[A quick note: These are standard editions but I sprayed the edges. I tried to make this a spoiler free review but if you havenโt read the first two books, you can find my review for those HERE.]
โ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง. ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ฅ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ.โโJill Criswell
In the final installment of the Beasts of the Frozen Sun Saga, we see Lira and her lover Reyker on opposite sides, facing off as enemies. Lira is a vessel of the gods and a soul reader. Reyker is a seasoned warrior with battle madness. Dreki is destroying the world around them and choices must be made. If Lira cannot gain control of her mind, if Reyker cannot rescue his crumbling memories, their war will destroy the world.
This series is everything I want out of a Viking inspired story. Itโs raw, brutal even. Lira and Reykerโs lives are filled with difficulty and repeated challenges, but what I love most about them is they always fight for each other. Even when they find themselves as enemies. This book was an excellent conclusion to what has been a twisty-turny journey. I appreciated how things played out and even the way the ending was handled. Especially, ESPECIALLY the cost that Lira must pay at the end.
โ๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ง๐ฒ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ ๐ก๐๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฅ๐ค๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ฒ ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐ฒ๐๐ญ ๐ง๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง.โโJill Criswell
SoFaS is told from dual POV with Lira in first person and Reyker in third. I thought I was going to be annoyed with the switching but I found myself equally eager to read both of them. They both face their own struggles and are forced to confront their deepest flaws and shortcomings. It was really satisfying to see some of the things they confronted. All of it was riding on the overarching theme of โa choice that is not a choice.โ
Once again, the romance in these books always gets me. I adore Lira and Reykerโs relationship. I even liked the new dynamic between them in this book, almost as if they had to fall in love all over again. Iโm HERE for it. I think in doing so, they grow even stronger, but must also make some really important realizations.
โ๐๐๐ฒ๐ค๐๐ซ ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐. ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ๐จ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ๐๐, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐.โโJill Criswell
I love the world building in these books. Seriously. Vikings, hello. Warring factions, yep. Strong women, absolutely! There are so many great details. The gods for each landโlike Iseneld and Glasnithโare fleshed out, the afterlife feels like its own world, and the maps are awesome. What really intrigued me, was that the battle between mortals was just a reflection of the battle taking place between the gods. The poor mortals were simply sucked in, collateral damage. There are so few series out there like this one with the genuine Viking feel. Iโm sad that itโs over, but glad that it played out the way it did.
If you enjoy Viking fantasy, brutal storytelling, strong female MCs, enemies to lovers, mythology around gods and deities, fascinating villains, and maps, youโre going to love this one. ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐: ๐.๐/๐โญ๏ธ
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