Reviews with content warning for Blood - The Weaver and the Witch Queen

I thoroughly enjoyed the weaver and the witch queen! This is a historical fantasy adventure that sweeps you up into a nordic world of ritual and battle and politics, but that is all simply an enchanting setting for the characters to act within as they work through the complicated dynamics of evolving friendships, trauma, love, betrayal, and the messy process of discovering who you want to be. The story is told through Gunnhild and Oddny's perspective, but you are introduced to so many interesting and mysterious people throughout the novel - i was constantly wondering how their relationships would change as more and more information was revealed. The pace was great, the character development was realistic and deep and varied. And the plot was rich and satisfying to the end. I feel as though a sequel is coming... not sure if thats coming or not but i would be glad for it!

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anna_the_literasaurus's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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elorathesun's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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hkrobock's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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aformeracceleratedreader's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

3.75

As someone who loved The Witch's Heart, I had high hopes for this. It unfortunately doesn't come close to how much I loved the author's previous work, but I still really enjoyed it. Love that one character is explicitly demi-sexual with stating how they can't do intimacy without really knowing someone first (love the ace/aro rep) and one character is trans. Overall loved the story and the little twists/reveals. The main characters are good as well even though they frustrated me at times throughout. Many of the minor characters were great though.
I will say there are a lot of slow spots for me and I didn't have the same intense emotions reading it as the authors previous book, and those are big reasons it wasn't a 5star read like The Witch's Heart for me. I will still totally look forward to any books or work this author does in the future!
Check trigger/content warnings although nothing was super graphic stuff was still detailed and mentioned.

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thoughtsontomes's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional fast-paced

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

5.0

Since I loved The Witch’s Heart, I’m not surprised that I loved this as well. The magic system was engaging, the connection to myth and history, as well as the connection between friends.

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mzgeee53's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional informative tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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