“𝘓𝘦𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶, 𝘚𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢. 𝘓𝘦𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘺𝘰𝘶. 𝘓𝘦𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥.”

“𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵, 𝘐 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘮. 𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵, 𝘐 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘸 𝘮𝘺 𝘴𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶. 𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘢 𝘩𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘯𝘴, 𝘐 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢 𝘩𝘦𝘯-𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴.”

🗡️ Vikings/Magic
🗡️ Multi POV 3rd person
🗡️ Grumpy/Sunshine
🗡️ Slow Burn Spice
🗡️ One Bed/One Horse
🗡️ Banter
🗡️ Who did this to you?
🗡️ Trauma Healing
🗡️ Addiction Recovery
🗡️ Spice 🌶️🌶️🌶️

I am obsessed with Silla and Rey. I am obsessed with Saga and Rurik. I am obsessed with how the author does not shy away from shedding light on the ugly truth behind addiction and trauma healing. I am just obsessed with this series!

Keeping this review spoiler free, I will just say that this is a must read series!! The slow burn tension between the MC’s, a true Grumpy/Sunshine combo that will have you swooning, banter that will make you grin and laugh, and a fast moving plot that keeps you from sleeping or doing much of anything other than reading, oh and Vikings 😍 The only thing I didn’t like is that the story ended on a cliffhanger (well ended period 😂) and now I have to wait for book 3 😭

Demi Winters has officially made it to my auto-buy author list and I will be stalking her Instagram relentlessly until I get an update on book 3 😂🤷🏻‍♀️

This sequel was everything I hoped it would be and more. Silla's character development was pure perfection. I loved Harpa's lesson of surrendering into your pain in order to overcome it. I loved Ray in book one as surly Axe Eyes but I loved the man Ray I got to know in this book. I loved all of the view side characters we met on Silla's journey.

I wasn't sure if I would like Saga's storyline as much as I did Silla's but I ended up really loving it. At some points, Saga's storyline kept me frantically flipping pages. I need more of Saga and Kass! I really cant wait for book 3 and I'm so sad it is so far away.

Thank you so much to the author and Penguin Random House for a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I really enjoyed this second book of the Ashen series. This one is much slower-paced than the first book, which really lets us get to know the characters and see their relationships grow (+ a wonderful slow burn romance). We also get a whole new POV (Saga) and learn more about the politics of Iseldur. Despite all that, I will say that it does drag a bit in the middle, since not much is happening plot-wise in either Silla or Saga’s story. It ultimately makes up for it with the tidbits of information that are revealed throughout and all the twists at the end. I definitely recommend and can’t wait for the rest of the series!

Kingdom of Claw 5 ⭐️
Fantastic viking series! In the first book, the scope is narrowed to Silla’s story learning the world and characters on the road of bones. Book two expands the scope to include the perspective of her sister now that we know about Saga. She has her own growth and problems to overcome as a captive of the rulers who overthrew/murdered their parents. All of these Viking men are top tier! Brutal, multifaceted, and mysterious. The exploration of the character’s trauma is really well done. I’m so invested in these characters and can’t wait for the story to continue after the ending!

This has been one of my favorite series of the year.

I think it wonderfully written, with an interesting story and endearing characters. I couldn’t put this book down and yet wished that it would have kept going.

I will read every book by Demi!