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A review by writerdgabrielle
Valkyrie Cursed by Rosie Wylor-Owen
5.0
Valkyrie Cursed is a perfect first-in-series. In just a matter of a few days, we become acquainted with Rowan McQuaid, a young (even by human standards) valkyrie codebreaker who has landed herself in a bit of a pickle. In an attempt to make a bad situation better, Rowan takes an illicit job, opening a crypt for a treasure-hunting professor. Whether the professor truly knew the nightmare he was unleashing or not is unclear but things do not end well for him--or for Rowan.
Throughout the pages of this first Rogue Valkyrie story, Rowan is forced to face her own failings as well as the injustices heaped upon an entire sect of the supernatural community. The prejudices and hardships facing the vampires of Rowan's world feel almost too real in the social climate of 2021 but Wylor-Owen takes her protagonist from arrogant ignorance to active understanding without preaching to her readers. Rowan has begun a journey of growth--individually as well as as a member of a cohesive community--by the time we close the cover on Valkyrie Cursed and anticipate Valkyrie Awakened (the second of the series).
Couple that with a gently budding romance and the Rogue Valkyrie series has a lot of potential for the future.
Throughout the pages of this first Rogue Valkyrie story, Rowan is forced to face her own failings as well as the injustices heaped upon an entire sect of the supernatural community. The prejudices and hardships facing the vampires of Rowan's world feel almost too real in the social climate of 2021 but Wylor-Owen takes her protagonist from arrogant ignorance to active understanding without preaching to her readers. Rowan has begun a journey of growth--individually as well as as a member of a cohesive community--by the time we close the cover on Valkyrie Cursed and anticipate Valkyrie Awakened (the second of the series).
Couple that with a gently budding romance and the Rogue Valkyrie series has a lot of potential for the future.