I thought this was a great series with Erik the Red, it was a fun read and had what I enjoy about historical novels. It felt like something true to Erik the Red.

I really enjoyed reading this book. It was fascinating to read about Erik the Red and his story. This is a fantastic read for lovers of history.

I love a good Viking book and new this one was for me. This is a historical fiction book which follows Erik through all his adventures. It was easy to read and I really enjoyed it. It was definitely interesting to read about the man behind the legends and is especially good book to use as a resource of the man.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an e-copy of this book.

Erik the Red is an easy to read historically inspired book about the real life of the titles namesake.

At first I didn’t really like the way Erik was portrayed, but he very quickly grew on me. He is somewhat of a well meaning bull in a chinashop. Completely oblivious to most things around him and kind of a doofus. At one point his wife says that he possesses many qualities that are all at war with eachother: he simple possesses to much of everything. Which sounds like a rather apt description to me.

We first meet him at the day his father dies ,after they have settled in Iceland due to their exile from Norway, and follow Erik and his family on many adventures and through even more tumultuous hardships.
Which also includes the coming of Christianity, and all the upheavels and troubles the introduction of the new religion brings with it.

It’s a good and interesting book, that tells the story of a very turbulent time in Nordic history. And I swear: if it wasn’t for his slave/best friend and his wife (who is pretty awesome), Erik would never have accomplished all he has, but would instead probably either be stuck on the less than ideal Icelandic homestead his father build, or be laying dead in a ditch somewhere.

This was my first book by this author, It was pretty enjoyable. I would give this book a 3.5 star rating! It was a pretty Quick and easy read!

I was looking to read a Viking book and when I saw this, I knew I had to read it.
It is a gripping historical fiction tale of the life of Erik the Red, from his boyhood homeland of Norway, onto Iceland and beyond.
He wants nothing more than to honour his father’s legacy and to figure out where he fits into the world, but this is no easy task. He navigates through natural disasters, violent clashes and banishment. When a conflict over property erupts into violence, he is outlawed from the country for three years and sets off on his greatest challenge of all.
He gathers together a group of settlers and sets off west, into uncertainty, hoping to find a land they could call their own.
It is a really good book; I feel that it is a little too long and involved to be a middle grade book.
4 stars from me.
I would like to thank Netgalley and the publisher for an advance review copy of Erik the Red in return for an honest review.

As a supposed descendant of Erik the Red, I have always been curious about his life and story. This book is a great resource for young readers to learn more about the life and man behind the legends. This was not an easy time period to live and Erik faced many challenges. Guaranteed to hold the interest anyone reading with an open desire to learn. I received a complimentary copy from the publisher via NetGalley and all opinions expressed are my own, freely given.

Very well developed characters and an extremely engaging story. Well thought out and very suspenseful story line that keeps the reader guessing until the final twist! This is the book to read this year! Highly recommended!

An interesting look at the life of Eric the Red and his search for a land of his own. The story is well told with good character development. The book will hold your interest.

Thank you to #NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.