4.5* rounded to 5
I read “Echoes of The Runes” and loved the mix of historical fiction and romance, a highly entertaining and interesting story.
Whispers of the Rune is another good story by this author as it’s engrossing, fascinating and highly entertaining.
I’m a huge fan of Outlander and Doctor Who, this means I’m fascinating by story that features people travelling in time and meeting different way of living and cultures. I’m also a huge fan of Jody Taylor’s The Chronicles of St Mary's Series but I don’t know if this is relevant for this review.
There’s plenty going on: time travelling, action, fight, a lovely dog and two very interesting main characters.
Sarah is great character: I loved how she was able to cope in a different age and how she saw it as an opportunity to learn. The evolution of her characters is very interesting, and she grew on me.
Rurik is the Danish I’d love to meet handsome, gentle, clever and brave. I liked how he treated Sarah as a peer and how he came to love her.
The romance is slow burning and realistic, Sarah and Rurik don’t fell in love at first sight and their relationship grows as they share experiences and get to know each other.
The historical background is well researched. I found the parts set in the past vivid and learned something news about Viking culture and how people lived in the IX century.
One small note: the fantasy aficionado in me would like some more world building. How is the time travel working and how the magical objects were created? I would be interesting in know more about this part.
An engrossing and entertaining story that I highly recommend.
Many thanks to Headline Review, Rachel's Random Resources and Netgalley for this digital copy, all opinions are mine