On Viking Seas (The Forerunner Saga Series Book 3) by Jay Veloso Batista

 

On Viking Seas by Jay Veloso Batista
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Each book in this series gets better and better!!
The family is all over the place, completely spread out. Kara and her family are staying in her mother's hometown with family but they aren't as welcoming as one would suspect. Kara also finds out that she will be married soon. Doesn't she get a say in this?
Sorven is going to Jorvik to see what, if anything, can be recovered from recent adventures. Oh the things that he runs into along the way.
Cub is working like a dog in the camp that he's been committed to. Will he ever find his way out and back to a life of freedom?
Finn and Karl are still on the seas battling all sorts of strange creatures. It takes Karl awhile to warm up to Finn's new way of life but once he does, things start improving somewhat. My favorite part of this book was Finn's pet!
Again, very well written and chocked full of adventure! I'm looking forward to book 4 and more of Kara's story!

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The Vardoger Boy (The Forerunner Saga Book 2) by Jay Veloso Batista

 

The Vardoger Boy by Jay Veloso Batista
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book picks up about two weeks after the first one ends. As with the other book, there are multiple stories being told at once. Sometimes, it's hard for me to keep it all straight but these books are SOOO GOOD!!!
So, Willa is now married but not without some drama on her wedding night. Men come to exact their revenge on Karl but they are not successful. However, it will find the Kara and her family being on the run to save their lives while Karl takes Finn out on the ship with him. Cub goes with this dad to fight against Alfred the Great. Let's just say that things don't go as planned for any of these characters! Between the bears, trolls, mermen, wolves, elves....it's all up in the air as to how things will develop. I suspect things may not be as they immediately seem though either. I have a feeling the author has something up his sleeve for book three!!
While the first book was difficult for me to get into, I'm so thankful I didn't give up! I'm really enjoying this series to far and look forward to learning more about Finn and his family!

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Thorfinn and the Witch's Curse (The Forerunner Saga Book 1) by Jay Veloso Batista

 

Thorfinn and the Witch's Curse by Jay Veloso Batista
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

4.75 stars on this one.

I hate to admit but it took me quite awhile to get into this one. Around 100 pages or so as a matter of fact. I kept getting lost in the multitude of characters. However, had I noticed the family tree at the back of the book before I started reading, it would have helped me to keep things a little straighter.

I enjoyed learning about Thorfinn (Finn for short) and his family. They are in the midst of planning a wedding for Finn's sister when a dark being comes to their family homestead and attacks one of Finn's brothers. Finn starts to research and try to find this being and in the end, runs into a witch. We all know they generally aren't good for anything. When he gets tangles up with her, he finds himself in a whole new world of mystical beings.

Once I got the hang of the story, I found this to be a very enjoyable book! There is a lot of Norse and Viking history covered, of which I'm not super familiar with but I am learning! I'll be covering this series through book 3 here shortly!

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