I loved it. Vikings are always a winner, and I enjoyed the mythology. I'd have liked maybe a pronunciation guide, because I can guarentee that I butchered all of the words/names.
The "enemies to lovers" was good. Not convinced they were real enemies to lovers, more a hatred based on miss-understandings as most seem to be. The plot twists were enjoyable, I did guess the Rourke one, but the Queen and old melder? Nope. Didn't see that coming.
I really enjoyed the magic system and the world building too, not too complex that it you spend half the book confused..
Would recommend !

This was brilliant! I enjoyed it so much.
The lore and world building are fascinating, I did have to pay attention so I could grasp everything but that is part of the genius.
Thane and Roark’s brotherly banter had me kicking my feet I just loved them.
I really appreciated the representation of sign language for communication. I haven’t seen this done for a main character before and it makes me feel so positive to know this will make people feel seen.
I will post reviews to retailers and social sites in due course.