Fires of Winter
by Johanna Lindsey
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Author: Johanna LindseyEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1980-09-01
ISBN: 0380757478
Number of pages: 362
Publisher: Avon
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Book Review: 1st in Medieval Viking Haardrad Series not as good as the 2nd
Summary: 4 Stars
This is the first in a series of three Viking romances that tell of the Haardrad family of Norway. I read the second one, Hearts Aflame, first not realizing it was part of a series. I so enjoyed Hearts Aflame I decided to read all three. This one, that tells the story of Kristen's parents, Garrick Haardrad, a young Viking merchant and son of a Viking chieftain, and Brenna, the daughter of a wealthy Celtic lord. Garrick is bitter about women because his first love deserted him for a wealthy man. Now wealthy himself because of his trading, he is gone when his father and older brother betray the Celtic family that had thought Garrick was betrothed to their only daughter, Brenna, and raid their town killing all the men and capturing a handful of women (including Brenna), who they take as slaves. Brenna is "given" to Garrick by his father when he returns from his trading but she will be no man's slave. Raised to be like a son to her father, she is fearless, knowledgeable in all weapons and speaks the Viking language. Garrick decides to tame her but it will not be an easy road for him as she is willful and defiant. Though well written and an absorbing story, I gave it 4 stars because of the things that bothered me: In the beginning, Brenna would not have voluntarily crawled into bed with a Viking of the family who killed her people when she could have slept on the floor; she would never have ignored the easy access to the knife as Garrick slept that first night; Garrick raped her three times by my count and yet from the first one, she seems to just accept it (sorry, not buying that one); and though she never lies to him, Garrick never believes her. I had trouble liking Garrick and his "turnaround" at the end seemed a bit sudden to me. He treated his dog better.
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