4.19 AVERAGE

emotional hopeful tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous challenging inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

So so good!! The magic system in here is very cool, I loved the two main characters, the found family is great, the twists were there. LJ Andrews is my go-to for great Viking romantasy stories - never disappointed!

AHHHHHH I can’t wait for this! Thank you penguin !!!
adventurous challenging dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

β€œπ™π˜Όπ™‹. π™π˜Όπ™‹. π™π˜Όπ™‹.”

This book had me squealing like a fool. LJ Andrews is my auto-buy queen, and this felt like a welcome hug from a brand-new world I didn’t know I needed.

It delivers all the things I love most about her books β€” a unique magic system, fierce heroines, soft found family, viking chaos, and MMCs whose protectiveness is so unhinged it deserves its own trope (Roark and Erik would 100% be besties. I fully imagine them absolutely wrecking enemies together β€” Roark silently selecting the finest bones like he’s at a craft store, while Erik’s in the corner already hot-gluing them into jewelry for their girls. πŸ˜‚πŸ’€πŸ‘‘).

The tension, the political intrigue, the forced proximity? 😘❀. I especially loved that Roark uses sign language β€” it felt so fresh and added real depth to his character. His bond with Thane gave me Kase-and-Luca flashbacks (LJ pls don’t hurt me.. It's been years, and I still haven't recovered from that one πŸ˜‚πŸ™).

The lore's a little denser in the first half of the book compared to her other series, but once I settled in? I was 𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘦π˜₯. And that ending?? LJ, I need book two. Immediately, please. Thank you πŸ˜­πŸ‘


LJ Andrews if I catch you....
dark emotional mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes

A little slow paced but good
adventurous dark hopeful mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes