I have no idea what I thought this book was going to be about when I chose it but I was pleasantly surprised. I love Norse mythologyy and magic. Seeing it played out this way was fantastic. The combination of mythology with historical events was genius. The results of changing one thing in the past is enormous and out every other realm in danger. Will Bernard be able to set it right again? You’ll have to read and find out. Meanwhile, Bernard’s family remains a mystery and the more he digs into it the more questions are brought up. I cannot wait to read the next book to see what secrets unfold.
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Amber Howardhttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngAmber Howard2022-10-18 20:34:372022-10-21 09:35:12Return of the Elf Lord (Kingdom of the Elf Lords Book 1) by Heidi Vanlandingham – Review by Amber Howard
This book is something I haven’t really read before. This author mixes fantasy, Norse Mythology, and American history all in one book and she does it wonderfully. It has a good balance and it maintains that balance throughout the book. Greif stricken Bernard Marchand, has lost everything he hold dear to him and is a survivor. He meets Alva and he almost believes he can breathe and live again, but he still wants his family back from the dead. He accidentally sets of a series of events that not even Alva is sure she can save them both from. With two strong leads in this book, the reader is never left wanting. Wanting more, yes, but as I read, I was sated with what I was reading. The words playing across my mind like a movie. I can’t wait to see what book 2 brings!
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Crystal Jimmohttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngCrystal Jimmo2022-10-17 22:56:132022-10-21 09:31:59Return of the Elf Lord (Kingdom of the Elf Lords Book 1) by Heidi Vanlandingham – Review by Crystal Jimmo
Wonderful story line with two major parts. Alva is queen of the Huldra holding onto centuries old rules of how they obtain their energy, she’s supposed to drain her partner of energy but instead falls in love and chooses not to drain and kill him for his energy. Her people are unhappy with her rein and she’s losing control. Then she learns her partner is betraying her thus starting a countdown to the end… can she stop him? Bernard lost is family in the bombing of pearl harbor and he’s able to time travel. He relives thay moment over and over devastated until he decides to return and change the fate of everyone… but changing the past is never a good idea as it can and will cause chaos in the future what will Bernard’s decisions mean…
Alva and Bernard end up in a odd partnership to stop both of these forces (Bernards actions and Alvas partner) from causing utter destruction… but can they work together?
This story is a little slow to start but boy you won’t be able to put it down once you get into the meat or the story!
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Melissahttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngMelissa2022-10-16 11:26:412022-10-17 11:39:58Return of the Elf Lord (Kingdom of the Elf Lords Book 1) by Heidi Vanlandingham – Review by Melissa Saxton
Follow Bernard in Return of the Elf Lord as he tries to bring his wife and children back from the dead, causing more issues than he can handle on his own. Issues that even Norse Gods and Goddesses may not be able to help him with. Can Bernard fix what he messed up? Can he find love again? Pick up Return of the Elf Lord and find out. I fully enjoyed Return of the Elf Lord. It put a great twist on Norse mythology. All characters are relatable, and the details allow the reader to live within their worlds. I would not change a single part of this book. Overall, Return of the Elf Lord is a must read. It is full of adventure, mystery, twists, and turns. I highly recommend picking this book up.
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Breanne Christianhttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngBreanne Christian2022-10-13 20:18:592023-08-05 14:18:59Return of the Elf Lord (Kingdom of the Elf Lords Book 1) by Heidi Vanlandingham – Review by Breanne Christian
I highly enjoyed Return of the Elf Lord. The world building is phenomenal. I liked the use of Norse mythology in the book. The characters were wonderful. I look forward to reading the next book.
