Series: Runes #6 (Standalone)
Publication Date: 15th August 20224
Purchase Link (US): https://www.amazon.com/Legacy-Runes-spellbinding-conclusion-adored/dp/1472293258/
Purchase Link (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/Legacy-Runes-spellbinding-conclusion-adored/dp/1472293258/
Goodreads Book Page: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/207289221-legacy-of-the-runes
Genre: Time Travel Romance, Historical
3.7 Stars
One Liner: Slow-paced but entertaining
Book Blurb:
A bond that even time cannot break
Storm Berger has never forgiven himself for his
younger sister Madison’s disappearance. Suspecting she’s traveled back to the
ninth century in the footsteps of other family members, Storm can only make
sure she’s safe by going after her.
Raised unconventionally as her father’s only child,
Freydis has never been content to simply accept her fate. So, when she’s
promised marriage to a tyrant, she’s determined to find a way out of the
arrangement. Help comes in the form of a mysterious and attractive stranger
stranded on her island’s shores: Storm.
The only way Freydis can truly be free is for Storm
to marry her himself. But that would mean entwining lives that, until now, have
been separated by centuries. . .
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My Thoughts:
The story comes in the third-person POV of Strom and Freydis.
So, this is the last book of the series and reads
perfectly well as a standalone. I didn’t read any of the previous books. It
didn’t make any difference in following this one.
The process of time travel is explained well but
kept brief. This isn’t the first time someone in the MMC’s family has done it
(the previous books belong to the other characters who went back in time).
Freydis’s character arc is very well done. She is a
combination of confidence and vulnerability, naïve but eager to learn. Her
thoughts and actions fit her age (eighteen).
Storm’s character is good as well. I did find it a
bit off at times that he was just twenty-one but tried not to let it bother me.
Some of his actions align with his impulsive nature but he has enough endearing
qualities to make up for it.
Joalf is a great side character. I loved his role in
the FMC’s life. Sutr, the raven is my favorite, of course! A raven that talks
and loves treats? Sign me up!
The dialogue was a bit off at times. Nothing major
but I did wonder a few times if that’s how they talked back then.
The setting is great. I could visualize the rocky
buildings, the cliffs, the seaside, and the wintry chill that seeps into the
bones. Brrr! Freezing!
The romance is decent with some sprinkle of external
threat and a bit of miscommunication thrown in. While there is no explicit
third-act breakup, there is some tension. It aligns with their characters, so I
didn’t mind it much.
The book ends with an epilogue for the series. This
might be the only part where readers like me may feel overwhelmed with all the
names and details. Since we don’t have to remember any of it, that’s fine.
There’s a bonus short story too, a quick piece for
another person from the same family and involves the time-traveling love story.
You can read it or skip it. I read it.
To summarize, Legacy of the Runes is an entertaining
romance with two characters bonding across different centuries and finding love
with each other.
Thank you, Rachel's Random Resources and
Headline Review, for eARC. This review is voluntary and contains my honest
opinion about the book.
#NetGalley
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About the Author – Christina Courtenay
Christina Courtenay writes historical romance, time
slip/dual time and time travel stories, and lives in Herefordshire (near the
Welsh border) in the UK. Although born in England, she has a Swedish mother and
was brought up in Sweden – hence her abiding interest in the Vikings. Christina
is a Vice President and former Chair and of the UK’s Romantic Novelists’
Association and has won several awards, including the RoNA for Best Historical
Romantic Novel twice with Highland Storms (2012) and The Gilded Fan (2014) and
the RNA Fantasy Romantic Novel of the year 2021 with Echoes of the Runes.
LEGACY OF THE RUNES (a time travel historical romance published by Headline
Review on 15th August 2024) is her latest novel. Christina is a keen amateur
genealogist and loves history and archaeology (the armchair variety).
Follow the Author –
Website:http://www.christinacourtenay.com
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/christinacourtenayauthor
Twitter/X:https://twitter.com/PiaCCourtenay
Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/ChristinaCourtenayAuthor/
Bluesky:https://christinacourtenay@bsky.social
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