Plus it gives me a chance to experience characters I know and love, even if their characteristics and temperaments might be different from usual.īoth the tale of Robinhood and the tale of Bluebeard aren’t tales that I’ve read many retellings for, so it was quite the treat to pick up this story that deals with both of them. That way I might not know how the writing style will be, but I’ll know what to expect from the story. More often than not, I’ll look for a new retelling when I’m looking to pick up a story from a new author. In case it hasn’t been made obvious at this point, or if you’re new here, I truly love a good retelling. And that’s because I’d read Stolen Midsummer Bride back in July (review here). While I thought “man, this writing style seems really familiar” multiple times while reading this story, it wasn’t until close to the very end that I realized exactly why this writing felt familiar. Not through this story, like I thought going into this read, but through a different collection of novellas by multiple authors. In fact, that’s the way I stumbled across Grayce’s works. It also helps me discover authors that I might not otherwise have stumbled across. I love the way it introduces me to different worlds, different characters, different writing styles. I’ve noticed recently that I’m enjoying series of novellas by multiple authors more and more – A Villain’s Ever After being no exception. But I was the most reckless kind of fool, who believes she is a daring hero with legends of her own to make. But the legends don’t tell the whole story. Maybe you’ve wondered how a girl could be so foolish as to marry him. Perhaps you have heard the tale of the blue-bearded man and his murdered wives. Who said villains can’t have happily-ever-afters? and fall in love with villains as you’ve never seen them before. Read the series in any order for magical adventures. If she isn’t careful, she might just find that he steals her heart before she can rob his riches.īluebeard and the Outlaw is one of twelve short novels in A Villain’s Ever After, a collection of stand-alone stories featuring villainous twists on some of your favorite classic fairy tales. The only problem is that Lord Guy is devastatingly handsome, brooding, and nothing at all what she expected. The lord is notorious for killing his wives shortly after he marries them, but Robin has no plans to be dead wife number four. As Guy’s wife, she will have access to his wealth. When Robin discovers that Lord Guy plans to marry yet again, she conceives a plan for a final, big score. The more she steals, the more the evil Lord Guy “Bluebeard” taxes the villagers.

But she and her merry band of brothers never seem to get anywhere. Robin of the Wood spends her days robbing from the rich to feed the poor. Genres: Fantasy Retelling Romance Fairy Tales Young Adult Novella

Bluebeard and the Outlaw by Tara Grayce