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adventurous
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder
Moderate: Gore, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Child death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Slavery, Vomit, Cannibalism
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I enjoyed the story. The twists were great! I did struggle a bit with the language (similarly to the first book), but if I look past that, the storyline was great and the epilogue gave me all the closure I needed.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, War, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cannibalism
adventurous
emotional
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:
Yes
This was a solid five star read right up until the epilogue
imo the epilogue flew in the face of everything we knew about Freya in this book. She's constantly telling us about "the stench of battle", how she couldn't understand why she ever thought she wanted to live a life full of war, that violence wasn't for her, how sickened she was by raiding, fighting, that she couldn't bear the idea of either her or Bjorn dying and being seperated etc... all for her to get a quiet life and then suddenly be antsy and long for a life of adventure and battle? Huh?
I seriously think the author was just swayed by booktok's hatred of powerful women losing their powers/having babies/settling down at the end of books. This twist did not make sense for this character, and it ruined the ending for me.
Aside from that, this book was just as solid as book one.
I seriously think the author was just swayed by booktok's hatred of powerful women losing their powers/having babies/settling down at the end of books. This twist did not make sense for this character, and it ruined the ending for me.
Aside from that, this book was just as solid as book one.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, War
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Sexual content, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Torture, Vomit, Grief, Cannibalism
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence
Curse Carved In Bone (Saga of the Unfated Book 2)
Rating : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐
“I wish it were otherwise, but yes. My reasons for lying to you were honorable. But my reasons for making you mine while telling you lies had not a measure of honor to them. I wanted you from the first moment I set eyes on you, Born-in-Fire, so I took you. Now I pay the price for my greed because I have lost the woman I love more than life itself.”
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Tropes:
✨Enemies to Lovers
✨Banter
✨Secrets, Lies, Betrayal
✨Prohpecies
✨Dual POV
✨Norse Mythology
Um... wow! From 60% until the end, this book absolutely blew my mind. It was non-stop action with plot twist after plot twist.
In true Danielle fashion, the burn is slow in this one. However, the banter between Freya and Bjorn carried over from book one, and absolutely had me! Can vikings make you kick your feet and giggle? These one's did! I loved all of their interactions, especially as we moved further into the book!
I felt that Freya, went through an extremely wide character arc in this book. She took quite a journey both personally and in her relationships with others. Was she frustrating at times? Yes, but I think also very human and believable after everything she had gone through, everything she had endured. Who wouldn't be a little confused and make a few mistakes moving forward.
Bjorn. Uh. Holy hotness 🥵😍. Need I say more. This man is the epitome of a viking golden retreiver, or maybe he's more of a rotweiller? Either way. He's perfection! His dedication to Freya and surity of his feelings for her is chef's kiss🤌. He is absolutely one of my favorite MMC's, and that shall never change.
I listened to the audiobook of this one, and really enjoyed it!
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“That was no question. I had Freya’s back to the gates of Valhalla and beyond.”
⚠️Warning⚠️
Language, low to medium spice, adult content, violence
Rating : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐
“I wish it were otherwise, but yes. My reasons for lying to you were honorable. But my reasons for making you mine while telling you lies had not a measure of honor to them. I wanted you from the first moment I set eyes on you, Born-in-Fire, so I took you. Now I pay the price for my greed because I have lost the woman I love more than life itself.”
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Tropes:
✨Enemies to Lovers
✨Banter
✨Secrets, Lies, Betrayal
✨Prohpecies
✨Dual POV
✨Norse Mythology
Um... wow! From 60% until the end, this book absolutely blew my mind. It was non-stop action with plot twist after plot twist.
In true Danielle fashion, the burn is slow in this one. However, the banter between Freya and Bjorn carried over from book one, and absolutely had me! Can vikings make you kick your feet and giggle? These one's did! I loved all of their interactions, especially as we moved further into the book!
I felt that Freya, went through an extremely wide character arc in this book. She took quite a journey both personally and in her relationships with others. Was she frustrating at times? Yes, but I think also very human and believable after everything she had gone through, everything she had endured. Who wouldn't be a little confused and make a few mistakes moving forward.
Bjorn. Uh. Holy hotness 🥵😍. Need I say more. This man is the epitome of a viking golden retreiver, or maybe he's more of a rotweiller? Either way. He's perfection! His dedication to Freya and surity of his feelings for her is chef's kiss🤌. He is absolutely one of my favorite MMC's, and that shall never change.
I listened to the audiobook of this one, and really enjoyed it!
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“That was no question. I had Freya’s back to the gates of Valhalla and beyond.”
⚠️Warning⚠️
Language, low to medium spice, adult content, violence
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Violence, War
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence