I got to read this as an ARC. Advanced Readers Copy, for those of you who don't know what that means.
I'm not sure if I can give a completely fair review of this book, since I haven't read the prequels to it. That being said, I will begin my review.
This book started like it was continuing where the last book ended. This made things confusing and awkward, since I didn't know what was going on for about 50 pages. I forced myself to keep reading, and by page 50 things started to be explained. But not perfectly.
This book is set in the middle of a Viking raid on Frankia, A.D 845. What was helpful to this book was the character list and glossary in the back of the book. Without it, I probably would have been lost even more then I was. Halfdan, the protagonist, is seeking revenge for the murder of his half-brother. Gathering from this book, I'm guessing honor and vengeances was important to the Vikings.
There is a romance, or I think so. It was kind of rushed, and not detailed enough, and the conclusion was unsatisfying. But seeing as this book ended like there is going to be another book, hopefully this will be written better in the future.
Another things is, and again I didn't read the first two books so this might be why, but I didn't feel very connected with the characters. I didn't really know Halfdan.
So, my advice to you would be to read the prequels first, you might have a better experience than I did. It was a good tale, with potential
I'm not sure if I can give a completely fair review of this book, since I haven't read the prequels to it. That being said, I will begin my review.
This book started like it was continuing where the last book ended. This made things confusing and awkward, since I didn't know what was going on for about 50 pages. I forced myself to keep reading, and by page 50 things started to be explained. But not perfectly.
This book is set in the middle of a Viking raid on Frankia, A.D 845. What was helpful to this book was the character list and glossary in the back of the book. Without it, I probably would have been lost even more then I was. Halfdan, the protagonist, is seeking revenge for the murder of his half-brother. Gathering from this book, I'm guessing honor and vengeances was important to the Vikings.
There is a romance, or I think so. It was kind of rushed, and not detailed enough, and the conclusion was unsatisfying. But seeing as this book ended like there is going to be another book, hopefully this will be written better in the future.
Another things is, and again I didn't read the first two books so this might be why, but I didn't feel very connected with the characters. I didn't really know Halfdan.
So, my advice to you would be to read the prequels first, you might have a better experience than I did. It was a good tale, with potential
You have to read the first two to understand anything.
ReplyDeleteI thought it was awesome, but you do have to read the first two books, because the beginning of this one is in the exact same scene as the end of the second one.
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