The first half was a five star read… too bad the author lost opportunities to drive the storyline and let angsty setups fizzle out. She had all the elThe first half was a five star read… too bad the author lost opportunities to drive the storyline and let angsty setups fizzle out. She had all the elements in Place and didn’t follow through…I thought the last half was so boring and skimmed a lot....more
2.5 stars rounded up for Vikings! The H rescues the h just as she’s about to be sacrificed by the Picts. She’s been dressed to look like a Pict- The H2.5 stars rounded up for Vikings! The H rescues the h just as she’s about to be sacrificed by the Picts. She’s been dressed to look like a Pict- The H’s mortal enemy. The H takes the h captive on his Viking boat. She gets treated pretty shabby until they find out who she really is. The H and h fight the whole book—it’s what supposedly moves the book along but it just got boring — how many times can a h say I hate you. Yes there was a scene at the beginning of book where the H chains the h to the foot of his bed and has a ménage all night long…. This potential angsty conflict was quickly resolved as the h wasn’t jealous and was more like an appreciative voyeur. What a waste of good angsty drama. Well they fight until about 94 percent to f book. ...more
Dream of me is proof that a book can be like comfort food to the soul. I appreciated the smoothness of the read— it went down easy, Truly a pleasant eDream of me is proof that a book can be like comfort food to the soul. I appreciated the smoothness of the read— it went down easy, Truly a pleasant escape that drew me into another place and time....more
I did skim quite a bit. The story was good though at times it got bogged down with filler and fluff. I just wanted more of the MC’s. Also there was toI did skim quite a bit. The story was good though at times it got bogged down with filler and fluff. I just wanted more of the MC’s. Also there was too much about the H’s first love/mistress who was killed In battle. The story is very well written. This is the story of Viking Prince Olaf who becomes a King in Ireland and Princess Erin. I think it’s around 900 AD. The Vikings- Norwegian And Danes are constantly raiding Ireland. Eventually the king Of Ireland agrees to a MOC between his youngest Erin and King Olaf. First is Erin hates Olaf because he raided her Uncles domain and caused her aunt to commit suicide. She also witnessed the Rape of a friend. She escaped and vowed revenge. The mcs are at odds for most of the book. Finally they get their hea....more