Book Review (FIVE STARS) Apollo’s Raven (Curse of Clansmen and Kings, Book 1) by Linnea Tanner @linneatanner @maryanneyarde

Apollo’s Raven
(Curse of Clansmen and Kings, Book 1)
By Linnea Tanner
Narrated by Kristin James

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

✧ Review ✧

Where do I even begin? This novel was brilliant, and I know it sounds kinda clichéd but from the opening line, I was hooked. I loved how the author has drawn a vivid setting and I loved all the mythological elements to this story as well. The story flowed smoothly and I have to be honest, I lost track of time and was so engrossed that I read this book in one sitting, finishing it at three in the morning! (who needs sleep?!)

I really enjoyed getting to know the characters in this novel, I was particularly drawn to Marcellus who is thrust into this foreign world and finds himself fumbling along, trying to make sense of it. His passionate feelings for Catrin cannot be contained, and he is swept along by his passion.

There was nothing about this novel that I did not like. It is one of those stories that I can see myself reading again and again.

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✧ Series Links ✧

Apollo’s Raven (Book 1) 

Dagger’s Destiny (Book 2) 

Amulet’s Rapture (Book 3) 

Linnea Tanner

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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