but that, my goodreads friends, is a load of shit. (that actually came from eve getting Adam to eat the fruit of knowledge. vile tempting whores that only wanted to bring about the 'better gender's' down fall. but only sons.' was pretty much the whole of medieval thinking. 'stay out of the men's, woman, and knit and sew and cook and clean and bear me children. at that time, woman were basically animals. Especially in a time period like the late 1100s. So, as a modern young lady who wants gender equality and the stupid stereotypes stomped out, I can totally appreciate an independent, strong, stubborn young woman as a lead character. :D but be warned: the 'thees' and 'thas' can be kind of annoying. And just about any Robin Hood fan, of course. This is robin Hood from Maid Marian's point of view and a good choice for teen girls. It could be very, very easily beleft as it is. 'Why, when I might burn for heresy, should I fear to hang?'Īlthough this is the first book in the series, it ends perfectly. I loved that there was a background of political intrigue and religious belief, it really took you back to the time-period, brought the historical setting to life. But I did wonder at times how much Marian must have been hallucinating, because she spent a lot of time various yew trees.

I loved the little snippets of herb-lore. I loved how all of the characters changed as the story progressed. And I went into this reading as though I was a young teen again, and I had such fun. It's full of action and adventure and ultimately is the story of Marian finding herself and growing up and going through a remarkable change.

Ten years ago (ye gawds, I'm getting old) I would have absolutely loved this. I kind of accidentally stumbled on this book, but I've been having a run of awesome Robin Hood inspired stories recently, so I figured I had nothing to lose. 5 Words: History, family, poverty, bravery, Robin-Hood.

The forestwife