her, especially John Little, a flirtatious fellow outlaw, and Robin, whose quick smiles and temper have the rare power to unsettle Scarlet. But Scarlet’s instinct for self-preservation is at war with a strong sense of responsibility to the people who took her in when she was on the run, and she finds it’s not so easy to turn her back on her band and townspeople.
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