Dawn of the North by Demi Winters

 

My thoughts

Book three of the Ashen Series and boy is it good. Another jaw dropping book. And with three love stories what more do you need. There is of course the edge of your seat battle. It also has some parts to make you laugh. And others to make you shed tears. Some happy tears and some not so happy tears. 

You don't mess with a sister. You better watch your back if you do. You should know that sisters will die for each other. Fight to the end. Even ones who have been apart most of their lives. Sisters are a whole other force of nature...

In this book you get to know more about Silla and Rey. Saga and Kass. Hekla and Eyvind. 

Three women and three men. They all battle demon's of their own but together are a force to be reckoned with. Love knows not bounds. Though Hekla swears she will never marry again she does have strong feelings for Eyvind. 

You'll read about flying horses and a whole colony of female warriors. A squirrel who only wants to free his mistress and needs help. The undead and how to stop them hopefully. There is a lot going on in this series.

This book was fun and very intense. Parts had me holding my breath and others made tears come to my eyes. It's a full on fantasy, romantasy, romance, fiction story that will keep you wanting more. 

This whole series has been a joy. There is more coming too. More battles it seems. 

The Volsik sisters still have more to come. 

Thank you Ballantine/Delacorte Press for this ARC.

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A new age begins in the Kingdom of Íseldur in this sizzling third installment of the Viking-inspired Ashen romantasy the series.

The lost Volsik heir has finally returned to the people of Íseldur, and even with the warrior who’s captured her heart standing by her side, Silla’s task is monumental. She must earn the loyalty of the northern jarls to drive Ivar Ironheart from the throne and restore peace in the kingdom. But the secret she vigilantly guards threatens to ruin all her plans: A shard of a god lives in her mind, twisting her thoughts and deeds to His will.

Meanwhile, held captive on the mysterious isle of Zagadka, Saga Volsik fights to return to her sister in Íseldur. But when King Ivar sets his sights on the Zagadkians, she’s forced to make an impossible choice: fight for the man who stole her—and is now hell-bent on marrying her—or let the innocent people of his kingdom die.

As a poisonous mist threatens the realm, the sisters will delve into the unknowns of their magic to battle against evil. Return to the land of ice and fire, where a god awakens, a queen finds her power, and sisters must unite against the darkness threatening their realm.