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Misti Maggiohttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngMisti Maggio2022-10-07 18:21:372022-10-08 22:12:42Return of the Elf Lord (Kingdom of the Elf Lords Book 1) by Heidi Vanlandingham – Review by Misti Maggio
I wasn’t a fan. I spent most of the first half of Return of the Elf Lord utterly confused. I just didn’t understand how one thing went with another. However, I’m saying that just because the book wasn’t my forte, doesn’t mean it won’t be yours. The author gives you a story with a lot of meat. If you enjoy world war 2 and supernatural worlds this book is definitely for you. Of course there’s some time traveling tied in. And anyone who enjoys that knows that time traveling always causes a lot of chaos. So you can imagine where this all ends up going. The question being can the chaos be prevented? If not can it be repaired? Bernard was saved. However he can’t let go of the fact that he lost his family. He comes up with a plan to get them back. But unfortunately doesn’t understand the consequences that plan will cause. He’s blinded by the fact of wanting his wife and kids back. By the fact he’s gaining a power he didn’t have before that can help him in his conquest. He’s been warned to let the past remain, unfortunately he doesn’t heed that warning. Freyja and Alva are trying to stop him. Will they be too late? Alva has her own issues going on, so Bernard being selfish doesn’t help her deal with those. Her people are at wits end with leadership. Her mom is weak and perishing. But for her to be able to deal with those issues they need to prevent Bernard from rocking every world and realm. This is a story about a man who is having trouble letting go. A woman’s acceptance of who she and her people are. Does that bring them together? Balance and equality through the world & realms. Again the author put together a good story worth the read. I took a chance and struck out. Doesn’t mean it takes away from the artistry the author put on the pages. Definitely promising and I look to check another book out by this author in the future.
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Beverly Place-Finniehttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngBeverly Place-Finnie2022-10-04 22:26:152023-08-05 14:32:09Return of the Elf Lord (Kingdom of the Elf Lords Book 1) by Heidi Vanlandingham – Review by Beverly Finnie
This is the first book I have read by Heidi Vanlandingham, and I was not disappointed. The way the author mixes Norse Mythology, with American History captures the reader from the first page. Bernard is a World War two veteran that lost everything in the beginning of the war that he loved, his wife and young children. Alva is a Huldra that was cast out along with her sisters when she was young.
Bernard thinks of only one thing when Freyja brings him back to life, why was he brought back and how can he get his family back. When he questions Freyja on why he has been brought back she tells him that his dear friends initially asked but that she had the final choice. He had not completed his true purpose, she questions him about his family, parents, siblings. Something about him seemed familiar but she couldn’t place it but vowed she always figures it out eventually. Alva was taken in by her father after her mother the Queen of the Huldra kicked her and her younger sisters out when she found new love. Now an adult Alva goes to visit her mother but is captured by the fiercest of her cousins, Maya. With the wrong actions but a worthy purpose Alva is held captive by her cousin for nine days before she is rescued by Freyja and her partner. For years the Huldra have been withering away due to lack of their primary source of energy, the life-force from males. Bernard can’t explain it but when he looks at his spy partner Alva, she helps him feel lighter, happier touching her cheek for a moment without thinking before disappearing after her rescue. Alva has never been like the Huldra, she refuses to kill her host taking only enough to survive no more. Lifetimes have passed and thanks to Maya questions are finally being asked, why must they fall in love with the male, losing the bark from their backs and losing their tails only to kill the male taking his life force and gaining the bark and tail back. Gytha the oldest living Huldra remembers a moment when she was young, her mother and grandmother speaking about a “curse”, but time has forgotten the rest. Tells Alva for answers she must travel to visit the Huldra Historian for answers on all she wishes to know.
Bernard set on bringing his family back to life puts odds between him and Heimdall. Alva is the voice of reason within the Huldra castle searching for peace amongst her family. Two actions set a new history in motion, with an outcome no one would have predicted, and why does Bernard see Alva’s face the moment he starts the new path. This book had me craving more, the mixture seemliest meddling together into something amazing. Heidi builds an amazing world and the characters equally amazing. I cannot wait to read the next book Curse of the Elf Lord.
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Ayla Phippshttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngAyla Phipps2022-10-04 19:05:142022-10-05 07:47:42Return of the Elf Lord (Kingdom of the Elf Lords Book 1) by Heidi Vanlandingham – Review by Ayla Phipps
Bernard was a soldier in World War II, losing his wife and kids at Pearl Harbour sent him spiralling. He focused all his time and devotion into the war. When he passed away, Freyja gave him a second chance and brought him into her court. All he could think about was what he had lost. In his depression he comes up with the idea to travel back in time and alter what happened to try to save his family. Like they say in all time travel related things, even the smallest change can alter all of history and boy did it ever. Bernard, with the help of Freyja, other gods and goddesses, Alva, elf lords, and witches, try to fix what Bernard started.
The theory was very appealing to me but I lost some interest when the book started delving into the politics and what not of World War II. Also Bernard seemed to be on repeat. I found he said the same things over and over, making him kind of dull in my eyes. Luckily his story picked up later on and my interest came back.
