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I loved everything about this book. Living in Greenland was hard, and they had to be hard to survive. It took years for ships and news from Europe to arrive. The book follows the lives of a brother and sister, and I read it like a soap opera. Ooh, what is Gunnar going to do next? It had suspense, affairs, romance, revenge, and death (Guiding Light didn't have starvation). The best part was the storytelling. #FoodandLit @Texreader @Catsandbooks

I am enjoying this book so much. Simple writing, but beautiful descriptions with oral traditions honored. I don't want to return it to the library.
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I must really admire the style of Norse Sagas.

I have mixed feelings on this book. On one hand it felt like a unique magic system. On the other I feel like I‘ve seen some of the plot play out when watching the first few seasons of ‘Vikings.‘ The FMC is manipulated and treated like garbage by all except the MMC. And all she feels is guilt the whole time for being a ‘bad‘ wife/daughter/sister. For 400+ pages. It was a bit exhausting. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

I haven't read this book/series since 2014, but I just saw the new live action movie...

My dragon-loving self wants to jump back in and finish the book series completely now 😅 Its been a decade since I read the first two books, but you can never have enough dragons in your life! Time for a reread & restart #HTTYD #CressidaCowell #ChildrensFantasy #FantasyBooks #Dragons

Close to finishing The House of Medici for #FoodandLit #Italy #Jubilee @Texreader @Catsandbooks Just started reading The Greenlanders. So excited for Throne of Glass #LittensforSJM @StayCurious

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I think I‘m having an issue with the structure of this, I like seeing the artifacts & blurbs but the longer explanations & geography are daunting. I think I need a museum for this knowledge, not a book.

Yesterday I was sent this enamel pin for reviewing Great Big Beautiful Life for #Viking #Penquin. Thank you so much for sending it to me @penguinrandomhouse

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Recent acquisition:

📖 The Vikings (National Geographic) by Howard La Fay

I appreciated the attempt to tie archaeological finds to the Norse folklore or Sagas. I learned quite a bit, but I could not stomach the slang. "No take-backsies" doesn't sound very academic, in my opinion.