Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Weaver and the Witch Queen by Genevieve Gornichec

14 reviews

tamara_joy's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

The Viking Age setting really comes alive. Halfway through, I didn't like the book - all the terrible decisions being made were bothering me. But by the end it picked up again and carried the story through.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, and War

Moderate: Homophobia, Transphobia, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Gore, Sexual content, Slavery, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Abandonment, Classism, and Deportation

tashtasher's review against another edition

adventurous emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Difficult to finish. The characters are annoying and cringe. The dialogue is bad. The story is incredibly slow and draggy. The plot was pretty shallow and it seemed like the characters had no interest in finding Signy because they were each preoccupied with their love lives. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, and War

Moderate: Classism

Minor: Chronic illness, Transphobia, and Alcohol

katiemack's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

I received an eARC of this book from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

I liked this better than Genevieve Gornichec's previous novel, The Witch's Heart, likely because it was less of a straightforward mythology retelling and more of Gornichec's own creation. The dialogue is also stronger and less awkward. One aspect from The Witch's Heart that I was happy to see preserved here, however, is how much agency our women protagonists have--they're incredibly strong, inspiration, smart, and bitingly funny in their wit. There's also a trans character (possible spoiler?) that ends up having a major role in the story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Violence

Minor: Death of parent and War

curiosityp's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

While Genevieve Gornichec's novel "The witch's heart" has been on my TBR for a while, reading "The weaver and the witch queen" has motivated me to read "The witch's heart" and perhaps her other titles this year.

This novel is gripping, fascinating, adventurous, and humorous.  At one point, the action was so well described that I could see this being adapted for the screen.

I loved the characters, especially the inclusion of a trans character.  I enjoyed how strong and independent the women were.  I loved the snarky retorts and relationship between Gunnhild and Eirik.  I loved the mythology and the historical setting.  I enjoyed the ending's conclusion yet openness for more.

Although I haven't read or watched any Game of Thrones, I would still recommend this to anyone who likes the series and/or the Viking era.

 Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to read the ARC! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and War

Minor: Slavery