Freya by Matthew Laurence - ESSENTIAL

Laurence, Matthew Freya 341 pgs, Imprint (Macmillan), $17.99, Language: PG( 8 swears, 0 “F”); Mature Content: G/PG; Violence: PG;  

Sara Vanadi is not all who she says she is.  In fact, she’s more.  The truth is that Sara is an old Norse goddess who went by the name of Freya.  She was the embodiment of love, beauty, fertility, war, wealth, divination and magic.  The only problem now is that there are fewer and fewer believers.  Freya is starting to diminish.  Her hopes were almost gone when a stranger showed up and threatened her.  Freya had two choices, join him or be killed.  She chooses neither.  Now on the run with a man she recently met, Freya is taking every opportunity to stay alive and well. With a new, dark power rising up, Freya decides to fight back, but she’ll need to get a few things straight first.  This book was really good.  

I enjoy reading things about mythology and this book was filled to the brim with it.  I would recommend it to all who enjoy a good action book that has a little bit of romance. Mature Content is G/PG because there is a little talk about romantic thoughts and dialogue.  Violence is PG because there are a few battles between the characters in the books. 

MS/HS - ESSENTIAL Student Reviewer: JM(9th grade)