Hill's 2nd Viking series actually contains a total of six books basically written in two trilogies, with books #4-#6 being Wet & Wild, Hot & Heavy, and Rough & Ready. We are also introduced to the third brother, Magnus, who becomes the hero of book #3, The Very Virile Viking. In this book, readers are treated to a reunion with Rolf and Meredith, as well as a few secondary characters from book #1, The Last Viking, and given a look at what their lives are like now. Truly, Madly Viking is the second book in a series about a time-traveling trio of brothers. The mental hospital patients were a hoot, yet the reader could really sympathize with them in their individual situations. Maggie's daughters, Beth and Suzy, seemed a little beyond their years at times, and I found them to be most endearing when they were just being little girls. I loved Maggie with all her insecurities and inhibitions (What woman can't relate to that?), but Jorund had a way of making her feel truly beautiful. I also enjoyed Jorund's attitude toward public service, and his realization of how much personal satisfaction he received from helping others. Underneath it all he had a loving, tender heart of gold toward both Maggie and her daughters, and best of all, he really respected Maggie, so it was pretty easy to see why she would fall for him. Jorund at times seemed a bit too perfect for my taste (I have a personal preference for the more imperfect heroes) and a little too chauvinistic, but it wasn't overdone to the point of being annoying. The characterizations were very well drawn. Hill seemed to recycle some jokes and minor plot points and characterizations from the previous novel, as well as repeat some things throughout the book, but in the end there was enough new material to hold my attention. I was also somewhat disappointed that Ms.
I think the slow start was because there wasn't quite as much of the “fish out of water” feel to this book as there was in the first book of the series, The Last Viking. The story got off to a bit of a slow start for me, but about 1/3 of the way through, I was pretty well hooked. Truly, Madly Viking had many humorous moments that had me smiling and even laughing out loud, but it also had very tender moments that had me misting up. She is very good at creating play-on-words that lead to lots of hilarious misunderstandings, and she also has a penchant for funny t-shirt slogans that don't make much sense to a tenth century Viking. Sandra Hill is a mischievous author who has a talent for blending comedic elements with some great romance and sensuality.
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