Shelley Wilson

Northumbria, 866 AD Edith still has much to learn about the art of ruling a kingdom, but when her parents, sisters, and mentor are murdered, she is faced with the much harder challenge of staying alive long enough to get her revenge. As a girl in Anglo-Saxon England, Edith finds it hard to be heard above the Eldermen who are ripping the kingdom to pieces. She finds allies in the unexpected, and enemies closer to home, but nothing can prepare her for the arrival of the Vikings. Torn from her homeland and sold into slavery, she is determined to survive at any cost. Edith clings to her dream of returning home one day to claim her throne. As she builds friendships and finds love in a foreign world, she starts to believe in a better tomorrow until someone from her past arrives with a devastating revelation. Can she do what must be done? And will the Vikings let her leave?

The Last Princess

Hannah Wall

A solid three star book. This is a Netgalley review. 

Things is liked- I loved the setting, the main character, and the Viking. The story was engaging and interesting. I really love the idea of the story. 

Things I didn’t like- everything was too rushed. We barely meet Leif and then they are married. I could get into the writing either. It was very basic. I can see the non-fiction wiring peeking through. The sentences weren’t engaging and with the face paced nature of the story, I could never get into the characters. I also didn’t like the pregnancy. I know a lot of people don’t like that and I wasn’t a fan of it either. Another problem I have with the book is how quickly her family dies. I know it needs to happen soon, but it’s so close to the beginning of the book, that when they do die, I don’t feel a thing for them.

The Last Princess

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