sambam_42's Reviews (312)

adventurous medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
informative medium-paced

This was a wonderful about this history of Vikings and the Viking Era.  It was very interesting to hear how little written word there is from them so we have to rely on highly advanced scientific methods to piece it together.  
emotional sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Half-Drowned King

Linnea Hartsuyker

DID NOT FINISH: 27%

I felt that while some parts were accurate to the time period, the author's portrayal of women was not. To me it seemed she put a very Christian centric patriarchal view of women when that wasn't the case in the actual Viking Era. Didn't ring true, couldn't finish.
adventurous emotional funny medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark emotional

Matthew Perry was one of my favorite actors. This just made me alternating mad and sad.  More sad than anything because of the awful obstacles he was given. I highly recommend the audiobook as he narrates it himself, it was good to hear his voice. 
dark slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

For some reason I found this book a bit less engaging than her first book, The Kiss Quotient.  It was fun and light hearted but something that I can't quite define yet was missing for me.