Thursday, March 13, 2025

Review: Sword of a Valkyrie (The Vinland to Valhalla Saga #2) by Melanie Karsak @MelanieKarsak

Sword of a Valkyrie
The Vinland to Valhalla Saga #2
by Melanie Karsak
Published: March 13, 2025
Publisher: Clockpunk Press
Genre: Norse, Viking, Myth & Legend, Historical Fantasy, Fiction, Icelandic, Fairy Tales

Blurb: 

Dreaming of distant shores.
Torn between the past and the future.
Destined to become a legend.
Iceland, 985—
When Eirik the Red sailed from Iceland to journey west, everyone knew he was mad. Everyone knew Jörmungandr would swallow him and his crew whole. Everyone lost faith in him, including his wife, who turned to her Christian friends for solace.

Everyone gave up on Eirik the Red, except his daughter.

When Eirik went west, so did Brien, the man Freydis loved. But Freydis knew her father’s determination to be rich and famous was stronger than any unknown threat from distant waters. So, she began her long wait for her father—and her love.

But the Norns are cunning, and Frigga would have her vengeance.

An unexpected twist of chance leads Freydis down a path she never could have imagined. Will she be able to endure as she waits to learn of Brien’s fate?

Readers will relish this sweeping Viking saga that chronicles the life of Freydis Eiriksdottir. Dive into The Vinland to Valhalla Saga, a thrilling Viking historical fantasy series by New York Times bestselling author Melanie Karsak.

 

My Review:

The second book in Melanie Karsak's The Vinland to Valhalla Saga is Sword of a Valkyrie. After reading the first book, Heart of a Valkyrie, I couldn’t wait to dive into it. I was not disappointed in the least, as it was everything I was expecting/wanting and more.

I love this series. Furthermore, I love the Vikings and their travels and fighting for loot. The world-building is remarkably well done. I can’t wait to read more in The Vinland to Valhalla Sage with the third book in the series; I hope it is soon.

I was thrilled to have joined Freydis on her journeys once again. Freydis’ boyfriend Brien left on a voyage with her father, Eirik the Red. Eirik returns, but Brien is not with him; everyone believes him to be dead, but not Freydis. Freydis goes on a journey to obtain the loot she needs to build a boat that will carry her West to find Brien and bring him home.

But her plans are changed or put on hold as this dude decides he wants her for his mate. Freydis tells him no, but he will not take no for an answer. This dude turns Freydis’ life upside down to get what he wants. Will Freydis ever be reunited with her Brien?

I highly recommend grabbing a copy of Sword of a Valkyrie today to find out what happens to Freydis and Brien!


Be sure to check out all the books in The Vinland to Valhalla Saga


Heart of a Valkyrie #1

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Amazon

BookBub


Sword of a Valkyrie #2

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Amazon

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