He’s comfortable talking with Robyn about his past life and name, and how he’s now living authentically as a man. John takes Robyn under his wing because he used to be the blacksmith’s wife and knows what it’s like to build a new life outside the eyes of Nottingham’s society. The first person Robyn meets in the woods is Little John, a giant, burly trans man who could beat the shit out of anyone. And these bandits? They’re on a mission to prevent the largest tax in England’s history from taking down everyone they know and love. We see how she goes from being a bow and arrow maker in Nottingham to the leader of a group of bandits in Sherwood Forest. Not like these ones, even if I did think about them every so often while reading Nottingham. That said, it’s specifically the queer rep that’s joyful and not much else, because this is a gritty adventure story where the only foxes in it are ones that get hunted. Have you ever said to yourself “I want to read a Robin Hood story, but full of lesbians and other queer people?” Well, good news! Because that’s exactly what Nottingham is! I couldn’t have come up with a more joyfully queer interpretation of it if I’d tried. Genre: Fantasy/Fairy Tale Romance, Historical: European, LGBTQIA, Romance, Science Fiction/FantasyĬW: self-harm, threat of sexual violence, passing reference to possible actual sexual violence against a young girl
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