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The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec

26 reviews

addyisnothere's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and War

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Murder

claudiamacpherson's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Self harm, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Alcohol

words_and_dreams's review against another edition

emotional mysterious slow-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

I adore mythological retellings and this was no exception. Most tend to be Greek retellings but this story is based on North mythology. 
We get to experience the Norse sagas through the lense of minor character, a woman sidelined, Angroboda. 
Angroboda was killed and burned three times by Odin who was trying to use her powers of foresight for his own needs. Loki finds her heart that was cut from her and returns it to her whilst she heals in exile. They form a friendship which turns to love as she is the only one who accepts him for what he is. 
Bearing him three unusual children their fates inescapable, their relationship eventually is poisoned by betrayal. 
I liked the characterisations of everyone, they were all mostly given depth, except maybe Thor. Angroboda is a interesting narrator, witnessing the events of the Gods from the outskirts but being integral to their story through her children. 
Atmospheric, fairytale like and surprisingly emotional I loved that it had a hopeful though bittersweet ending which suited the tone of the story. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Torture, Violence, and Pregnancy

leahrosiee's review against another edition

adventurous medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and War

Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Infidelity, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Miscarriage, and Terminal illness

caseythereader's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

 - I fully expected to have to slog through THE WITCH'S HEART, as I have little interest in Norse mythology. However, I read the entire thing in one day and one sitting, completely drawn in to Angrboda's story.
- The writing reads like oral tradition, flowing on and on.
- While many of the plot developments were telegraphed in advance, taking Angrboda longer to catch on that it probably should have, I still found myself quite immersed in the story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

innastholiel's review against another edition

emotional sad 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Gore, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Infidelity, Stalking, Death of parent, and War

Minor: Sexual content, Grief, and Alcohol

risten's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, and War

hannalizzy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

I love mythology retellings, and this one definitely stands on its own among them. My first brush with Norse Mythology rather than Greek, and I’m really pleased with how it went because it came from such a unique perspective. Angrboda was easy to love, and such a fierce and protective mother. Loki was easy to hate, but he somehow manages to escape slightly likeable. I was constantly surprised at how the book progressed, and the ending broke my heart. If you loved Circe (like I did) then you’d love this one just as much. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Pregnancy, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

voiceofreason's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants a good, adult retelling of Norse Mythology. The Witch's Heart really made me rethink the story of Angrboda, who is always just so briefly mentioned in connection to Loki. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Blood, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

vitacat11's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Pregnancy, and War

Moderate: Miscarriage and Sexual content