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The Very Virile Viking (Viking II #3)
by
Sandra Hill
Viking in Wonderland
Magnus Ericsson is a simple man. He loves the smell of fresh-turned dirt after springtime plowing. He loves the feel of a soft woman under him in the bed furs. He loves the heft of a good sword in his fighting arm.
But, Holy Thor, what he does not relish is the bothersome brood of children hes been saddled with. Or the mysterious happenstance that st
...moreMass Market Paperback, 372 pages
Published
March 28th 2003
by Leisure Books
(first published December 31st 1999)
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Mar 19, 2008
Julie (Mom2lnb)
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
anyone who likes romantic comedies
This third installment in Sandra Hill's Viking Series II is a fun-filled romp through time. I wasn't sure I would like Magnus because the impression I had gotten of him from the previous two books was that of an arrogant womanizer whose numerous conquests had left him with eleven children, not to mention he didn't seem like the sharpest knife in the drawer. Well, Sandra Hill managed to skillfully turn him into an endearing hero whose earthiness gave him a charming simplicity. He was also a lovin...more
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Definitely a cute book... what else is new, I read it in the wrong order!! These series books need to be numbered on the outside.
Anyway, this book stars Magnus who is a viking from the year 999 AD. It seems that he can't help the fact that he is very virile and tends to have a kid every time he has sex. As a result, he has 11 kids. All varying ages and from different women. Well Mangus decides he wants to travel and leave his homeland. So he sets off on a trip with his children.
Angela works in H...more
Anyway, this book stars Magnus who is a viking from the year 999 AD. It seems that he can't help the fact that he is very virile and tends to have a kid every time he has sex. As a result, he has 11 kids. All varying ages and from different women. Well Mangus decides he wants to travel and leave his homeland. So he sets off on a trip with his children.
Angela works in H...more
Yeah I checked this book out. My boss found a torn out page on the library floor with a listing of Sandra Hill's viking series, and the irresistible alliteration of this one's title compelled me to request it. I read the first 10 pages, then the middle "good parts," didn't bother with the rest because I figured it would end in the usual happy way. Based on this book, am inclined to think well of Sandra Hill, who clearly has a sense of humor. The first line is "In the days of old, when men were.....more
This book's ridiculousness is what made it great. It's totally unbelievable all around but also manages to be endearing.
One thing Hill really has going for her is that she knows how to write kids. So often in books children are written as idealized that they end up flat and indistinguishable. (I mean, kids in romance novels are almost always the product of a single-parent home, but those kids are all so well-adjusted it's a wonder their parents want to get married). But even with eleven children...more
One thing Hill really has going for her is that she knows how to write kids. So often in books children are written as idealized that they end up flat and indistinguishable. (I mean, kids in romance novels are almost always the product of a single-parent home, but those kids are all so well-adjusted it's a wonder their parents want to get married). But even with eleven children...more
I understand that it's probably too much to expect realism from a romance novel entitled "The Very Virile Viking," but it did bother me that Magnus and his kids had such an easy time understanding modern English. There have been at least two major shifts in the English language since Magnus lived, one involving vocabulary and one involving pronunciation. And there might be more I'm forgetting. Totally not the point of the story, I know, but it bugged me.
I also don't really think the feminist-bas...more
I also don't really think the feminist-bas...more
129 - 2012
Dilihat dari covernya, ga nyangka deh Viking yang satu ini ayah dari 13 anak (11 masih hidup). Gara-gara terlalu subur dan rempong diganduli banyak anak, ia bersumpah untuk selibat dan membawa sembilan anaknya untuk mencari tanah baru di Vinland, er... Amerika.
Cita-citanya kesampaian sih, tapi kejauhan juga, karena berangkat tahun 998 sampainya di Hollywood tahun 2003.
Luar biasa. Nggak cukup mindahin Viking satu-satu ke masa depan kayak di novel sebelumnya, sekarang langsung 10 orang s...more
Dilihat dari covernya, ga nyangka deh Viking yang satu ini ayah dari 13 anak (11 masih hidup). Gara-gara terlalu subur dan rempong diganduli banyak anak, ia bersumpah untuk selibat dan membawa sembilan anaknya untuk mencari tanah baru di Vinland, er... Amerika.
Cita-citanya kesampaian sih, tapi kejauhan juga, karena berangkat tahun 998 sampainya di Hollywood tahun 2003.
