I have finally discovered this author a few months ago and have fallen in love with her characters and stories so lets talk about one of her series the Ære Saga
PERFEKT ORDER
Author: S.T Bende
Series: The Ære Saga #1
Publisher: 8th December 2015
Genre: NA/Mythology
Goodreads Synopsis: "All's fair when you're in love with War.
For seventeen-year-old Mia Ahlström, a world ruled by order is the only world she allows. A lifetime of chore charts, to-do lists and study schedules have helped earn her a spot at Redwood State University’s engineering program. And while her five year plan includes finding her very own happily-evah-aftah, years at an all-girls boarding school left her feeling woefully unprepared for keg parties and co-ed extracurricular activities.
So nothing surprises her more than catching the eye of Tyr Fredriksen at her first college party. The imposing Swede is arrogantly charming, stubbornly overprotective, and runs hot-and-cold in ways that defy reason . . . until Mia learns that she’s fallen for the Norse God of War; an immortal battle deity hiding on Midgard (Earth) to protect a valuable Asgardian treasure from a feral enemy. With a price on his head, Tyr brings more than a little excitement to Mia’s rigidly controlled life. Choosing Tyr may be the biggest distraction—or the greatest adventure—she’s ever had."
So this book follows Mia as she gets ready to make one of the biggest moves in her life... shes going to collage! She is so geeky and organized that she creates for an iteresting character especially as I wish I was this good! Everything is planned to perfektion but that all changes when she meets Tyr.
I love the way there relationship develops as she is so clear cut that it was exciting to see how she would cope with the mythological aspect. She is such an easy character to relate to, she is very introverted but has another side to her that makes her a great main heroine because she is a mix of geeks and athletic. But she is really loyal and I love her homey touch with her relationship with her brother who is just pushing her to try something new and collage is the greatest place to start. And then you have Tyr who is the perfekt balance of so gorgeous, mysterious and extremely confusing and it was great to have a heroine that was so kick ass and was able to be interesting but put Tyr in his place! And being the god of war he is not like most brooding male characters he has a story and its fun seeing him develop as well as Mia.
I really like the balance in this book too, you get the building of relationships between Mia and her roommates, her brother, and Tyr but it also just gives us all the action as well from the first chapter. It helps to keep you entertained and pulls you in. The other thing I love about the story is you have the normal things you need in a book, romance, action, friendships, beautiful guys but she never forgets to add the mythology on such a level that its not too much it great to have this information and especially in a way that is important to the story but still enough to keep you guessing.
I love some of the other characters in the book too, like Brynn and Hendrik they are such an AWESOME addition to the book. Brynn is just so bubble and happy but she is also serious who is a great adviser to Mia about all of the changes. Hendrik is so funny and he puts a great sarcastic touch to the book especially with his relationship with Brynn and more importantly Tyr. Plus they are both super smart, it makes the characters more believable instead of epic Asgardian warriors.
The characters are so likable with such a great story it makes for such an easy read and quick too, I read it in no time. It grips you in and holds your attention and it really makes me interested in this mythology, I was so sad to finish it but could not wait to start with the next one!
PERFEKT CONTROL
Author: S.T Bende
Series: The Ære Saga #2
Publisher: February 9th 2016
Genre: NA/Mythology
Goodreads Synopsis: "Brynn Aksel is a valkyrie—a battle goddess tasked with protecting both the God of War and the future of Asgard. She fends off giants and dark elves with an iron fist, a glossy smile, and no less than perfekt control. She’s focused one-hundred-percent on rising through the valkyrie ranks, and not at all on her lifelong crush on Henrik Andersson—the one guy in all the realms who could be her undoing.
Henrik serves as War’s other bodyguard, and he’s too focused on protecting their shared charge to realize that Brynn’s a girl. When an unprecedented surge of darkness abducts the Goddess of Love, Brynn’s already-steely focus is singularly directed on her new assignment—accompany Henrik to recover the realms’ source of light before the cosmos descends into chaos.
While battling demons, dragons, and the not-quite-dead, it becomes clear that immortality does not equal invincibility. And when Hel herself puts a hit on Brynn, the valkyrie has to decide if staying in control is worth losing everything . . . or if it’s time to rule the realms."
This second book in the series follows Mia's best friend and epic Valkyrie warrior Brynn, who along with her mega crush Hendrik is protector of the Norse God of War! Until the beautiful love Goddess Freya goes missing she must band together and go on a mission with her crush for her whole life Hendrik Andersson!.
I love the character of Brynn she is such a badass warrior and could kick anyone's butt however she has such a sensitive side with a lot of things going on making her really relateable. She has so much going on with her past that she just hasn't dealt with it and watching her grow through this book and getting into her head was great and refreshing.
Its interesting to read from a characters POV that is in this Asgardian world and not looking in from the outside so the mythology is just great especially as we see a lot more realms in this one! This is definately not like any other book that I have read and is so different to Bende's other books. I love the plot and the way the story goes you never know whats going to happen or where they are going, I mean they really do go to Hel and back... literally. The writing style is just so easy that you fly through it as the story is so inviting and exciting as there is a bit more of a step up in the action department in this book. The other thing I love about Bende's books is the fact that the female characters are so strong and can stand on there own, they don't need a male character to save the day, this is especially true with Brynn but Hendrik is still lovely!.
I love the character of Hendrik and was so happy to find out that these 2 were getting there own book, he is just so smart, a badass warrior and also has a sweet side you really appreciate him as a character especially his relationship with Brynn. She has always thought of them as friend zone and it doesn't help that being a Valkyrie means she needs to wait till she is a captain with her honor intact before being able to meet her soul mate. But they have the best banter and its like at times there brain is the same as they bounce epic scientific ideas off each other.
Its great to see them grow together but also to see Brynn's relationship with other characters such as Mia and especially Tyr. Who has known Brynn her whole life like Hendrik but knows her feelings for him and understands what she is going through but gets it so he can be a shoulder for her to lean on.
Once again an awesome book, its great to not only continue on from the first book but to also see it take a new action pack turn. The next book is definitely on my must have list!
These books are great and I can't wait to see where this saga goes next with Elsa's story!
I hope you have a great day, and are doing well
Peace : )
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