Meanwhile, I was interested in Alva’s story and still am. She is a Huldra which is a creature who feeds off of the life-force of men. They have bark on their backs and tails. Never being comfortable draining men to their deaths, she fled the life of the Huldra and took up a job as Freyja’s assistant. Her mother, who is Queen of the Huldra gets sick and Alva has to return home. She then decides to find out more about the history of the Huldra as she can survive without killing her prey, so why can’t the others? Her story seemed incomplete and had a lot of loose ties that were still there at the end of the book. I really hope later on in the series, the author delves deeper into Alva’s back story.
I have always been into mythology, Norse being my favourite so when I read the synopsis of this book and I saw some mention of Norse Mythology, I knew I had to read it! It helped to already have some knowledge of Norse Mythology. Luckily the author included a glossary for those not familiar with the Names and terms.
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Santana Hickshttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngSantana Hicks2022-09-21 19:42:072022-09-23 09:43:38Return of the Elf Lord (Kingdom of the Elf Lords Book 1) by Heidi Vanlandingham – Review by Santana Hicks
Bernard Marchand is a man who has lost everything fighting for the resistance, his family being the main cause of his heartbreak, he would give anything to bring them back and after a lengthy debate with himself, he decides to go back in time to save them. Alva is a Huldra, a being who needs the life force of others to survive, but she is also an outcast from her family because she refuses to kill those she feeds from, including her partner.
As partners, Bernard and Alva have worked together to help bring the war to a close, they helped a dreaded enemy to be defeated and save millions, however when Bernard saves his family, he has no idea of the consequences of his actions. When he is shown what he has done, Bernard is full of regret and is horrified at how it has changed history for the worse.
The ramifications aren’t just on Earth, the ripples have gone much wider than first thought and with the realisation that Ragnarok, or the end of days within all the Nine Realms which will eventually lead to their entire destruction has begin, the time for action is now.
Will Bernard be able to go back with Alva’s support and fix what he has changed, or will the obstacles in their way prove to numerous and too large to overcome, as external parties are making their presence known? As the danger increases in this epic fantasy adventure, you will stay on the edge of your seat while navigating all the twists and turns in this fast paced race against time.
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Roxsanne Lesieurhttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngRoxsanne Lesieur2022-03-08 07:28:062022-03-08 07:28:06Return of the Elf Lord: A tortured hero fantasy romance (Kingdom of the Elf Lords Book 1) by Heidi Vanlandingham – Review by Roxsanne Lesieur.
From the start your taken on a magical journey to the unknown which sucks you in. It’s full of action and suspense and flows perfectly. Alva and Bernard must find a way to work together to protect the nine realms but of course and find others to help.
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Laura-Jane Minniehttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngLaura-Jane Minnie2022-02-22 07:53:152022-02-22 07:53:15Return of the Elf Lord (Kingdom of the Elf Lords Book 1) by Heidi Vanlandingham – Review by Laura-Jane Minnie
Resistance soldier Bernard Marchand would do anything to bring his family back from the dead, but in his desperation to change their fates, he alters history and nearly destroys the world. Faced with the consequences, he’s horrified at what he’s done. It was never supposed to be this way.
As a Huldra, Alva should have stolen her partner’s life energy, drained him to the brink of death. Instead, she went against her natural instincts and helped him win the war against a dreaded enemy. However, when he inadvertently starts the countdown to Ragnarok, Alva will have to ignore the ache in her soul as she fights to save them once again.
And that’s just the beginning…
An unknown enemy lurks just out of reach and interferes in their every effort to restore Earth’s historical timeline. But why? What is he after? Will they be able to focus long enough to save the Nine Realms, or are they doomed to the horrific reality they unwittingly unleashed?
Heidi Vanlandingham writes sweet, action-packed stories that take place in the Wild West, war-torn Europe, and otherworldly magical realms. Her love of history finds its way into each book, and her characters are lovable, strong, and diverse. Heidi’s stories transport the reader to a different place and time for understanding, compassion, and most of all, love.
Growing up in Oklahoma and living one year in Belgium gave Heidi a unique perspective regarding different cultures. She still lives in Oklahoma with her husband and youngest son. Her oldest son is in the autism spectrum and is working toward his own dreams. Heidi’s favorite things in life are laughter, paranormal romance books, music, and long road trips.
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