Valkyrie Landing (YA Fantasy Romance)

By: A.J. Flowers

Narrated by: Raquel Beattie

Length: 8 hrs and 29 mins

Publisher's Summary

Welcome to Valkyrie High School.... Time to Reap My First Soul.
 

The first law of the Valkyrie is "Don't fall in love." I messed that one up...big time. I failed my sisters and fell in love with William Johnson. I've watched him for three lifetimes and a little piece of me broke every time I had to let him die. 

I paid the price for breaking the first law of the Valkyrie. I lost all the memories I had of Will. That's why Sam is keeping tabs on me. She's an ever-present shadow during my time at Mattsfield High. Sam is the perfect Valkyrie. Tall. Beautiful. Heartless.

I may not remember Will, but my heart does. If Freya thinks I’m going to be a good little Valkyrie this time around...she’s wrong.

Valkyrie Landing is the first in the highly-acclaimed series Valkyrie Allegiance. Ideal for listeners of strong heroines, urban fantasy themes, and a heavy dose of Norse Mythology (as well as a spaceship or two). You'll be blown away by this character-driven trilogy that'll take you all the way to Ragnarok, so hang on tight! 

This is a complete series scheduled for rapid release, so be sure to follow the author and claim your copy!

Book 1: Valkyrie Landing

Book 2: Valkyrie Rebellion

Book 3: Valkyrie Uprising

Content Warning: This is a clean closed-door romance with lots of shirtless guys.

©2018 A.J. Flowers (P)2019 A.J. Flowers

A new take on the Valkyrie Legend

Set in the future or in the current world where Valerie the daughter of Freya (who at this point is some futuristic cyborg living in space) is sent down to reap a powerful soul of Will Johnson. The only problem is that she falls in love with Will, breaking the first law of the Valkyries. Which could bring down the wrath of the gods, Thor, Odin and her mother Freya....

Most of this book takes place in a present day high school, but it's not really an academy book. I really enjoyed this new take on Norse Mythology and the clean romance. If you loved Marissa Meyer's Lunar Chronicles you will love this cyborg/space/futuristic look at Valkyries.

alright

at first I couldn't really get into the story but the more I listened I enjoyed it, glad I gave it a longer try.

A lot going on

I received this book and was so excited to dive into this. The overall plot, characters and story was great. but there was a little too much going on. The memories bouncing back and forth is confusing at first. Especially since the memories are jumbled around. I loved Val. Such a great character. Her growth along the way was amazing and she was easy to connect with. I felt her emotions through out the book. The author did a really great job.

Love conquers all

I really enjoyed this book and was captivated from the very start. I enjoyed the mesh of myths and sci-fi within the story, which gave it a unique and otherworldly feel. I liked Val's character and felt for her and all she was going through. Definitely a series I would like to continue :)

I received this book in exchange for an honest review, but my thoughts are all my own.

an interesting mythical twist

give it five stars as a well-written story. acceptable for people of all ages. narrator is good and easy to follow. an interesting twist on Norse mythology. on a romance scale somewhere between wheat and a little steamy. probably be more than next one. book The stand alone well but has the end feeling of a cliffhanger

Love the Norse Mythology and storyline

The narrator did a splendid job.

This is the story of a Valkyrie, sent to Earth to reap a strong human soul cursed by the Norns, before they can harvest what’sleft after their curse on him.

This is Val’s first assignment and being new at this, she soon realizes that reaping a soul isn’t such an easy thing to do. Not physically as she needs to have a bond with him firstso he trusts her enough but also morally... She questions whether it should be easy (being a Valkyrie means not having many emotions, it seems) or whether it is the right thing to do or not.

So she’s sent to Earth in a human body, with big sister Sam, who’s a pro at this, as her mentor. The Valkyries on Earth do have some assistance from the Gods as in the programming Grimhild does: it’s a sort of brainwash-program, providing necessary or useful information to the Valkyries and enveloping every human in the vicinity to ensure the humans stay clueless of the immortals and their worlds no matter what they might overhear. At the same time they’re getting an incentive to help the immortals achieve their goals if they can be of some help. And because of the programming, they stay clueless even when they’re helping.

But this time, things don’t quite go as planned. Seducing him would have been effortless (and also a bit necessary for him to trust her enough to let her reap his soul) if not for the unforseen sort of bodyguard Will has, his niece, Jules. All of the Gods and their programming failed to notice the niece’s existence completely. Jules turns out to be a very hostile girl determined to keep Val and Will apart. But besides the fact that his niece is trying her best to paint Val in the worst light ever, Will and Val are drawn to eachother. Is it just the bond between Valkyrie and their human they’re assigned to reap or is it more? The first law of the Valkyries is ‘don’t fall in love’ and punishment for breaking that law is severe.

This is a lovely love story in a (Norse) Mythological setting, that has a fine ending on it’s own, should you wish to stop after the first but has some unresolved things so I for one am looking forward for the next one!

Loved

i enjoyed this book interesting story with Norse myths, i did not care for the Narrator, Can't wait to hear the rest the series

New take on Norse myths

This was a very different take on the Norse myths and characters than I am used to but it was really interesting. I enjoyed this different take on it. This Valkyrie is very different than the ones you know. The different immortals in this series were a lot of fun. The MC is still growing on me but I enjoyed learning about her past and why she didn’t know certain things. The developing relationship was a lot of fun and so was the action. It took a little while to get a lot of the action going since there was some build up. But overall by the end of the book I enjoyed the MC. I am very curious to know will happen next and how Will might change as time goes on and gown the MC might change and grow.

YA, & Norse mythology

I thought this series was interesting. I like how it incorporated the Norse mythology throughout the book. I’m not sure about the MC. At times I loved her and at times she was a bit annoying but I chalked it up to it being YA and perhaps why she would throw caution to the wind occasionally. Lol
I’ll forgive her. I listened to the audiobook and thought the narrator was okay. I had to listen to it at a faster pace then normal bc I felt like the narrator was a bit flat and boring. I would suggest listening to a sample first to see if it’s a voice you would enjoy.

Loved it!!

I Loved this story, the complex relationship/Love with Will is fun to see!!

Can't wait to dig into book 2!

Great YA

Whilst I am not a YA I would recommend this audiobook as a great listen, dir to both story and narrator. Good use of Norse background history.

Valkyrie YA Book!

This is a great YA book, I really enjoyed it. Val is sent to reap Will's soul before darkness takes it. When Val is sent to earth she realizes that this is not the first time she has met Will. She finds out that he has been reincarnated at least three times before, which means she has failed to reap his soul before. The first rule of the Valkyrie is don't fall in love. Val has already broke that rule. This is full of adventure. Will Val save Will in time? The cliffhanger leaves you wanting so much more. Can't wait to find out what happens next.