whenimreading's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
โ๐๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ง ๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ก ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ, ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ฐ๐จ๐จ๐, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฏ๐๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐๐ก๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐จ๐ง.โ
An imaginative, beautiful and devastating retelling of Norse mythology. I did not expect to enjoy this so much, it was subdued but everything from the characters, the relationships, and magic were deeply engrossing. What tales I know of the Norse Gods came from Marvel movies, so it was refreshing (and sad) to truly get into the myths and legends. I loved Angrboda, the Iron-Witch and mischievous God Loki, their three children (the source of many tears), additionally Skadi was the kind of badass heroine I will always get behind.ย
I took no notes. While sad and tragic, the love between a mother and her children, a wife and husband, a woman and her companion, this is the kind of storytelling that stays with you and can appeal to many readers. I highly recommend this one!
jpalomav's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
sad
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
bea_angelica's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
informative
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
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
3.75
jules_sp's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
elementaldragons's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-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? It's complicated
3.75
This book was a very interesting read. Having read a lot of Greek myth retellings, a Norse myth was new! However, there were major parts of this book that dragged that held it back from being ranked higher. But overall, I enjoyed it.
rabekah0's review against another edition
Probably will finish at some point, there was something else available that looked more interestingย
jconfess's review against another edition
2.0
I wanted to like this so bad but it reads like poorly written fan fiction. Almost as if 90โs teen drama characters were written into a retelling of Norse mythology. Very disappointing.