I first saw this book on a Goodreads giveaway. Needless to say, I didn't win a copy, but the book sounded really interesting so I picked it up on my own. I wasn't expecting to like it as much as I did. 
 Everyone is familiar with the Robin Hood story. It's a story that has been told and re-told countless times, regardless Scarlet manages to put a fresh spin on the tale by making Will Scarlet a girl, however, this is unknown by the people of Nottingham. The only ones who know of Scarlet's true identity are Robin, (Little) John, and Much. Scarlet also has somewhat of a mysterious past. We don't know how exactly she came to be a thief, but we slowly learn over the course of the book. 
 We see very little of Prine John and even the Sheriff. The main focus is on Guy of Gisbourne as the bad guy "thief taker" who was hired by the Sheriff to find the thieves, mainly Robin Hood, and make an example out of them to keep the people in line. 
 I really liked Scarlet's character overall. She was really good with her knives and she was able to defend herself and others without the constant help of the boys, much to their dislike of that scenario. She's clever and seems to be the "planner" of the group in a lot of ways. Being a thief she's able to get in and out of places unnoticed and she also "hears" a lot of information she's able to pass on the Robin and the others. 
 As much as I loved this book, that doesn't mean it's without its slight irritations. A.C. Gaughen wrote Robin and Co. a little younger. Robin is 21 and Scarlet is 18 (same as John) so that makes for quite a bit of angst. Throw in a love triangle and you've got the complete set. Scarlet, as said before, has mysteries in her past meaning that she's still getting over / working through some issues. It's not such a secret but with the emergence of Gisbourne in the story, Scarlet's past comes right back to haunt her (we just don't know how he fits into her past until later though). So to throw in a competition, of sorts, between John and Robin, it was not going to go anywhere but frustrating. I did like how she handled some of the situation though. She wasn't going to only be someone's fun, she acknowledges that she really wants love. While the triangle doesn't get resolved cleanly it's no secret who Scarlet's heart belongs to, but I think we'll see more consequences of this pairing in the next book. 
 This was originally supposed to be written as a stand-alone book, but appartenly it will now be a trilogy with Lady Thief being released in early 2014. I like that the story will continue on. Gaughen definitely wrote it with possibilities and I'm excited we get to explore them.