Review: 3.5 Stars - But  With Reservations
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 03 3, 2013
This is not my first time reading an author  who writes about these far away cold countries and normally I am intrigued  and fascinated by them. I usually do not have a difficult time deciphering what  what they are writing. However, this author uses a more formal language and Scandinavianisms than some of the other authors I read do.There were many characters considering the length of this novella and it was difficult to keep them all straight.  The main characters Gunna and Helgi are interesting, smart, clever and  determined to get the job done and to do it right.I was surprised that Helgi, a married man, would have been as indiscreet as he was, but it makes him a bit more human, if a tad less likable -at least from my perspective.An interesting read and one that you needn't have read the entire series to understand and follow (although I am sure it would have helped  me).