Everyone knows NOT to discuss how to raise children.The Men of the North have been living in exile for centuries, raising their boys without the influence of women. Now an experiment will bring girls and boys together in a new school with children and teachers from each side of the border. But how can two teachers work together when they don’t agree on anything? Sparks fly in this clash of … fly in this clash of cultures when Archer Rex objects to Kya Rae’s meditation “shit” that will surely turn his Nboys into wusses. He wants the kids to learn how to hunt and fight instead.
The Mentor is the third installment in Elin Peer’s series The Men of the North. Readers call it witty, intelligent, relevant, and masterfully written.
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This is the third book in the series of the Men of the North and the best book in the series! I love that this story picks up right where the last one left off. Kya, a teacher from the Mothlands and Archer, the mentor from the Northlands have a spark that is undeniable, yet they keep trying to deny it. I haven’t read a book that I enjoyed this much in a very long time and made me laugh! Once I started reading I could not put it down. Elin Peer has outdone herself!
Elin Peer has done it again. Another wonderful book in her series Men of the North. Imagine two teachers with totally different ideas about how to teach children from two different cultures. Archer and Kya are antagonistic yet their road to their HEA is delightful and hilarious at times. Enjoy.
Received this ARC in exchange for my honest review.
Another outstanding story with in depth characters that keep you reading to the end. In this book Archer and Kya the new teachers for the test school seem to have different ideas about how the children need to be taught and disciplined but while they are fighting at every turn things are happening to and around them at every turn. Very enjoyable and a first for the Nmen and the Motlanders and oh what a teaching moment for everyone in this new book. Elin did an excellent job on this book as she has on the ones before. I received a copy as a gift from the author. I am providing a review without any obligation.
Elin Peer has the unique ability of taking current every day situations and intertwining them with a fantasy that will keep you spell bound and thinking throughout the entire time. Not those deep thoughts that keep you up at night, but the ones that make you go “hmmm, I wonder”. In this book it’s hard not to admire and question the logic of both sides and them wonder will a compromise be found and if so, what would the outcome be? I love the characters and how Elin has wove them into each new book as she adds new into the mix. The storyline flows without interruption and makes for exhilarating experience. Another 5 star rating!
The Mentor captured me right from the first word and didn’t let go! I knew that would be the case when I started it though because that’s how it’s been with each and every book I’ve read from Elin Peer. She has true talent and that is shown through characters, the settings she creates and definitely in the stories she writes. This book is no exception. I felt the angst right along with the characters…my heart broke with some of the tragic events children had survived…and belly laughed at some of the pranks (especially the one involving the teachers).
This book is a stand alone, but the third in a series. It can be read without reading the previous two, but it would be much better to read them first. Trust me. You won’t be sorry.
The Laws of Attraction, Child Rearing, and Other Contradictions
Men of the North: The Mentor, is the third installment of Elin Peer’s post apocalyptic world. And I think it may be my favorite so far. All of the characters from the previous books are here, playing an important role in the kaleidescope of events and shenanigans.
The protagonists, Kya and Archer, are brought into a grand experiment. They are to teach children from both of their (very disparate) cultures in a single school. There is hope for a blending of culture and understanding…
And then there’s what really goes on.
From the beginning, Kya and Archer are at odds… when they discover that each is thinking they are in charge of the cirriculum– You are not the boss of me!!
In the midst of it all, the children seem to make the best of everything. Kids have a way of seeing clearly, don’t they?
Back to Kya and Archer… Never were two people more culturally different… But they both have one thing in common. Stubbornness. And then there’s that amazing attraction between them. They fight it. They bend to it. They try to make it fit into their cultural view of the world. Well, good luck with that!
Bottom line: Whew! 5 stars.
What can I say about this book? Well I can say is that it’s a fantastic story of Archer and Kya. But I can also tell you that I have never wanted to be able to reach into a book and smack someone right upside the head or yell at them as I wanted to do with both Archer and Kya both. Those two kept me on a roller coaster ride through the whole book. Lol or should I say Elin Peer kept me on a roller coaster ride, she just has this way of writing a story that makes you want to throw the book across the room in anger but you don’t because you have to know what happens next. Or she has you laughing like a hyena till you almost pee your pants or you’re needing a very cold shower just to cool things off after a steamy scene.
I love the way she’s able to transport me to another reality and make me feel like I’m actually there experiencing it right along with the characters. Elin Peer is a genius with her extraordinary skills of weaving her stories. If I was able to I’d give each book of hers that I read ten stars or more instead of five measly stars because they are that wonderful.
