ARC Review
First of all a huge thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the chance of reading this book with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

But let's start.

I enjoyed the book quite a lot even though I had started the read expecting a much less challenging experience than it was, and maybe that ruined the mood a bit for me.
This story is deeply historical, a true Viking story with no filter to it.

What I didn't particularly enjoy was the romance: I love a wlw but this felt a bit out of the blue even for a rivals to lovers.

Overall though it's a good book I would recommend.

This was a strong historical fiction novel, it had that element that I was looking for and enjoyed the overall feel of this. The characters were everything that I wanted and thought it worked in the time-period. I was invested in what Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem wrote and thought the translation worked well overall.

A very unique characters with great development and story line.
I couldn’t put it down.
Highly recommend.