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moody_gobling's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Gore, Incest, Death of parent, Colonisation, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Infertility, Misogyny, Sexism, Slavery, Trafficking, and Pregnancy
jayinbee's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Murder, and War
Moderate: Racism, Sexism, and Transphobia
Minor: Death of parent and Pregnancy
alliethegator's review
- 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
3.5
Inuit. Norse. Both are people of dwarfs and giants and ravens and wolves.
We follow Omat, whose body is that of a woman, and whose soul is a man. I don't think throughout the whole of the book, anyone refers to them by any singular pronoun, so I will continue to use they. Omat's journey is a bleak one, full of heartbreak. We follow them as they grow up from a young boy. In this tribe, women do not hunt and do not fight and do not lead. Unfairly, Omat is expected to, after reaching their menstrual cycle, adapt from how they were raised as a man to the life of a woman. To marry and raise children. Omat fights against this expectation.
Maybe I don't need to return to my body at all. Why continue life as a man trapped in a girl's body when I could just as easily fly into the heavens or run with the wolves?
From there things get extremely bleak as Omat travels across the ice and eventually runs into the Norsemen. Check the tw for this book before reading. I loved reading about Omat and their overcoming of gender roles, Omat and their wolfdogs, of Omat and the Gods, Omat and Brandr, but unfortunately between the formal language and length of the book I found myself losing interest and having to take constant breaks between reading. Honestly, it deserves a chance though if you are willing to give it.
I didn't mind the prospect of leaving this life for a while. I was very tired.
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Rape, and Sexual assault
hellsploss's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Racial slurs, Racism, and Blood
daethule's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I don't know how accurate a portrayal this is of ancient Inuit culture, but I like to imagine it's very close and I learned a lot about a culture I knew almost nothing of beforehand. I loved the first part so much, I almost wish the whole book would've stuck to the Inuit family and social dynamics that made up the first 200 pages, instead of haring off on a Viking adventure. I kind of feel like things took a downward turn after the Vikings showed up (a phrase which I imagine has been uttered by many societies over the centuries). But only a little. And only because I've read way more about Norse gods and Vikings, and I wanted to read about Inuit now. It was still a great adventure. And it ended on such a high note.
Just a genuinely well-crafted story all around. I'll definitely be revisiting this one in the future.
Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, and Sexual assault
pixa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.5
My feelings about the story itself are… complicated. I have a feeling I’ll be thinking of it for a while before I sort out what I really feel about it.
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and War
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Sexual content and Suicide
CW: animal death note regarding the pack:thyme2sage's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Moderate: Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
likethepickle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Minor: Death, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Violence, and Death of parent
Indigenous POV written by non-Native author._annika__'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail
mikki_9's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
The story was fast-paced and never boring and I liked Omat’s character, but idk how I feel about the aforementioned issues were handled.
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Fatphobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Kidnapping
Minor: Pregnancy