Luar biasa. Nggak cukup mindahin Viking satu-satu ke masa depan kayak di novel sebelumnya, sekarang langsung 10 orang s...more
This is a 3rd book in the series but I have not read the previous books.
This book is very funny. Poor Magnus is Viking from the year 1000. On a trip with 9 of his 11 offspring to find his missing brothers they end up in Holly Wood. It is some time later when he finds out it is no longer the year 1000 but 2003.
He has had many wives, concubines and passing fancies but the minute he sets his eyes on Angela he knows she is his destiny. And she accepts and seems to like his children.
Magnus is a farme...more
This book is very funny. Poor Magnus is Viking from the year 1000. On a trip with 9 of his 11 offspring to find his missing brothers they end up in Holly Wood. It is some time later when he finds out it is no longer the year 1000 but 2003.
He has had many wives, concubines and passing fancies but the minute he sets his eyes on Angela he knows she is his destiny. And she accepts and seems to like his children.
Magnus is a farme...more
Feb 13, 2012
Ren
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Sandra Hill fans, story with humor aspect fans,
Review in Indonesian Languange
Full of ha ha ha ha moment :))
Dulu sebenarnya sudah pernah baca, terus nemu edisi sekennya di OS FB, asyik2 ^^Lalu re-read deh... Dan masih saja katawa ngakaks sama seperti pertama kali baca ini *hmpfh*
Menceritakan tentang Magnus Ericsson, seorang Viking yang hidup pada abad ke 11.
Magnus ini sepertinya terlalu vital "anu"nya, sampai - sampai punya anak 11! Mulai dari si cerewet Madrene, putri tertuanya, lalu dua putra tertua yang beda lahir seminggu, Ragnor dan To...more
Full of ha ha ha ha moment :))
Dulu sebenarnya sudah pernah baca, terus nemu edisi sekennya di OS FB, asyik2 ^^Lalu re-read deh... Dan masih saja katawa ngakaks sama seperti pertama kali baca ini *hmpfh*
Menceritakan tentang Magnus Ericsson, seorang Viking yang hidup pada abad ke 11.
Magnus ini sepertinya terlalu vital "anu"nya, sampai - sampai punya anak 11! Mulai dari si cerewet Madrene, putri tertuanya, lalu dua putra tertua yang beda lahir seminggu, Ragnor dan To...more
Dude. I really have no idea how to rate this. It reminds me of a contest on Writing.com that asks members to write a one-star piece. And the ones who write badly very well are the winners. That's how this books reads to me.
I mean, it's awesome in its awfulness. So I feel like I should give it one star---like that's what it wants me to do. But I'm not sure, for sure, it's supposed to be awful, so it gets two.
In any case, it entertained the hell out of me, even if for all the wrong reasons.
I mean, it's awesome in its awfulness. So I feel like I should give it one star---like that's what it wants me to do. But I'm not sure, for sure, it's supposed to be awful, so it gets two.
In any case, it entertained the hell out of me, even if for all the wrong reasons.
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I decided to read this because I wanted something fluffy, and for years I have known of this book (I work in a library) and found the title hilarious, so I thought maybe it's time to pick it up. It was pretty ridiculous, but I was pleasantly surprised to find that it is supposed to be amusing. The attempt at archaic language used by the Vikings was annoying as was the way they all so easily understood a language that has not only evolved 1,000 years but is also not their native language. The mai...more
Ok, I admit it, I just love vikings--and cajuns. And Sandra writes about both. However, I haven't been able to get into her second Viking series (she has 2, one of which is humourous) but that might be because I started the second series with "The Reluctant Viking" and frankly, that is one serious downer of a book. I didn't like the hero, heroine or any of the other characters, and its one of the few books that I was unable to finish. I think I made it to page 50. But I wasn't willing to give up...more
Don't laugh...and yes the title makes me cringe too. But this book did a great job of using time-travel to illustrate the old-fashioned value of devoting one's life to bringing up children and farming as a way of life. The portrayal of the hero is one of the best written illustrations of a steward for the future that I have ever read. This was a library read but I'll start looking for a cheap copy to buy because it will definitely be a humorous comfort read for me.
I don't normally read romance novels, but I had been reading a lot of quite dark books and this once seemed light hearted and humerous. It as both. Though this type of novel (time traveling romance) begs quite a suspension of reality for the reader (the hero is gorgeous, intelligent, kind, and great with children, the heroine is the same). Their relationship never seems to suffer from the mundanity that effects the rest of us mere mortals, and the females get pregnant an ease that must irk the m...more
This book was borrowed to me by a *very* blushing friend who typically doesn't read romance novels (cause she saw the title and was just too intrigued). I laughed so hard I nearly wet myself when I first read it. It doesn't take itself too seriously and has some really raunchy sex scenes and just a wee bit of time travel. Basically lots of fun, and made me want to read more of her books.
