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the_horror_maven's review
5.0
There is nothing I love better than a well-researched historical fiction, and Kelly Evans' novel is just that. Her writing was flawless, and she managed to make even the most gruesome events come off as artistic. She also did a fantastic job at explaining events to the reader that the reader might not otherwise have understood, and she did so without sounding like a textbook. Her novel sprung to life within the first few pages, and those pages are the ones that I use first and foremost to judge the rest of the novel.
The Northern Queen is a rich tapestry of historical events that involve the Vikings and the conflict that came between Paganism and Christianity. This religious feud led to a lot of bloodshed and fear, and Evans did a magnificent job of portraying both of those conflicts. Her novel surrounded family and war, and she intertwined both beautifully. The Vikings were a fascinating people, and Evans did them more than justice. I have not found a fiction that portrays them as accurately as Evans did, and I cannot praise her work enough. The editing was flawless, and her voice was effortless. She is clearly a literary prodigy, and her novel deserves so much more recognition than it has received.
If you are interested in learning more about the Vikings in a completely factual, but fictional way, then The Northern Queen is the perfect book to pick up.
The Northern Queen is a rich tapestry of historical events that involve the Vikings and the conflict that came between Paganism and Christianity. This religious feud led to a lot of bloodshed and fear, and Evans did a magnificent job of portraying both of those conflicts. Her novel surrounded family and war, and she intertwined both beautifully. The Vikings were a fascinating people, and Evans did them more than justice. I have not found a fiction that portrays them as accurately as Evans did, and I cannot praise her work enough. The editing was flawless, and her voice was effortless. She is clearly a literary prodigy, and her novel deserves so much more recognition than it has received.
If you are interested in learning more about the Vikings in a completely factual, but fictional way, then The Northern Queen is the perfect book to pick up.
ashleynestlermsw's review
5.0
There is nothing I love better than a well-researched historical fiction, and Kelly Evans' novel is just that. Her writing was flawless, and she managed to make even the most gruesome events come off as artistic. She also did a fantastic job at explaining events to the reader that the reader might not otherwise have understood, and she did so without sounding like a textbook. Her novel sprung to life within the first few pages, and those pages are the ones that I use first and foremost to judge the rest of the novel.
The Northern Queen is a rich tapestry of historical events that involve the Vikings and the conflict that came between Paganism and Christianity. This religious feud led to a lot of bloodshed and fear, and Evans did a magnificent job of portraying both of those conflicts. Her novel surrounded family and war, and she intertwined both beautifully. The Vikings were a fascinating people, and Evans did them more than justice. I have not found a fiction that portrays them as accurately as Evans did, and I cannot praise her work enough. The editing was flawless, and her voice was effortless. She is clearly a literary prodigy, and her novel deserves so much more recognition than it has received.
If you are interested in learning more about the Vikings in a completely factual, but fictional way, then The Northern Queen is the perfect book to pick up.
The Northern Queen is a rich tapestry of historical events that involve the Vikings and the conflict that came between Paganism and Christianity. This religious feud led to a lot of bloodshed and fear, and Evans did a magnificent job of portraying both of those conflicts. Her novel surrounded family and war, and she intertwined both beautifully. The Vikings were a fascinating people, and Evans did them more than justice. I have not found a fiction that portrays them as accurately as Evans did, and I cannot praise her work enough. The editing was flawless, and her voice was effortless. She is clearly a literary prodigy, and her novel deserves so much more recognition than it has received.
If you are interested in learning more about the Vikings in a completely factual, but fictional way, then The Northern Queen is the perfect book to pick up.
peachykeenreviews's review against another edition
5.0
There is nothing I love better than a well-researched historical fiction, and Kelly Evans' novel is just that. Her writing was flawless, and she managed to make even the most gruesome events come off as artistic. She also did a fantastic job at explaining events to the reader that the reader might not otherwise have understood, and she did so without sounding like a textbook. Her novel sprung to life within the first few pages, and those pages are the ones that I use first and foremost to judge the rest of the novel.
The Northern Queen is a rich tapestry of historical events that involve the Vikings and the conflict that came between Paganism and Christianity. This religious feud led to a lot of bloodshed and fear, and Evans did a magnificent job of portraying both of those conflicts. Her novel surrounded family and war, and she intertwined both beautifully. The Vikings were a fascinating people, and Evans did them more than justice. I have not found a fiction that portrays them as accurately as Evans did, and I cannot praise her work enough. The editing was flawless, and her voice was effortless. She is clearly a literary prodigy, and her novel deserves so much more recognition than it has received.
If you are interested in learning more about the Vikings in a completely factual, but fictional way, then The Northern Queen is the perfect book to pick up.
The Northern Queen is a rich tapestry of historical events that involve the Vikings and the conflict that came between Paganism and Christianity. This religious feud led to a lot of bloodshed and fear, and Evans did a magnificent job of portraying both of those conflicts. Her novel surrounded family and war, and she intertwined both beautifully. The Vikings were a fascinating people, and Evans did them more than justice. I have not found a fiction that portrays them as accurately as Evans did, and I cannot praise her work enough. The editing was flawless, and her voice was effortless. She is clearly a literary prodigy, and her novel deserves so much more recognition than it has received.
If you are interested in learning more about the Vikings in a completely factual, but fictional way, then The Northern Queen is the perfect book to pick up.
canadianbookworm's review against another edition
4.0
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jessspress's review against another edition
2.0
I wanted to like this book so much. It's a favorite time period of mine, and I'm always interested in reading historical fiction from female points of view. But this just did not work for me. It felt like every time there was action about to occur, a new chapter or section started and it was suddenly weeks, months or a year later. I didn't feel like there was much agency attributed to the main character - all she did was react to her husband or sons or other people (mostly men).
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