Sandra Hill
had a hard time getting past the fact that the hero in this book hit the heroine in the previous book then had the nerve to be offended when the heroine in this book was afraid hed hit her.
He kept saying hed never hit a woman but in the previous book he hit that heroine hard enough to mark her face.
Did he develop amnesia sometime between the two books This might be a good book but for now I don't feel like reading it anymore.
The Viking I series started out very fun with women going back to past and spreading their knowledge of the future but those were just the first two books.
I feel like the author mislead us with making firstbooks about women going from future to past and then making the other books all about past and in the past.
Two books of the same genre are an established pattern and there is expectancy for her to continue going in the same direction.
Without time travel the rest of the books turned into plain and dull, They are ordinary and less funny, Reissued after over a decade from its first publishing, this redone Viking novel is another fine example of Sandra Hill's good writing, her attention to detail, her neverfailing sense of humor that she interjects into her characters and their interaction with one another, as well as her evident desire to help contemporary fiction readers also learn some new and surprising information about the Viking culture and lifestyle in theth century.
Her the Vikings revisit a familiar location in Scotland only to find that the Campbell clan has been systematically decimated by its neighboring clan led by the uncle of the underaged laird.
The story centers around one of the warriors who has been friends to Eirik, Tykir, Bolthor the Scald, Vagn amp Toste Ivarsson, and other characters who continue their presence through this first Viking series from this author.
A very funny book but loaded with history, all encapsulated in a beautifully written love story, When I finished reading "The Bewitched Viking" I was very curious with Rurik's story, I was honestly wondering what was up with the Blue line, So, after i finished with Tyrik's tale, I immediately went down to my favorite bookshop and bought this book.
As for my review, I give it a, The story didn't exactly reach up to my expectations but i enjoyed it nonetheless, Rurik i think lacks depth, He is vain, and I know it was because of how he was treated before and everything, But i don't know if he was able to justify it enough for me.
Somehow it needed a little more explanation, As for Maire, well, there's nothing new about her character, I didn't like her that much and I honestly don't know what Rurik found bewitching about her, besides the fact that she was beautiful.
Anyways, overall, the conversations were witty, which is what i was expecting, and i did enjoy reading it.
It gave me a couple of laughs and some heartache, but i still find "The Bewitched Viking" better than this.
But, it doesn't mean I wont read it again,
Thank you Sandra Hill for making me love Viking Romance! : There are some things you read just to escape, and this one fits the bill perfectly.
Hilarious, like most of her books are, and set in the days of the Vikings as you may have figured.
Made me laugh right out loud! This was a blast, it was funny, it was hot, and it was about a viking.
I literally don't know what more I could have asked for, Except a second chance enemies to lovers with a secret child, which it also was,/would recommend. I reviewed this book for Romance Reader At Heart website,
RRAH's THOUGHTS AND PONDERINGS:
I'm truly dreading to voice my thoughts on this book.
I know that I'm going to offend a lot of Sandra Hill fans, but here it goes.
As I read this tale, I couldn't help but think of the movie Robin Hood Men in Tights'.
That movie was a spoof on the Robin Hood legend, and this book, in my opinion, is a spoof on Spartacus' in general, Vikings in particular.
The plot is simple, Rurik the Vein had a short liaison five years ago with Maire Campbell, or the Witch of the Campbell Clan as she's known.
But instead of taking her for his wife or just taking her with him when he left, he rebuffed her and the little witch didn't like that so much.
So, she marked him with a blue tattoo mark on his handsome face, From that point on, our Viking is in search of Maire so she can remove the tattoo and he can return to his homeland and marry another maiden.
Maire Campbell is a notsogoodwitch, She gets her spells all mixed up, and reminded me of Aunt Clara from Bewitched', After Rurik left Maire, she was forced by her brother to marry a Macnab, so the last five years were not so happy for our heroine.
As our hero finally locates her, he's shocked to find her widowed and embroiled up to her neck in Macnab trouble.
I didn't like her much,
This book was a slapstick comedy, both silly and humorous at times, but for some reason, I wasn't laughing that much.
I just couldn't take it seriously, and in the end, I was disappointed in it,
I found the story unexceptional, and in all honesty, I can't recommend it, If you like slapstick comedy, by all means read this THE BLUE VIKING I'm sure you'll like it.
But if you're looking for a true Viking romance, a look into Viking life and the times in which they lived and loved, you'll probably be as disappointed in this book as I was.
Melanie
The ending was what I expected from a romance, and once again something I felt in dire need of.
All in all, an enjoyable read, .
He kept saying hed never hit a woman but in the previous book he hit that heroine hard enough to mark her face.
Did he develop amnesia sometime between the two books This might be a good book but for now I don't feel like reading it anymore.
The Viking I series started out very fun with women going back to past and spreading their knowledge of the future but those were just the first two books.
