Oops. This one is getting reviewed before the first book in the series. And I have read it months before it is even released. But once you read the review of Wolfsangel you will know why I literally picked this one up as I put the other one down. So all I can say is watch out for this come August.
Book one introduced us to three Viking children. Two were twin boys and the third was the girl they both loved. But far more than a simple romance, magic got involved, the gods took sides and a monster was born.
The second book in the series still sticks with the Vikings, hundreds of years later when they are attacking the city of Paris. Our three troubled souls are reincarnated, one as a monk, one a lady of wealth and power, and the third a mystic living in the wild. Throughout this book they meet, interact, and separate. Gradually the monster is revealed to all.
I found the first book riveting. Literally, I couldn’t put it down. However, this second book in the series took much longer to engage. That’s probably why it took so long for me to finish it. Parts were literally heavy going. It wasn’t until I actually worked out who was which reincarnated soul and the monster was revealed that it actually caught my interest.
However, that isn’t necessarily a criticism. The first book in the series was a simple historical adventure story. This one made me think. And once Christianity appears, the Norse gods are far more discrete. As Odin and Loki disguise their weapons under the cloak of respectability the story becomes far more complex. That makes it slower reading, but still fascinating.
Spoiler alert: The story is not over. The three never get to meet for the final battle. So where on earth, or more accurately, in time is Lachlan going to set the next in the series?
