Ransacker (Berserker #2) by Emmy Laybourne
Published by Feiwel & Friends on January 29th 2019
ISBN: 1250134145
Pages: 448
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Norse mythology meets the American Wild West in this sequel to Berserker. The Hemstad siblings all possess magical powers, Nyette, passed down from the Norse Gods. Sister Hanne is a Berserker — she goes into a murderous rage when she senses a loved one is in danger. In Berserker, the Hemsteds fled Norway for Montana in the 1800s. In Ransacker, the siblings have settled into a simple, frontier life. They are trying to lay low as brother Knut is wanted back in Norway and Baron Fjelstad is searching for them in hopes of luring them back to Norway to join forces with other Nyette. When their farm is ruined by a forest fire, they separate to earn money. While living in town, youngest sister Sissel discovers her Nyette. She is a Ransacker, able to find precious metals. With the Baron and the Pinkerton men he has hired after them, this quickly evolves into a page-turning adventure. A fun mash-up!

Reviewed by Karen Sandlin Silverman, Mt. Ararat Middle School, Topsham