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Shield Maiden
by Sharon Emmerichs
Shield Maiden focuses on Beowulf’s young niece, who is determined to become a shield maiden despite a tragic childhood injury to her left hand.
Fryda’s father has the honor of hosting a celebratory feast of Beowulf’s 50-year reign as king, but not all the guests arrive with good intentions. As a plot is slowly revealed, Fryda must gather the courage to fight as a strange power awakens within her.
I LOVED this book. I absolutely adore retellings and reimaginings, and Shield Maiden combined the retelling genre with a YA coming-of-age novel in the best way! There was action as well as touching moments between friends and Fryda’s love interest. This is set in a time period where indentured servants and slaves made up a household staff, and I appreciate how Sharon approached that topic with care.
One of my favorite things about this story was the interludes from the perspective of the dragon. The dragon references two characters in her POV chapters and I loved how her chapters enhanced the story.
This was a lovely, engaging story and I am so glad I had the opportunity to read it! I highly, highly recommend it.
Thank you to @redhookbooks for an eARC. All thoughts are my own.
Fryda’s father has the honor of hosting a celebratory feast of Beowulf’s 50-year reign as king, but not all the guests arrive with good intentions. As a plot is slowly revealed, Fryda must gather the courage to fight as a strange power awakens within her.
I LOVED this book. I absolutely adore retellings and reimaginings, and Shield Maiden combined the retelling genre with a YA coming-of-age novel in the best way! There was action as well as touching moments between friends and Fryda’s love interest. This is set in a time period where indentured servants and slaves made up a household staff, and I appreciate how Sharon approached that topic with care.
One of my favorite things about this story was the interludes from the perspective of the dragon. The dragon references two characters in her POV chapters and I loved how her chapters enhanced the story.
This was a lovely, engaging story and I am so glad I had the opportunity to read it! I highly, highly recommend it.
Thank you to @redhookbooks for an eARC. All thoughts are my own.