Review: Summer Solstice Summer, book two in the Norse Viking saga.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 10, 2014
This is an epic tale with dragons, shape-shifters, darkelves and conquering Vikings. If you've enjoyed the history channels ‘Viking’ show and the ‘Lord of the Rings’ series you’ll love the world that E.J. Squires has created. The story is filled with action and heart breaking moments but a passionate love story is at the heart of it all.In the start of book two, Ailia and Soren are together finally. All is happy and right in their world. But the cloud hanging over them is ever present. They must defeat Eiesse before she kills Ailia the third and final time – which will separate them forever. We meet Soren and Ailia’s family and you fall in love with them instantly.Meanwhile, Lucia has teamed up with Eiesse. Lucia doesn't trust Eiesse but to keep her Kingdom she must allow Eiesse to think they are working together, especially since they are united in ending Soren and Ailia.When the all too important Aesira Jewel is stolen by a darkelf — once again Soren and Ailia have to separate. Soren has to find the darkelf before he takes the Aesira Jewel to Eiesse. Ailia has to travel south on the dragonship to avoid Eiesse finding and killing her.Eiesse’s evil plot to break Soren and Ailia apart is working. Soren is captured by the darkelves and they torture him until he agrees to marry Nira. Ailia is being deceived by a shape-shifter who is posing as Soren. He’s cruel and he crushes Ailia’s spirit by making her think he doesn't love her anymore. She begins to believe she’s not capable of being the Great Sentinor.Back at the Northlandic Kingdom, Queen Lucia has fallen in love with Erik, the leader of the Vikings. Lucia will only marry Erik if he conquers the surrounding lands. As a blood thirsty Viking, it’s a task he takes on with pleasure.I can’t wait until book three. There's much to be done to collect the Aesira Jewel from the nine different realms. Will Queen Lucia and her Viking King silence Eiesse forever? Or will Soren and Ailia succeed in defeating Eiesse and finally be together?