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A review by dragon_lion64
Kept by the Viking by Gina Conkle
2.0
Reading this book was shear torture for the first 20%. I only read it because it was sent to me to review by the New England Readers' Choice Awards. I probably would have stopped reading it if it weren't for the fact I needed to give a review. Good thing I kept reading because it did get a lot better.
The plot and historical aspect of this book were superb but the constant over-explaining and introspection annoyed and bored me. These are my two biggest complaints for any story. I wish authors would give readers a little credit. We're not stupid and can get subtle hints and we prefer them to over-explaining or making the character have paragraphs and paragraphs of introspection. It ticks me off.
The other thing that was wrong with the first part of the book was how the sexual tension was written. Instead of being sexy, it was awkward and smutty. I had to look to see if the book was listed in the erotica genre. Don't get me wrong. I like sexual tension and sex scenes but this was kind of juvenile and uncomfortable like the uncomfortable you feel when someone is making out next to you in church. It just doesn't seem right.
Thankfully, it got better. The over-explaining and introspection decreased so I was able to focus on the interesting storyline.
Safira was a high born lady who was abducted and sold into slavery in 930AD. She made a bargain with a Viking named Rurik to take her away from her master and drop her off in Paris.
Rurik was the Viking who made a bargain with Safira but he may have bit off more than he could chew. She was obviously not born into slavery or being a thrall as she claimed. His aspirations to become rich and hold lands came before a woman so he would be making a detour before he dropped her in Paris.
if the author could rewrite the first 20% of this book and edit out all of the unneeded explainations and tone down the creepy sex stuff, this would be a really good book.
The plot and historical aspect of this book were superb but the constant over-explaining and introspection annoyed and bored me. These are my two biggest complaints for any story. I wish authors would give readers a little credit. We're not stupid and can get subtle hints and we prefer them to over-explaining or making the character have paragraphs and paragraphs of introspection. It ticks me off.
The other thing that was wrong with the first part of the book was how the sexual tension was written. Instead of being sexy, it was awkward and smutty. I had to look to see if the book was listed in the erotica genre. Don't get me wrong. I like sexual tension and sex scenes but this was kind of juvenile and uncomfortable like the uncomfortable you feel when someone is making out next to you in church. It just doesn't seem right.
Thankfully, it got better. The over-explaining and introspection decreased so I was able to focus on the interesting storyline.
Safira was a high born lady who was abducted and sold into slavery in 930AD. She made a bargain with a Viking named Rurik to take her away from her master and drop her off in Paris.
Rurik was the Viking who made a bargain with Safira but he may have bit off more than he could chew. She was obviously not born into slavery or being a thrall as she claimed. His aspirations to become rich and hold lands came before a woman so he would be making a detour before he dropped her in Paris.
if the author could rewrite the first 20% of this book and edit out all of the unneeded explainations and tone down the creepy sex stuff, this would be a really good book.