Thursday, February 06, 2020

Review: Arctic Dawn by Karissa Laurel


Book Description

Alone and exhausted after her month-long sojourn as a shooting star, Solina Mundy flees to southern California to lie low, recuperate, and plot a survival strategy. The one person she trusts to watch her back is her best friend, Skyla Ramirez. But Skyla has been missing for weeks.

The arrival of a dangerous stranger and the discovery of a legendary weapon of mass destruction force Solina out of hiding and back into the fight for her life. Solina knows she won’t last long on her own. She must find out what happened to Skyla and unite her contentious allies if she hopes to track down this devastating weapon before her enemies use it to burn the world to ash.


My Review

Solina wakes up after what happened to her in the first book with no memory of what happened to her for the past month. She figures everyone thinks she's dead so better to just keep it that way and assumes a fake name, gets a job and keeps to herself. But when danger from her past finds her, she knows she has no other choice but to call Thorin and get his help. He's happy to hear from her but Skyla is still missing. Solina has been trying to find her with no leads at all. 

Val has been out searching for Solina which under normal circumstances would be sweet but Val is overbearing and pushy and I just don't like him much. But Thorin likes Solina, it's obvious but he doesn't act on it. 

Once they rescue Skyla, they're off again trying to stop Helen from succeeding in her plans. Plus Helen still wants Solina dead, so Thorin and Val have to make sure she's safe even though she puts herself in harms way for them several times. They want to tell her what to do but she'll still just do what she wants in the end. 

I really liked the Norse Mythology in this book. Thorin and Val are both Gods and have special powers and even though Solina is the reincarnation of a God, she doesn't have her powers completely figured out and gets tired when she spends too much energy. 

The twists, betrayal, backstabbing and secrets made this so much fun to read. I never knew for sure where this story was going or where it would end up and I love that. The ending was spectacular. There was a huge twist that I couldn't have seen coming and I was just wowed. While I liked the first book ok, this second book really got my attention and kept me hooked. I'm looking forward to the next book.

I give this book 5 out of 5 stars. 

42 comments:

  1. That sounds GOOD. Thanks for the review. I would like to be a shooting star too.

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  2. Oh, you really liked this one. Haven't heard of it but it sounds good!

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  3. I love ANYTHING with Norse Mythology and then you give it a glowing review!? That's it, this is heading right for my TBR!

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    1. Read the first one too, this one will make more sense if you do.

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  4. Glad you found a 5 star book-the Norse Mythology makes this one sound interesting even to me.

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  5. oh cool review Mary and great cover thanks!

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    1. The covers in this series are all great.

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  6. I'm not sure this would be a book for me, but I do love the cover design

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  7. oh yay it looks so good!

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  8. This sounds fun Mary! Fantastic review :)

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  9. Spectacular ending? Intriguing

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  10. Sounds like a real page turner indeed

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  11. Glad to hear the second book was so much better.

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  12. That does sound like a very interesting premise, glad it was so good!

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  13. I love it when a book can keep me guessing. They mythology sounds really good too.

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  14. Ooh sounds fun. I love Norse mythology. Cool cover too.

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    1. I'm loving the covers for these books.

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  15. Neat about the Norse mythology element. I love that the second book was more powerful than the first for you. Sounds pretty action-packed and twisting, too.

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  16. I love a book that keeps me guessing until the very end!

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  17. I love books with twists, betrayal, backstabbing and secrets! Those are my favorite :)

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  18. Oooh- this sounds like a book I would love. I am a big fan of all mythology. What a cover too! Glad to hear you enjoyed this one so much. :)
    ~Jess

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    1. I hope you get a chance to read it then.

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  19. ooh I just love some good mythological fantasy to delve into!!! Definitely adding this to my TBR list.

    Lovely review.

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  20. This book does sound good. I love it when I can't tell where a book is going.

    Great review!

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