3.91 AVERAGE

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

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adventurous emotional fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous 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: Complicated

I think I went into this book expecting a little too much. everybody knows how much I love Norse mythology and Vikings and this had everything I was expecting for a perfect five star read but it just didn’t hit the nail on the head for me. 

I found the main female character irritating. The king was an absolute annoyance. He was like a petty school child. I liked the main male character for most of the book but then he started to annoy me as well.  I just didn’t get the feels that I was expecting for this book. 

The only thing that made me give it three stars was the ending was pretty good but I’m not even sure I want to read book 2 so I’m gonna see how I feel after a couple more books to see if I’m still thinking about it or not.
adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

While its not my favorite story… I will definitely continue with book 2 to see how this plays out. Right now Bjorn might be more hated by me than Tamlin… which is tough! A little less blood & more world building would have earned another star from me.
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DID NOT FINISH: 48%

Had to return it to the library.
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Enjoyed the Norse mythology aspect