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3.91 AVERAGE
3.91 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
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
*I received an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. My thanks to Cornerstone and NetGalley*
Stuck in an unhappy marriage, Freya yearns for more in life.
When the secret magic that Freya has concealed since childhood is revealed, her life changes, but not necessarily for the better.
Freya finds herself in possession of a man who is intent on using Freya and the prophecy concerning her to convince others to unite under his rule as king.
Now with a target on her, Freya must do all she can to survive, and to resist the pull she feels to Bjorn, the would-be king's heir.
The blurb for this book intrigued me as I liked the sound of the mix of Vikings, gods and magic. However, I ended up being disappointed.
Freya was a mixed protagonist for me as there were times I felt sorry for her - people thought of her as a thing to own, and she didn't have any say in what was happening. However, she frustrated me with how often her thoughts turned to mentally undressing Bjorn, and while I didn't dislike that she was attracted to him, it was overused and made it feel like she had no personality.
The concept of people having a drop of a god's blood and being able to use their power was interesting.
The plot was not enjoyable for me and didn't hold my attention or make me care about what would happen at all. I'm not sure if it was a mix of the plot with the writing style, but I really didn't like the way the story was handled. It got to the point where I couldn't bring myself to read anymore, and I decided to stop.
I'm disappointed that I didn't enjoy this more, as I thought it had a lot of potential.
Overall, this wasn't for me.
Stuck in an unhappy marriage, Freya yearns for more in life.
When the secret magic that Freya has concealed since childhood is revealed, her life changes, but not necessarily for the better.
Freya finds herself in possession of a man who is intent on using Freya and the prophecy concerning her to convince others to unite under his rule as king.
Now with a target on her, Freya must do all she can to survive, and to resist the pull she feels to Bjorn, the would-be king's heir.
The blurb for this book intrigued me as I liked the sound of the mix of Vikings, gods and magic. However, I ended up being disappointed.
Freya was a mixed protagonist for me as there were times I felt sorry for her - people thought of her as a thing to own, and she didn't have any say in what was happening. However, she frustrated me with how often her thoughts turned to mentally undressing Bjorn, and while I didn't dislike that she was attracted to him, it was overused and made it feel like she had no personality.
The concept of people having a drop of a god's blood and being able to use their power was interesting.
The plot was not enjoyable for me and didn't hold my attention or make me care about what would happen at all. I'm not sure if it was a mix of the plot with the writing style, but I really didn't like the way the story was handled. It got to the point where I couldn't bring myself to read anymore, and I decided to stop.
I'm disappointed that I didn't enjoy this more, as I thought it had a lot of potential.
Overall, this wasn't for me.
I’m not sure how I want to rate this….. on one hand, it was easy to read. On the other hand, the slow burn didn’t even last 3/4 of the first book. On yet another hand, there’s a hell of a twist (that maybe I should have seen coming but whatever). Most of the book has minor lusting and pining, and then chapter like 33 is the raunchiest thing I have read in years, and then the book ends LMAO. I’m not sure if I’ll read the rest of the series, maybe just put it on a back burner for now.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
This book had my interest from start to finish! So many interesting twists and themes that I crave more of. Highly recommend this read!
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
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
