Monday, March 11, 2024

A Fate Inked in Blood

By Danielle L. Jensen
Del Rey, 2024. 418 pages. Fantasy

A shield maiden blessed by the gods battles to unite a nation under a power-hungry king—while fighting her growing desire for his fiery son.

A Norse Mythology infused romantic fantasy, perfect for those looking for the same instant attraction that they found so enjoyable between the characters of Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros.  This is a steamy action-packed story, and while its’ storyline has its’ roots in the mythology it reads much more like a contemporary novel with just a few words and phrases here and there to remind the reader that it isn't.  Recommended for avid Romantasy lovers, and all who enjoy their male leads of the strong dark tattooed variety.      

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Fourth Wing
By Rebecca Yarros
Red Tower Books, 2023. 498 pages. Fantasy

Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general—also known as her tough-as-talons mother—has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders. But when you’re smaller than everyone else and your body is brittle, death is only a heartbeat away...because dragons don’t bond to “fragile” humans. They incinerate them.

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