Review: Vikings and Love
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 3, 2014
Viking FireBy Andrea R. CooperThe Viking times were tough times. Many of the luxuries we take for granted (clean water, bathing, not fighting with swords) were the norm. Ms. Cooper has shared a world where strong, fierce men survive and the women were just as strong as the men!Bram arrives to the shore and is seen as a savior and enemy. It’s only through his own actions that people will determine the truth. He’s a strong man but very different than what everyone has known. Worst of all, he’s betrothed to the Lord’s headstrong daughter.Kaireen wasn’t raised as a proper daughter. She was taught more of the ways of men than the ways of women. She learned to fight with a bow and rides like the wind. Her keen mind helps with battles and Bram slowly falls for her but wants to earn her love.The historical accuracies in this story were interesting. I learned a lot about dying cloth and what it took to run a castle or manor home in that day and age. I think I would have rather done the men’s work than the ladies as well. While I knew that life was a battle, Ms. Cooper’s novel is enthralling and kept me wondering what would happen next as her characters set about to find happiness and keep their loved ones safe. I can certainly see this being a series with so many memorable secondary characters as well as twists and turns.