Time Magic

Niasa is a Valkyrie. It's her responsibility to retrieve the souls of the dead to become einherjar in Odin's army. Niasa is different, though. She's the only Valkyrie to be born in Valhalla rather than brought there, and she has her own ideas about how to help Odin's army. She tends to do her own thing when retrieving souls, looking for those who seem to have more to offer than brawn rather than just fetching her assigned target.

Unfortunately, Niasa's tendency to buck the system gets her in hot water with Odin. She's put on probation and sent on one more mission, with the threat of a trial and possible banishment from Valhalla hanging over her head. But is Niasa's problem one of her own making, or is she being set up?

It took me a little bit to really get into this book. It seemed to start slowly to me. But once I was hooked, I was HOOKED! I really felt for Niasa. She kept getting herself into trouble, but she had the best interest of Odin and his army at heart. She really meant well. And with Gus, it looks like her actions may finally pay off - if they can survive and get back to Valhalla, and oh, yeah, if she isn't tried and sentenced to eternity in the Gap.

Once it starts, the action really doesn't slow down much. I was on the edge of my seat, waiting to see if Niasa and Gus will survive, wondering why Niasa was the only one who seemed to notice changes in humanity each time she returned to Midgard, hoping they'd make it back to Valhalla. There's some tension between Niasa and Gus, too, that's a lot of fun.

If you like a good, generally fast-paced fantasy read, pick up Time Magic. I enjoyed it enough that I've got to get the next one in the series.

Disclaimer: I received a complimentary copy of this book from BookSirens. All opinions here are my own, and I don't say nice things about books that I don't like.