First off, we really love these kinds of historical romances. We enjoyed the characters, and we have to say we loved seeing the growth of Elena's character, no longer the shy maiden but, so much more.

We had mixed feelings about this story, as we loved the plot, and we loved being on Elena & Ragnar's journey of exploring love and life. Not only that, but we loved that this couple had a history and that they had friendship before love. They had a bond between them, and it seemed it was Elena who knew how strong it was, as it survived even when she married another.

We started getting a bit mad with all Ragnar's back and forth when it came to Elena and his feelings, it got old real fast because his actions were causing doubt and pain to the woman he professed to love. At some point, he seemed more like a bully toward the woman he claimed to have always loved. We wanted to smack this man a time or two. On a positive note, we loved how protective he was, especially when it came to her safety. A great warrior, Ragnar was and would make a great husband and father if he would just let go past and just claim what was right in front of him before it was too late.

Overall, it was a pleasant read with lots of drama and a ton of action and adventure. The story was also filled with a ton of emotion. We loved the fact that Elena took the bull by the horns and took her own destiny into her hands in order to chase her own happiness, we have to say she turned out to be our favorite character.