I feel like the author mislead us with making firstbooks about women going from future to past and then making the other books all about past and in the past.
Two books of the same genre are an established pattern and there is expectancy for her to continue going in the same direction.
Without time travel the rest of the books turned into plain and dull, They are ordinary and less funny, Reissued after over a decade from its first publishing, this redone Viking novel is another fine example of Sandra Hill's good writing, her attention to detail, her neverfailing sense of humor that she interjects into her characters and their interaction with one another, as well as her evident desire to help contemporary fiction readers also learn some new and surprising information about the Viking culture and lifestyle in theth century.
Her the Vikings revisit a familiar location in Scotland only to find that the Campbell clan has been systematically decimated by its neighboring clan led by the uncle of the underaged laird.
The story centers around one of the warriors who has been friends to Eirik, Tykir, Bolthor the Scald, Vagn amp Toste Ivarsson, and other characters who continue their presence through this first Viking series from this author.
A very funny book but loaded with history, all encapsulated in a beautifully written love story, When I finished reading "The Bewitched Viking" I was very curious with Rurik's story, I was honestly wondering what was up with the Blue line, So, after i finished with Tyrik's tale, I immediately went down to my favorite bookshop and bought this book.
As for my review, I give it a, The story didn't exactly reach up to my expectations but i enjoyed it nonetheless, Rurik i think lacks depth, He is vain, and I know it was because of how he was treated before and everything, But i don't know if he was able to justify it enough for me.
Somehow it needed a little more explanation, As for Maire, well, there's nothing new about her character, I didn't like her that much and I honestly don't know what Rurik found bewitching about her, besides the fact that she was beautiful.
Anyways, overall, the conversations were witty, which is what i was expecting, and i did enjoy reading it.
It gave me a couple of laughs and some heartache, but i still find "The Bewitched Viking" better than this.
But, it doesn't mean I wont read it again,
Thank you Sandra Hill for making me love Viking Romance! : There are some things you read just to escape, and this one fits the bill perfectly.
Hilarious, like most of her books are, and set in the days of the Vikings as you may have figured.
Made me laugh right out loud! This was a blast, it was funny, it was hot, and it was about a viking.
I literally don't know what more I could have asked for, Except a second chance enemies to lovers with a secret child, which it also was,/would recommend. I reviewed this book for Romance Reader At Heart website,
RRAH's THOUGHTS AND PONDERINGS:
I'm truly dreading to voice my thoughts on this book.
I know that I'm going to offend a lot of Sandra Hill fans, but here it goes.
As I read this tale, I couldn't help but think of the movie Robin Hood Men in Tights'.
That movie was a spoof on the Robin Hood legend, and this book, in my opinion, is a spoof on Spartacus' in general, Vikings in particular.
The plot is simple, Rurik the Vein had a short liaison five years ago with Maire Campbell, or the Witch of the Campbell Clan as she's known.
But instead of taking her for his wife or just taking her with him when he left, he rebuffed her and the little witch didn't like that so much.
So, she marked him with a blue tattoo mark on his handsome face, From that point on, our Viking is in search of Maire so she can remove the tattoo and he can return to his homeland and marry another maiden.
Maire Campbell is a notsogoodwitch, She gets her spells all mixed up, and reminded me of Aunt Clara from Bewitched', After Rurik left Maire, she was forced by her brother to marry a Macnab, so the last five years were not so happy for our heroine.
As our hero finally locates her, he's shocked to find her widowed and embroiled up to her neck in Macnab trouble.
I didn't like her much,
This book was a slapstick comedy, both silly and humorous at times, but for some reason, I wasn't laughing that much.
I just couldn't take it seriously, and in the end, I was disappointed in it,
I found the story unexceptional, and in all honesty, I can't recommend it, If you like slapstick comedy, by all means read this THE BLUE VIKING I'm sure you'll like it.
But if you're looking for a true Viking romance, a look into Viking life and the times in which they lived and loved, you'll probably be as disappointed in this book as I was.
Melanie
What in the name of Thor could be making this Viking so blue
Eating haggis
Listening to those insufferable bagpipes
Traveling through Scotland with the world's worst poet
Searching for the infuriatingly inept witch who's cursed his face.
. . and even more important parts
For Rurik the Viking, life has not been worth living since he left Maire of the Moors.
Oh, it's not that he misses her fiery red tresses or kissome lips, Nay,
it's the embarrassing blue zigzag she put on his face after their one wild night of loving.
For a fierce warrior who prides himself on his immense height, his expertise in bedsport, and his wellhoned muscles, this blue streak is the last straw.
In the end, he'll bring the witchling to heel, or die trying, Mayhap he'll even beg her to wed, . . so long as she can promise he'll no longer be, . . the Blue Viking.
The ending was what I expected from a romance, and once again something I felt in dire need of.
All in all, an enjoyable read, .