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Synopsis
The secret of her divine heritage revealed, Freya finds herself on a path that will see thousands of lives lost to the magic in her blood. Desperate to avoid this dark fate, she risks an alliance with Skaland’s greatest enemy to seek answers from the seer who foretold her future—the same seer who sent Bjorn to kill her.
While Freya still seethes with rage over Bjorn’s betrayal, the blood oaths that bind her demand that she keep him close as she hunts for a way to avert the looming war. Her magic draws her to the front lines of an old enmity, embroiling her with Nordeland’s Unfated—children of the gods who serve the king she was raised to fear. The same king who, unlike Bjorn, is now willing to fight at her back. For despite the desire that burns hot between Bjorn and Freya, his growing distrust of her chosen path threatens to drag them further apart.
As war approaches, gods and mortals must choose their weapons. Yet the fiercest battle will be the one Freya wages within herself. With the magic of two goddesses burning in her veins, she must weave the threads of destiny to decide her own fate: Will she be the shield that protects her people or the curse that destroys them?
Thoughts
I am confident that this will be one of my top reads of the year. Wow. Jensen masterfully picked up where she left off in A Fate Inked in Blood and then perfectly concluded this Norse-inspired romantasy series, Saga of the Unfated. This duology will always have a special spot in my home library. Pick these books up if you enjoy mythology, immersive reads, badass FMC, or loved the historical drama tv series, Vikings.
★★★★★
☊ Listening to this story via audiobook was phenomenal. Narrators Nikolas Salmon and Nina Yndis did an incredible job.