hallerowley 's review for:

When We Were Vikings by Andrew David MacDonald

4.0

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When I first began reading, I was a little confused about the writing style, but I did catch on pretty quick (I think, at least) that the main character, Zelda, has a disability. The plot follows Zelda — a Viking history buff — becoming more independent from her brother, her caretaker. I loved watching her grow and seeing life through her eyes. I think MacDonald does an amazing job of writing from the perspective of someone with a disability and it really helps create the story. I do feel like the end was a little bit fantastical compared to the rest of the story which I felt was very "real," so that was my only kind of meh part about this book.