5 stars
Reviewed by Char For Late Night Books and Reviews
This is an AMAZING book! Ednah Walters centers her books in Norse mythology, which I absolutely love. Heroes is the second book of a three-book companion series in the Runes Universe. This series can be read without reading the rest of the Runes books, but the reader would be missing out on a truly awesome series. The other books also provide a lot of background information that enriches this story. Heroes has the same timeline as Seeress and each book explains more of the same events. It is cool to see things explained in Heroes that I wondered about in Seeress.
This book follows the adventures of Eirik, a Norse God who is destined to rule the nine realms after Ragnarok. Eirik is the grandson of Odin, the ruler of the nine realms, and is the son of Baulder, God of Light and Hel, ruler of Helheim. After the events of Demons, the first book in the companion series, Eirik was faced with a few major challenges. He needed to make things right with Celestia, the girl he was falling in love with, find his lost sister and beat the interfering Norns who destroyed his family.
Celestia, a witch who sacrificed everything to help Eirik, had been left injured, emotionally hurting and confused. After months of trying to put her life back together, she decided to start dating and forget about the Norse god who has stolen a piece of her heart.
Eirik discovers that Celestia could be the only person who can help him find his lost sister. He hates the idea of putting her in danger again, but he needs her help too much to resist. Celestia, worried that her attraction to Eirik is simply a result of the dragon’s kiss, tried to avoid him, but can’t resist helping him when he asks her.
Eirik and Celestia have a lot of chemistry throughout the book that kept things interesting, even when they were trying to fight their feelings for each other. I can’t wait to see where their relations ends up in the next book.
Heroes traverses many realms and is full of adventure and suspense. This action-packed book draws you into the story, making you feel everything the characters are experiencing. I loved the relationships between the characters and seeing how they have all grown emotionally and changed for the better from the beginning of the series.
Hel is an awesome character who you just have to love. She has a tough, no-nonsense attitude that sometimes appears cruel, but under it, she is vulnerable, caring and determined to put her family back together. I especially liked the scenes between Hel and Eirik.
This book was great from start to finish but it left me wanting more! I didn’t want it to end and I am impatiently waiting for the next book in the series. This book and series shouldn’t be missed.
Late Night Books Reviewer Char
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