The premise is interesting, an 11th century Viking with 11 children transported to the 21st century who finds true love. It sounded humorous and while the children were adorable, it wasn't as humorous as I was anticipating. Overall it was so-so with non-existent plot twists and a dull climax. Not the worst thing I've read, but I was definitely left feeling meh about the experience.
You don't read Sandra Hill books for the prose or the great sex on the pages, although there are some delightful sexy times. You read them because she is wickedly funny and occasionally, like in this book, she does a first rate job of creating a man who is truly lovable in all his imperfections. How could I not have fallen in love with Magnus?
A book club choice to explore the vastly popular romance novel genre. This being historical romance involving a Viking who travels through time to modern day L.A. (no joke!) It was entertaining but I remember enjoying the romance novels I read in middle school (Lavyrle Spencer, Danielle Steel) better. (then again, I was a tween then).
I finally got a chance to finish this one and I have to admit I loved it. By the author's own admission, Magnus was never actaully supposed to have a book. He was meant to be just an amusing secondary character in his brothers stories. I for one am glad she gave him one anyway. Magnus is an honest and lovable character and even when he's being dense you can't help but smile. Angela was a great female lead and Magnus's children were a riot. This one wasn't as much of a heartwrencher as his brothe...more
LOL moments all the way through the book. This is the 2nd book about these Viking Brothers. He has 9 children and he doesn't want any more! He and his children get thrown into this present day and it just gets better and better. Wonderful book!
This one is my favorite out of the three, and just what I needed, a fun and campy book to give me a break from what I had been reading. I think the appeal of these books comes from the confusion of the Vikings coming to the New World, it is an old joke, but it makes me giggle.
Magnus is no exception to the confusion only this time he has managed to have 9 kids along with him. His brood brings along their own fun as they learn about things. I also loved how Magnus knew that all the kids weren't hi...more
Magnus is no exception to the confusion only this time he has managed to have 9 kids along with him. His brood brings along their own fun as they learn about things. I also loved how Magnus knew that all the kids weren't hi...more
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Actually I read this book yesterday. I love rereading any of Sandra Hills books but especially her Viking Series! Her plots are always humorous, the characters sometimes hilarious and the sex scenes are great!
The Very Verile Viking, Magnus Ericsson, had been maried four times, had six concubines, numerous "passing fancies", and one maid. From these women he had eleven children. The last of his wives had left him saying that she felt like a slave for all his children. Magnus, along with nine of his children find themselves in California and in the 21st Century. His adventures are humerous and I found myself actually laughing out loud and then looking around to see if anyone was watching me. I have enj...more
All fathers should be like Magnus. He is tough, tender, protective and loving. Sandra Hill creates wonderful and memorable characters. I love her Vikings. They are all special.
Jul 28, 2011
Sally
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A pleasant light bit of fluff. It was quite fun and certainly didn't require any deep thought. A perfect fairy floss read for when your brain's been otherwise overtaxed.
Incredibly entertaining book. Oh its fluff for sure, but what makes the whole book work is that its very tongue in cheek.
The book managed quite a few giggles. =D
The book managed quite a few giggles. =D
What can I say? Most of us read some escapist crap from time to time. I did enjoy his misunderstanding of modern English: act-whore for actor, etc.
Oct 06, 2011
Michele bookloverforever
rated it
2 of 5 stars
Shelves:
paranormal-rom-series,
time-travel
I laughed a bit. macho vikings time travel to modern day hollywood and a viking with 12 children falls in love with a modern woman. chaos ensues.
Not usually a fan of time travel but this book was outstanding and had many hilarious moments; highly recommend it.
All her viking books are great that I have read so far. Always funny and I usually read in a day and get hooked.
This is the very first (and so far only- but that may change) harlequin type romance novel I have read. A coworker recommended it to me after I confessed I had never read one. I kind of have attitude about romance novels and she thought the intriguing plot of this one would help me through. Basically, a viking who has fathered way too many children takes a vow of celibacy and hops on a ship with a bunch of his kids, then abruptly time travels into modern-day Hollywood. Where he falls in love wit...more
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