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viktorreads's review against another edition
Way too slow. It took forever to get to the action and even when it got there it immediately went back to being slow. Plus it didn’t really know what it wanted to be. Was it a story about an Inuit person meeting a Viking or an epic battle between the gods? If it had just been about an Inuit person meeting a Viking I could have vibes with it. I liked that. But the gods part was too jarring.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Rape, Transphobia, Death of parent, and Dysphoria
bookishthots's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
tense
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? It's complicated
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence
Moderate: Body shaming, Sexism, Transphobia, and Blood
Minor: Death, Gore, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Xenophobia, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy
claudiamacpherson's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
tense
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? It's complicated
4.5
Omat has her foot in two worlds: born with her father's spirit in her woman's body, Omat is destined to follow in her grandfather's footsteps as an angakuk, a link between the Inuit and the spirits. When tragedy strikes, Omat must go on a journey to save her family. Along the way, she meets gods—both Inuk and Viking—and finds help in unlikely places.
4.5 stars
Wow. I absolutely loved this book: the history, the mythologies, the hero's journey...it was all told so beautifully! Please check the trigger warnings for this book, though:I had some trouble with the rape scenes (one is part of the Inuk mythology, one happens to Omat) as well as some of the hunting/animal violence (though it's all very respectful of the animals, it was a bit graphic). I really liked learning about the Inuit and Vikings, because I honestly never really learned much about this period of history. I also liked how Brodsky described Omat's two-spirit identity (I used she/her pronouns for Omat while writing this because they are used in the book's description).
Happy ending meter (no specific spoilers, just my judgement of how happy the ending is because I always wish someone would tell me that before I read books):Happy!
4.5 stars
Wow. I absolutely loved this book: the history, the mythologies, the hero's journey...it was all told so beautifully! Please check the trigger warnings for this book, though:
Happy ending meter (no specific spoilers, just my judgement of how happy the ending is because I always wish someone would tell me that before I read books):
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Incest, Rape, Sexual violence, and Death of parent
Minor: Pregnancy
nicoleh's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I generally enjoyed the book. I especially liked the beginning, learning about Omat’s life and culture. I did think it got a little meandering in the middle, and I don’t know if I fully believed the love story. But I did enjoy reading the book and I’ve never read anything like it.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape and Blood
Minor: Animal death and Death of parent