Lion Heart

Hello Lions,

Today, or tonight, marks the end of the Scarlet trilogy. It was a journey. A journey on horseback. Lion Heart begins with Scarlet in prison. She's been there for several months but endures on thinking of Robin. Then John lets on a little secret before she escapes. With a loyal guard and Allan the storyteller (I forgot to mention him last time being as I was sick, but he's great) Scarlet tries to figure out her next move without endangering anyone. They meet up with the queen, Winchester, and some other fool named Essex. In the end, it should be obvious that she goes back to Robin, but if it isn't. . . . spoiler alert.

I liked how Much is more confident in his abilities, though he still doesn't see his full potential, but do any of us? Scarlet gets female friends, and I think that's good for her. It made me happy. John. . . John's still a prick. The nobles that we meet aren't all like de Clare and Gisbourne so that's a relief. I was ready to go on an anti-rich people campaign. Scarlet kind of accepts her place in nobility. I feel iffy about that. That comes next, just wait. David, he's the knight, and Allan have this weird hatred of each other. The rabid fangirl in me believes that they have a thing going on. You know the type. They act like they hate each other horrifically in public but behind closed doors there's love. Or interest or whatever. Robin's great, per usual.

Though I liked this book, I didn't dig it as much as the first two. I guess there was too much happiness for me? I don't know. I'm weird. I mean, I did dig it. Lion Heart was dug. There was just something about it that wasn't as enjoyable as the first couple. Maybe it's because Scarlet lost a bit of her surliness. That's a part of her character development, from commoner to kind-of-noble, but I don't like it. Also I would have liked to meet Richard. We hear all these awesome anecdotes about him and it's disappointing how the series ends without Scarlet and us meeting her dad. Eleanor also kind of bothered me. Though she meant well, she's very manipulative. She uses people's feelings against them. Maybe that's how being queen works, I wouldn't know, but it's quite rude. If Queen Elizabeth ever reads this, could you enlighten me and my nonexistent readers? Thanks, poppet.

Overall, I really liked the series. I have never read a Robin Hood retelling, so it set the standard. Scarlet was an awesome character and her band spread from just four. If you're reading this and any of this sounds interesting, go out and read it, it's really good.

Next I'll be reading three books I've been waiting for to come out, so it's going to be pretty epic.

Shipping: Robin and Scarlet, Margaret and Winchester, Much and Bess, David and Allan, Isabel and Essex, Missy and Will
Hate Forever: Prince John, Gisbourne, de Clare

8/10
Series: 8/10
~Book Panda