Helen Russell

Be bold. Be brave. Be Viking...Forget hygge, this autumn you need to go Viking. An uplifting, laugh out loud debut novel to curl up with from the bestselling author of THE YEAR OF LIVING DANISHLY.Frazzled mum Alice Ray likes to think she?s on top everything - she has FOUR bags-for-life in the boot of her car for heaven's sake. But after spectacularly embarrassing herself at work, she finally gives in to her sister?s pleas to take a much needed break.But this is not the luxury spa holiday Alice hoped for - instead, she finds herself in Denmark, in the middle of nowhere, on a 'How to be a Viking? getaway. Can the two sisters finally learn to get along or will learning to embrace their inner warrior just make them better at fighting?Two sisters. One Scandi holiday they'll never forget...GONE VIKING is a laugh out loud debut novel perfect for fans of Sophie Kinsella's Surprise Me

Gone Viking

Janna Niemi

As a Finn, I was super curious to read this book. There are some things that I disagree (like the fact that Finnish people invented sauna and that it’s something holy to us and we Finns take sauna super seriously) but most of the things about Scandinavia are true. 
The plot started a bit slow and at first I was not super into the book but after Alice and Melissa get to Denmark things start to get more interesting and sometimes I laughed out loud. The ending also good and I happy about how things turned out. 
The characters are also interesting. At first, I was not a big fan of Alice. She sounded like a miserable person who sometimes made others feel bad because she was feeling miserable. But once again, she grew on me. Inge is also a super woman and wish I was able to handle life as she does but maybe I’ll get there someday. 
All in all, a very good finding yourself type of novel. There are some hard rules about life but that’s good and I enjoyed the book. Maybe I’ll go into the woods soon and go crazy 

*Free copy of the book received from publisher via NetGalley

Gone Viking

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