Swan Road

Rating:
Summary: A wonderful Book
Review: After reading the 4 previous reviews for Rebecca Brandewyne's book Swan Road, I did not think I would like it. But I decided to give the book the benefit of a doubt. I'm glad that I read it through because I really enjoyed it. Some parts are really informative, like how the vikings would put their dead men below the ship instead of casting them out to sea so they can bring the bodies back to their home for proper burial, and how the flies would swarm around and the stench was so bad. The author really made the character's experiences very real to me. I really enjoyed the ending! It was wonderful!

Rating:
Summary: A wonderful Book
Review: I can't believe there is anything less than a 4 star rating for this book. It was written with much detail reflecting the times and kept me on the edge as to how the hero was going to protect his beloved from the enemy. It is on my keeper shelf and one of my favorite "Rebecca" books. I highly recommend it. The cover illustrations are beautiful.

Rating:
Summary: swan road
Review: I can't believe there is anything less than a 4 star rating for this book. It was written with much detail reflecting the times and kept me on the edge as to how the hero was going to protect his beloved from the enemy. It is on my keeper shelf and one of my favorite "Rebecca" books. I highly recommend it. The cover illustrations are beautiful.

Rating:
Summary: Way too bloody
Review: This book was way too bloody for my taste. I could have done without the decapitations, spouting blood and gang rapes. It often seemed as if the author felt she invested too much time in researching the period to leave out historical information that was ultimately unnecessary and confusing. It was hard to believe in her characters -- the heroine falls in love with a bloody marauder who attacked her homeland. A bastard raised in poverty spouts poetry to this princess. Not very believable.

Rating:
Summary: Way too bloody
Review: This book was way too bloody for my taste. I could have done without the decapitations, spouting blood and gang rapes. It often seemed as if the author felt she invested too much time in researching the period to leave out historical information that was ultimately unnecessary and confusing. It was hard to believe in her characters -- the heroine falls in love with a bloody marauder who attacked her homeland. A bastard raised in poverty spouts poetry to this princess. Not very believable.