I was just so incredible bored, Freydis was boring and it was just so much nagging with her.
Nothing interesting happend, and her love interests were boring as well.

A riveting tale of the daughter of Erick the Red. Freydis, beloved by her father, grows up to be a hardened woman. Her life is full of hardships, but Freydis refuses to break.

Well written and thoroughly researched, this book is interesting. Highly recommended

I love reading books about Norse history. However, there was not much of a plot in this novel. I also did not like Freydis. She seemed emotionally distant throughout the novel. Still, I liked that she broke many barriers for women at the time. This book also enlightened me on a long forgotten woman. I recommend this for fans of Shieldmaiden, The Norse Queen, and Grendel’s Mother!

this was a great start to a series, the characters were great and I really enjoyed the time period and plot in the story. It made me excited for the rest of the series.

I loved the setting and the historical aspect of this book. The writing is very good and once I started I was taken to far away lands. I loved to read about the strong character of Freydis.
Many thanks to BooksGoSocial and to NetGalley for providing me with a galley in exchange for my honest opinion.

I like the plot of this book but had a hard time getting liking most of the characters. Maybe it's the writing style but I just did not enjoy reading it though I did finish the book.

Freydis is a strong willed, clever and brave woman. A pioneer of adventure during the Vicking times when boats were considered no place for a woman. Despite being at odds with her lowly start in life she is determined to embark of dangerous voyages to discover exciting new beginnings.

This book caught my eye because I have a fascination with the Vicking age ancient history/mythology and was even more excited to see that a woman as the main character. Gunhild Haugnes creates magic with her really beautiful descriptions of the characters and breaking scenery in which this story is set. There is a dreamy flow to her writting which was great to see translated so well into English.
As a fantasy lover I thought the way Gunhild Haugnes expressed the Vicking beliefs, through their God's and the supernatural was so well done and also very interesting.

Gunhild Haugnes has clearly research the topics extensively and has great knowledge of the Vicking era and Fraydis which I really appreciate as the attention to detail brings the story together to make for an imersive, magical and exciting read.

I would love to continue on with this series.

This book was very engaging, but I do wish the non-leading characters were fleshed out just a bit more. Freydis is a very powerful and bold woman for her time. The story is well written and engaging. I do recommend reading it if you are the least bit interested in Viking history and their way of living.

There is not a huge amount of dialog in the book, but it doesn't really need it. The story flies along and reads like a storyteller or bard would tell it. I will be looking for the next book in the series to see who the next daughter is.

I am sorry I couldn't finish the book. The narration is too monotone and lacking. I couldn't connect as a reader to Freydis.

Freydis by Gunhild Haugnes is the fictionalized autobiography of Freydis, the sister of Leif Ericson, daughter of Erick the Red. As historical fiction goes, it was a good read. I learned all kinds of things I hadn't known about that time and how things went. Freydis had the heart of an explorer and of a Viking warrior in a time when women did not behave thus (when wasn't that time?) and the Viking's marauding was frowned upon by he rest of her family. Of course, this is hugely fictionalized as there are few written records but it was a highly interesting read.

Freydis was a lusty woman. Her husband fathered only one of her three children. One of her sons was lost as a newborn to a huge wave that stole him from her arms. Very few approved of her or even liked her. In this rendition of her story there was an element of the supernatural, which was probably fairly prevalent at the time. There were appearances of Norse gods as well as Christian priests, again, probably fairly accurate. It told the story of the discovery of Vinland (British Columbia) by her brother, and it's settlement, although not permanent, by herself and her husband as well as others. It was an engaging read even if it was very much the author's imagination based very loosely on fact. I enjoyed it. I recommend it.

I received a free ARC of Freydis from Netgalley in exchange for a fair and honest review. All opinions and interpretations contained herein are solely my own. #netgalley #Freydis

This book was pretty hard to get into in my opinion, the story was interesting but it was really hard for me to get into what was happening and connect with the characters.

I really wanted to like the main character, but Freydis was just too remote for me to form any kind of attachment to (which is probably deliberate by the author!). I enjoyed the story, but it left me feeling a little unsatisfied. Maybe the second book in the series will fill that role!

My thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for an advance copy to review. This review is entirely my own, unbiased, opinion.

**Thank you Netgalley and publisher for giving me an electronic ARC copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.**

I love everything Viking, so when I saw this book I jumped on it immediately and found myself unable to put it down. I recommend this book to anyone intrested in Norse mythology and related stories.

Freydis is book one of Daughters of Freya by Gunhild Haugnes. First off, this remarkable book reads exceedingly well in the English translation. Over the years books from several different languages have interested me but the English version was often choppy or awkward for lack of a better way to describe reading those English versions. To my wonderful surprise, reading Freydis is smooth, flowing, transporting you back to the Viking era, of dangerous voyages and hardy survivors.

Little girls may dream of being an Elsa from Disney’s Frozen or a Merida from Disney’s Brave but women will dream of what it would have been like to be Freydis Eiriksdatter, the forceful heroine of this book. Despite her lowly beginnings in the eyes of some, she has intense passion, determination and willpower. She completes her mission and conquers the norms of her society as well as stealing the heart of readers.

History intertwined with the excellent imagination of the author makes this circle (coming full circle from beginning to end) story an award winner in any language. The historical notes and postscript are an added extra to an already amazing book. I would give this book 10 stars if I could. Best book I have read in 2020 so far.

An ARC of the book was given to me by the publisher through Net Galley which I voluntarily chose to read and reviewed. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

This one caught my eye and I picked it up. This is an excellent book. It caught me and I found myself unable to put it down. I've always been intrigued by the navigational skills of the men who went a viking.
I've read about the site in Nova Scotia which proves Lief Erickson really did make it to the Americas before anyone else. I've heard other tales of inroads as far as the Great lakes and wondered how true the tales might be. I digress.
But you see, this is where the book took me. Back to the older days, to times of explorers and visionaries, long boats and lands like the one I live in where it's March and the temperature was -19F this morning. It picked me up and deposited me in that other place and... I loved it. Exactly what a good book is supposed to do.Read this one. It's good.

The author writes with a voice that reminds me of stories told around the fire during my childhood or a good bards tale. There isn't always a lot of dialogue, but the story moves quickly. This book is an enjoyable read of love, loss, adventure. I would recommend for those looking for a historic novel for a vacation or long train ride.

Really good Historical Saga, if you enjoy Vikings you will make light work of this book. Great characters.