Gunhild Haugnes

First things first, right? This is a Kindle Unlimited book, and so is the second book[book:Thoron: An Epic Nordic Novel|54969863]. That in itself makes up for some of the difficulty I had reading this novel. However, I may have had an easier time reading the first two books before reading this one. I would have had an idea of the author's writing style, how characters are depicted, language, etc.!

Don't get me wrong; I love learning about Norse mythology, Viking women, the class system, and paganism. But, I love strong women and learning about other cultures too.

I did have some problems with the variety (amount) of characters, the time shifts, how many royal families there are, and the politics. I also had a problem with how long some parts were drawn out.… (meer)

My thanks to the Author publishers and NetGalley for providing me with a Kindle version of this book to read and honestly review. Apparently the genre classification of this book is historical and Women's fiction, well as a sixth two year old grumpy Yorkshireman i thoroughly enjoyed it. Well written and researched with a clever mix of real and fictional characters this is a family saga which sees our engaging ahead of her time heroine live in Norway Ireland and Iceland in 1200bc. Whilst lacking the all action graphic violence of my usual Viking tales of 'Uhtred' 'Oathsworn' and the 'Raven' series this is nevertheless an interesting and entertaining read. Atmospheric with a real sense of time and place, with descriptions that make you feel as if your actually there.
Recommended… (meer)