Not for the Faint of Heart was a Macmillan Audio pick. It is a gender-swapped, sapphic, Robinhood “reboot”! I had a good time with this story about Mariel, Robinhood’s granddaughter, and Clem, her “accidental” captive, and their Merry “Men”---which Clem points out as a bit of a misnomer as they’re not all men, nor do they follow binary gender norms! The cast of characters is diverse and inclusive, and I really enjoyed the way Croucher wrote that into a historical fiction—I also laughed out loud at their author's note about the anachronistic use of potatoes throughout the story!

Not for the Faint of Heart was filled with action and comedy and a sweet discovery of romance between the two FMCs. I also really enjoyed the subplot of Jack Hartley going sour with power and Mariel discovering what it actually means to fight for the people of Sherwood Forest, and not the other way around. The found family and overcoming generational animosity tropes were perfectly done. In the end, I gave this book 5 stars, which is unusual for me with a romance, but I think this story had nothing wrong with it and did a lot right!

I think the narration was well-done by Kit Griffiths and Olivia Dowd as well, two new-to-me narrators.