A Celtic warrior princess is torn between her forbidden love for the enemy and duty to her people.
AWARD-WINNING APOLLO’S RAVEN sweeps you into an epic Celtic tale of forbidden love, mythological adventure, and political intrigue in Ancient Rome and Britannia. In 24 AD British kings hand-picked by Rome to rule are fighting each other for power. King Amren’s former queen, a powerful Druid, has cast a curse that Blood Wolf and the Raven will rise and destroy him. The king’s daughter, Catrin, learns to her dismay that she is the Raven and her banished half-brother is Blood Wolf. Trained as a warrior, Catrin must find a way to break the curse, but she is torn between her forbidden love for her father’s enemy, Marcellus, and loyalty to her people. She must summon the magic of the Ancient Druids to alter the dark prophecy that threatens the fates of everyone in her kingdom.
Will Catrin overcome and eradicate the ancient curse. Will she be able to embrace her forbidden love for Marcellus? Will she cease the war between Blood Wolf and King Amren and save her kingdom?
Trigger Warnings:
Sex, Violence, Sacrificial Rituals
Book Review
A stunning portrayal of Ancient Britannia. It is a story of prophecies, omens and forbidden love. It is a tale of sacrifice, bitter revenge and curses.
I agreed to read this novel but I was cautious as I am not a huge fan of historical fantasy, but to my delight, I discovered that the era, the setting in which the author has put her characters came across with a strong sense of time and place. The attention to the historical detail gives this novel a strong sense of realism and the mythological side of the book comes across as a very believable take on the religious beliefs of this time.
The narrative of Apollo's Raven is incredibly fast-paced which made this book a true pleasure to read. There was no sticky paragraphs, or long drawn out descriptions, the story kept on rolling and kept me reading.
I thought the characters were well-drawn. I especially liked the depiction of Catrin, who is caught between what she desires and what she can have. Her connection to the Raven comes at a cost, and her visions /prophesies are at times very frightening.
I really enjoyed this novel, it is a harrowing yet beautiful story.
Buy this Book (and I highly recommend that you do)
Buy the Audio Book
Buy the Series
Award-winning author, Linnea Tanner, weaves Celtic tales of love, magical adventure, and po-litical intrigue in Ancient Rome and Britannia. Since childhood, she has passionately read about ancient civilizations and mythology. Of particular interest are the enigmatic Celts, who were reputed as fierce warriors and mystical Druids.
Linnea has extensively researched ancient and medieval history, mythology, and archaeology and has traveled to sites described within each of her books in the Curse of Clansmen and Kings series. Books released in her series include Apollo’s Raven (Book 1), Dagger’s Destiny (Book 2), and Amulet’s Rapture (Book 3). Skull’s Vengeance (Book 4 Curse of Clansmen and Kings) is anticipated to be released in late October 2022.
A Colorado native, Linnea attended the University of Colorado and earned both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in chemistry. She lives in Fort Collins with her husband and has two children and six grandchildren.
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I am so glad you enjoyed reading Apollo’s Raven. Thank you so much for hosting today's tour stop.
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Mary Anne
The Coffee Pot Book Club
I greatly appreciate your lovely review of Apollo's Raven and for hosting me as part of the CoffeePot Blog Tour. The presentation on your website looks fabulous!
ReplyDeleteYou are more than welcome and thank you for your kind words about my blog. Good luck with the rest of the tour.
DeleteLinnea does a wonderful job telling this story in such a way that you don't want to put the book down. Thanks for sharing it! :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Yvette, for following my blog tour and for leaving your lovely comment.
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