Review: I Enjoyed this Book from the Viking's Era with a Strong Witch! A Must Read!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 20, 2012
I received a complimentary copy of this book for a book tour on my blog for my honest review. Be sure to visit my blog to see more reviews and giveaways and tours. My link is in my profile.I was pleasantly surprised when I read this book, as I usually do not read any kind of historical books, I have maybe read under 10 in my whole life, so when I say I was happy with this, that's a great compliment, as its outside my comfort zone, but we did have what I must have, and that's a bit of paranormal, which our witch Odaria, who I really like. I was not sure how I would feel about Rothgar, but her turned out to be a rather decent guy for a Viking. At least most the time, some things he had done, really surprised me, and I had not seen it coming.This book was full of excitement, and twist and turns that I did not see coming. I was not bored one little bit at all. The sex scenes were done in a very decent way, not overly uncomfortable for me. I do not read erotica, so was happy that this was not, or if it was supposed to be, it was rather mild, just right. Not a YA book for sure, but I think anyone 18 and up will enjoy it.This story as you can guess takes place in the Viking era and Rothgar is described to be to look like Chris Hemingsworth in Thor, so to me, that's what popped into my head when reading. Not a bad visual at all.We start the story with Odaria about to be burned alive for being a witch, by a evil man names Brennen, and the Vikings show up to hunt for a missing cousin of Rothgar's at just the right time, and in that happening, she was able to get away, then a new danger emerges, as some of the brutes find her bound still hiding, and lucky her, Rothgar finds them about to abuse her in the worst way, and saves her, and claims her as his own. Of course he is a decent guy most of the time, and only said this to his men, to leave her alone.I won't get into too much from there, as there is much that goes on, and the twists that happen make the story very enjoyable, and would hate to ruin it for you. Let's just say, the spitfire fights they have are full of passion, and really are written well. Kelli's writing is flawless and beautiful, her world-building is amazing, and you can literally "see" this world as it was back in that era. I really liked how were got to be inside Rothgar's head as well as Odaria, it was nice; really let me see what he was feeling as well as her.Here is some exciting quotes for you. this one is what Rothgar is thinking of Odaria after he saved her from his men:He glanced at Odaria. She was a strange girl, indeed. The moment he had touched her in the cookroom, an odd prickling sensation had spread through his body. It wasn't the thrill of excitement or the powerful rush one experienced after a good fight. Instead, it felt as if he'd been jabbed with thousands of sharp pins. His hands had grown warm and throbbed when he'd caressed her. Odaria's skin blazed as if she were on fire from the inside. He'd never felt anything like that before. But until today, he'd never met a girl like Odaria.Although she was pretty, her courage impressed him most. She hadn't cowered before him, crying and begging for mercy. She'd kept her wits about her and dealt with him as a man would. That was uncommon in a woman, but Odaria was far from common.Her wavy raven-black hair hung past her shoulders, contrast-ing sharply against her creamy white skin. Her large eyes were deep green flecked with bits of gold. From what he saw of her body through that scrap of linen she wore, she was young, succulent, and curvy in all the right places. Just being near her made him--Here is another sweet moment, but sad with Rothgar and Odaria:"I dug a--""I know." She glanced at the muddy spade in his hand. "Thank you. You must think it foolish of me to cry, but Chester was my only friend. He was all I had after my mother--" Odaria burst into tears, and a sudden downpour soaked him to the skin.He gazed up at the sky. Heavy gray clouds seemed to hover over the cottage. Was it possible that Odaria's tears drew down the rain?He knelt on the wet earth and wrapped his arms around Odaria. "I do not think you are foolish. You loved him, and now he's gone. I know how much it hurts to lose someone you love."Overall I loved this book, and highly recommend it for adults and mature upper teens. 5 stars from me.