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A review by fayettejill
The Last Daughter by Alexis L. Menard
5.0
ARC received in exchange for an honest review.
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Ailsa is an apothecary and healer in the Midgard realm of Drakame. The daughter of the clan’s Jarl and shieldmage, she is the only one of her sisters who was not trained as a warrior due to inheriting a chronic illness that has claimed the women in their family line earlier and earlier with every passing generation. The same illness that claimed her own mother. Ailsa's life is relatively boring until an otherworldly threat begins a massacre across Midgard and then turns her life upside down.
You guys, this book was SO GOOD. I've never read a book that included Norse mythology and now all I want is more. You can tell Alexis did her research when writing this book and I am so impressed. This book has it all - enemies to lovers, a faked engagement, one bed, and more! I was hooked from the very beginning and it only got better as the book progressed.
I loved the FMC. She wasn't the "woe is me I'm sick and weak" character you might get with her condition. She was quick witted, had a smart mouth, and always stood up for herself. She embraced her illness and faced her imminent death like a champ.
Dual POVs are always hit or miss with me but I loved how Alexis did it here. I didn't want to skip one's POV and enjoyed reading how both were handling the events as they were unfolding. Seeing the character development for both was just *chef's kiss*.
Alexis has become and automatic buy for me and I can't wait to read book 2 after that epilogue!!!
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Ailsa is an apothecary and healer in the Midgard realm of Drakame. The daughter of the clan’s Jarl and shieldmage, she is the only one of her sisters who was not trained as a warrior due to inheriting a chronic illness that has claimed the women in their family line earlier and earlier with every passing generation. The same illness that claimed her own mother. Ailsa's life is relatively boring until an otherworldly threat begins a massacre across Midgard and then turns her life upside down.
You guys, this book was SO GOOD. I've never read a book that included Norse mythology and now all I want is more. You can tell Alexis did her research when writing this book and I am so impressed. This book has it all - enemies to lovers, a faked engagement, one bed, and more! I was hooked from the very beginning and it only got better as the book progressed.
I loved the FMC. She wasn't the "woe is me I'm sick and weak" character you might get with her condition. She was quick witted, had a smart mouth, and always stood up for herself. She embraced her illness and faced her imminent death like a champ.
Dual POVs are always hit or miss with me but I loved how Alexis did it here. I didn't want to skip one's POV and enjoyed reading how both were handling the events as they were unfolding. Seeing the character development for both was just *chef's kiss*.
Alexis has become and automatic buy for me and I can't wait to read book 2 after that epilogue!!!