Welcome to TBR spotlight,where I share a book I’m very excited to get to soon! Because let’s face it. Just because I haven’t read a book yet… doesn’t mean I don’t want to talk about it!
This week’s TBR Spotlight is…
A shield maiden blessed by the gods battles to unite a nation under a power-hungry king—while also fighting her growing desire for his fiery son—in this Norse-inspired fantasy romance from the bestselling author of The Bridge Kingdom series.
Bound in an unwanted marriage, Freya spends her days gutting fish, but dreams of becoming a warrior. And of putting an axe in her boorish husband’s back.
Freya’s dreams abruptly become reality when her husband betrays her to the region’s jarl, landing her in a fight to the death against his son, Bjorn. To survive, Freya is forced to reveal her deepest secret: She possesses a drop of a goddess’s blood, which makes her a shield maiden with magic capable of repelling any attack. It was foretold such a magic would unite the fractured nation of Skaland beneath the one who controls the shield maiden’s fate.
Believing he’s destined to rule Skaland as king, the fanatical jarl binds Freya with a blood oath and orders Bjorn to protect her from their enemies. Desperate to prove her strength, Freya must train to fight and learn to control her magic, all while facing perilous tests set by the gods. The greatest test of all, however, may be resisting her forbidden attraction to Bjorn. If Freya succumbs to her lust for the charming and fierce warrior, she risks not only her own destiny but the fate of all the people she swore to protect.
I received this book as one of my book of my BOTM books a while ago. I’m not sure why I keep putting it off! All of the reviews I see are great! I love a good norse-inspired fantasy!…well, I mean, I loved the one middle grade norse-inspired fantasy series that I read. But to this day, it is one of my favorites!
Sometimes, I’m hesitant to jump into a book when I know it will be epic. I know it’s going to be good, but what if the world building is complicated and there are a lot of names to remember? This is a new problem I have had since becoming a mom. My attention is pulled in so many directions, and I want to give the book the attention it deserves. Sometimes, this means it will take FOREVER to read, and that seems daunting.
I’ll never know unless I jump in, though! This seems like a good November/December read.
Have you read this one yet?
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