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Book Review 4.5 out of 5 stars! First and foremost! This series goes in order and ends on cliffhangers! If you haven't read "The Viking Gael" go, do that first otherwise this review will contain spoilers. * * * * * "A smooth sea won't make a good sailor!" Asgeir is about to face a number of intense storms in succession, not all of them being on the water! After defeating his enemies and gaining a small amount of respect and acknowledgement from those around him the young man still feels empty. Asgeir believes his honor was lost on that fateful battlefield and is hoping to get it back! However, be in debt to an awful man and one who mocks him at every turn isn't helping matters. . . Asgeir is about to face a challenge he never wanted to be involved with but when the captain does something rash and foolish, he has no choice. Tensions and situations escalate very quickly as Asgeir finds himself in the middle of politics on foreign lands. Will he ever get hi...

Book Review 5 out of 5 stars! "Four shields and two swords. Four men. One duel." - Asgeir Ulf the Old has come to collect a debt owed to him by Asgeir's father. A debt that will have him and his brother forced to join a Viking crew and leave behind the family farm. The brothers request a duel in hopes that by winning they will never see Ulf again. Believing they had the upper hand Asgeir's life comes to a crashing halt when his brother is defeated! Ripped from his home and his family to serve a Viking, Asgeir vows to avenge his fallen brother! But as he continues this unwanted journey, he's discovering a number of things. Asgeir's going to grow into a man that his father will be truly proud of, he may just have a couple of close calls and hard lessons along the way. . .  "Speaking the truth is all we have in this world." - Ulf This is a very good historical fiction adventure with a coming-of-age arc! The author's an archaeologist who specializes ...

Book Review 5 out of 5 stars! First and foremost! This series goes in order and ends on cliffhangers! Major spoilers ahead for the series if you haven't read the first two installments! This book is the closing arc for Adrienne and her men! * * * * * * "Before the Oracle, I thought I wanted nothing more than to go home." - Adrienne Adrienne, Brita, and Adrienne's men had to flee Knossos and leave behind unresolved matters. Realizing they need help in taking down Xenodice and her bottomless greed that has influenced dangerous decisions. Only will the Minas Thera listen to the group of them and help or turn them down? How will Kitanetos even begin speaking to his mother. . ?! Adrienne has other matters to worry about as well. The prophecy pertaining to her and her men! Having to figure out the key points and riddles within what the Oracle told her. Power building inside of her and the knowledge that she isn't just simply a mortal. But can she unleash her abilities b...

Audiobook Review Narrated by Macie Miller and Marcus Rayne 5 out of 5 stars! "Everyone knows men can't own women. . .since women are the makers of men." Adrienne was on her path to nationals with her dance team, getting into college, and becoming an adult when things went very wrong in a short amount of time. After a series of events that lead to Adrienne having to jump into the sea, she doesn't think anything else could possibly get worse. Only it does when she surfaces and finds herself no longer in the modern age. Somehow Adrienne has been thrown back in time into the Minoan Bronze Age! 1600 BCE with no antibiotics, caffeine or processed foods! To top everything off the people seem to believe she is the child of one of their goddesses. Adrienne has to quickly learn and navigate through her new time period so she can possibly get help to return to her own time. Is there even a way for her to time travel forward? How did she accomplish this jump in the first place?! ...

Book Review 5 out of 5 stars! First and foremost! This series goes in order and leaves off with cliffhangers. If you haven't read, " Drown the Sea: Dying Gods Book One " go read that book first. Otherwise, this review will contain spoilers and be confusing.  Secondly, this series takes place in the  Bronze Age  Mediterranean , the Minoan civilization. Historically accurate with creative flare. "Only a fool would hike Mount Ida unprepared." - Brita Finally! Adrienne may have a way to get back home. Climbing a mountain to get to the Oracle in hopes of gaining answers ones that will hopefully lead her back home. Only Adrienne did not anticipate the company of Asterion, the grumpy man is still keen on bullying her. Also no one mentioned there would be so much walking involved! Never mind Asterion, she will soon be leaving this time period and going back to modern society. Will Adrienne get the answers she seeks? Will she truly be able to time travel back home? Will ...

Book Review 4 out of 5 stars! First and foremost! These books go in order, if you haven't read " Hag of the Hills " read it first otherwise this review will contain spoilers! Secondly! These books are set around the time of 200 B.C. the Iron Age of Britain. The author is an archaeologist who specializes in the period he has written about. He's of course taken creative liberties and license to spin a fantastic read. However, there's a lot of historical accuracy with how people are treated and seen. So, while reading this adventure leave the modern mind set behind to fully submerge into the book! "Sing, because there could only be one lion of Skye." - Vidav Vidav (Brennus) has finally become a man! With a title, men who are oath sworn to him, possible lands, and a potential woman. Not to mention his sword he can claim as his own along with the name! Only Vidav will have to prove he is worthy of it all and more. Welcome to Vidav's Odyssey as he embarks ...

Book Review! 5 out of 5 stars! First and foremost, this book is set around 200 B.C. in the Iron Age of Britain. Meaning you need to just toss the modern mentality of things into a box and save it. Enjoy this fun adventure and leave now's society and it's dramas behind. "Let it be known to all that one must rip himself from himself to form anew." - Vidav Brennus' life is a very simple one. Minding the farm for his oldest brother who wishes to keep Brenn from following in their father's footsteps. Only Brenn wants more from his life and to have everything his father did. But how can a youth who apparently has no backbone become a warrior legend like his father? Not to mention he hasn't been allowed to go into the tombs to claim his sword and be reborn a man. . . "Come to the Slighan Hill. . ." - Mysterious Voice Brenn's simple life changes in a course of a night. Hillmen, mercenaries, sidhe (spirits), and so much more. Brenn wanted a life of ad...