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3.5
Oath Undo Me: Viking Trading Lands Book One (Viking Trading Lands Series)
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An oath made is a debt that must be paid.
Sweden 880
Astrid is free, widowed after two years in an unwanted marriage. She wants to reclaim her life and become the warrior she always wanted to be, just like her father. Horrified by her best friend’s unwelcome proposal, she flees everything she has ever known for a chance at life across the Baltic Sea, assuming a new identity in a land unknown.
Aldeigjuborg, in the land of the Rus’, is far different to her native homeland but, with the support of her new mentor, she is given the opportunity to create a life within the walls of a town she would have previously dreamed of raiding. Being a Viking is more than adventure and travel. Riches can be found in trade, through the learning of new languages and cultures.
Soon, Astrid realises everything has a price, and a promise made can have unintended consequences.
Fans of adventurous Viking stories will be captivated by Oath Undo Me. Be transported to Gardarike (the land of the Rus') in book one of the Viking Trading Lands series, inspired by archaeological evidence.
Sweden 880
Astrid is free, widowed after two years in an unwanted marriage. She wants to reclaim her life and become the warrior she always wanted to be, just like her father. Horrified by her best friend’s unwelcome proposal, she flees everything she has ever known for a chance at life across the Baltic Sea, assuming a new identity in a land unknown.
Aldeigjuborg, in the land of the Rus’, is far different to her native homeland but, with the support of her new mentor, she is given the opportunity to create a life within the walls of a town she would have previously dreamed of raiding. Being a Viking is more than adventure and travel. Riches can be found in trade, through the learning of new languages and cultures.
Soon, Astrid realises everything has a price, and a promise made can have unintended consequences.
Fans of adventurous Viking stories will be captivated by Oath Undo Me. Be transported to Gardarike (the land of the Rus') in book one of the Viking Trading Lands series, inspired by archaeological evidence.
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3.5
“880 CE. Astrid travels to her aunt, hoping for a place to stay after being widowed. It was not a love match, and Astrid vows never again to be chained by marriage. Her dream is to raid and adventure like her late father. She reunites with a childhood friend and old flame, Sven, and together they seek admittance into a warband. With no man to vouch for her, Sven proposes marriage and confesses his love to Astrid. Hurt and feeling betrayed, she runs. A chance encounter takes Astrid to the Rus’s lands, where she’s employed by a widowed businesswoman. However, rumors begin to spread about how her boss unfairly treats the farmers who sell to her. Can Astrid find answers in a land where she’s only just learning the language, and with few she can trust? Or will she undo the freedom she’s worked for?
There are some editorial errors in the text, mostly involving punctuation, like missing exclamation points or uncapitalized letters. There’s also a lot of eye-rolling, which wasn’t used as a gesture of exasperation or sarcasm until the 1980s. Besides these concerns, the story of Astrid starting a new life in an unfamiliar land is engaging. Since she uses a false name when accepting the job, she’s constantly under threat of discovery, along with the concerning rumors about her employer, both of which steadily raise the tension in the story. Astrid struggles with trust, particularly as she feels backed into a corner by her best friend. Overall, though, Astrid’s development is charming, and the landscape comes alive vibrantly. I look forward to book two in the Viking Trading Lands series.
Review originally posted via the Historical Novel Society at: https://historicalnovelsociety.org/reviews/oath-undo-me-viking-trading-lands-series/”
“880 CE. Astrid travels to her aunt, hoping for a place to stay after being widowed. It was not a love match, and Astrid vows never again to be chained by marriage. Her dream is to raid and adventure like her late father. She reunites with a childhood friend and old flame, Sven, and together they seek admittance into a warband. With no man to vouch for her, Sven proposes marriage and confesses his love to Astrid. Hurt and feeling betrayed, she runs. A chance encounter takes Astrid to the Rus’s lands, where she’s employed by a widowed businesswoman. However, rumors begin to spread about how her boss unfairly treats the farmers who sell to her. Can Astrid find answers in a land where she’s only just learning the language, and with few she can trust? Or will she undo the freedom she’s worked for?
There are some editorial errors in the text, mostly involving punctuation, like missing exclamation points or uncapitalized letters. There’s also a lot of eye-rolling, which wasn’t used as a gesture of exasperation or sarcasm until the 1980s. Besides these concerns, the story of Astrid starting a new life in an unfamiliar land is engaging. Since she uses a false name when accepting the job, she’s constantly under threat of discovery, along with the concerning rumors about her employer, both of which steadily raise the tension in the story. Astrid struggles with trust, particularly as she feels backed into a corner by her best friend. Overall, though, Astrid’s development is charming, and the landscape comes alive vibrantly. I look forward to book two in the Viking Trading Lands series.
Review originally posted via the Historical Novel Society at: https://historicalnovelsociety.org/reviews/oath-undo-me-viking-trading-lands-series/”
“I received an ARC for an honest review...
Reading the synopsis for this I went in with such high hopes...It was good, it was well written, but I just felt like it could have been so much more. Astrid is a strong female character and she does what she has to do to get where she wants to be. This title releases on 8-31-2022 and if you are a fan of strong females and vikings this is your read.”
“3.5
I was very excited to find another Viking fiction book. There is so much to the Viking culture and it was great to read about the trading aspects of the Viking age. However, there were quite a few historical inaccuracies. It can be hard to research the Viking age since they did not write down things like other time periods and it was such a long time ago, things can get lost in translation.The story itself was pretty good for the most part. I did find it to go dry at times but always picked back up. I felt that the characters were all very well written and developed. Astrid really grew into a new person, as she, in a way, was a new person.
I overall really enjoyed this book. I am looking forward to the next book in the series to see where the story takes Astrid.
There are a lot of grammatical mistakes and spelling errors. I think this definitely needs to be read through by an editor, if not done already, before the publication date. There were also a few times that the story didn’t make sense or there was a story error.
Thank you to BookSirens and Megan Formanek for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.”
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