So if you haven’t had the chance to read any of her work I suggest you grab some of her books because I can definitely guarantee you won’t be disappointed. But hey you don’t have to take my word for it. You’ll just be missing out on fantastic stories and a wonderful author who writes them, if you don’t at least try some of her work!
As with all of the books in this series. I found Archer and Kya’s story absolutely captivating and thoroughly satisfying. As the experimental, new school that integrates the Nmen boys and “Momsie” children opens, not only is attraction and power play a predominant factor for the attendees, but also for their teachers, Archer and Kya, as well. Almost immediately, Archer is ready to “put a ring on it”, but Kya is having none of that. She wants to remain “friends with benefits”, as she has no intention of remaining in the Northlands, once her 3 year commitment at the school is up. Kya’s repeated rejection sends Archer looking for a bride elsewhere, just when it seems Kya realizes she has deep feelings for Archer. Will Kya be able to stop a televised wedding that is a “done deal”, or will she leave the Northlands, brokenhearted, never to return? This one keeps you guessing right up until the end.
This series is SO unique and absolutely addicting! I am eagerly awaiting the next story, which will be Finn’s. And, I can’t stop wondering when Peer will finally satisfy my hunger for Magni’s story.
*I received a complimentary ARC of this story in order to read and provide a voluntary, unbiased and honest review, should I choose to do so.
Raven and Boulder *sigh*, Mila and Magni *sigh* but most of all Kya and Archer *sigh*, wow, *double sigh*.
I laughed with this book, I cried with this book and I fell in love with not just Kya and Archer but the children and so many of the other characters. Even though it’s set in an imaginary future, this is such a wonderful story that any lover of contemporary romance should enjoy reading it.
The author writes with charm, wit and a warmth that brings her characters to life, always leaving you wanting more. Once I pick up one of Elin’s books I know I won’t want to put it down again until the I’ve read every word. She creates a world that you can almost see, hear and smell, along with heroes and heroines that you can’t help but fall in love with.
Archer is quite a thoughtful and caring individual,at least he is in Nmen terms. When he talked about both his childhood and his time spent with the infants during training I could feel his pain and his need to both give and receive love. That last night in the Motherlands with Kya, my heart broke for him.
The book is written from both main characters point of views, so you really get to know and understand them. I really liked both Kya and Archer and this time I liked the slight role reversal in it being Kya who was the inflexible one and the one not willing to compromise. There are plenty of sub plots and side stories that immerse you into this world and hold your interest, but at the heart of this book is a wonderful love story. It is a story about overcoming fears, prejudices and differences and working as a team to find the middle ground.
I will now be waiting very (im)patiently until Finn and then Magni’s stories are complete. I’m also hoping we might meet a few other Nmen and get their stories too. This review simply doesn’t do justice to the book. This whole series is quite simply amazing and should be top of your ‘must read’ list.
Love these two and their story. This is so different from the other 2 books that proceeded it yet so much is similar. We once again have the strong wills of both fighting for the ways of their side of the wall but this time it is also about the kids. These two fight their attraction and fight for the rights to be the boss and fight and fight and fight all through the book. It is hysterical, and I don’t know who’s worse. It doesn’t help that you have all these alphas, Magni and his over protective self, Finn and his shenanigans, mostly inappropriate, and on and on. Great stuff and a great addition to the series. I love the way this author breaks it down and works it out. Her stories are fun, insightful and full of great characters you can’t help but embrace.
ARC provided for an honest review.
I love this series so much!!!
I was very excited to read The Mentor because we know both of the main characters since book 1 and Elin Peer did an excellent job on bulding our anticipation for how they’ll fall in love in book 2.
This is the book of Archer and Kya. They are both teachers with Archer represending the Nmen and Kya the Motlanders. When they are put together to teach 20 students (10 from each “side”) in an effort to bring the two sides together, they can’t help but bumb heads but aslo fall in love.
Everytime I open a book from The Men of the North series I devour it. These are the type of books that make you lose sense of time and get lost in their world.
I adore Elin Peer’s writting. I don’t know how she does it: Bring together people from a total different world and somehow make it imposible for you to choose a side.
The second characters are amazing. I loved seeing how Christina and Boulder and Khan and Pearl were. There are new characters that Elin introduces to us like Solo and Marco that I hope they’ll have their own HEA down the line.
Lastly, the books of this series have the best covers I’ve seen. Just look at Archer!!!!
I highly recomend, not only this book but the whole series (and it’s best if you start from The Protector)