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A review by shogins
Mist by Susan Krinard
2.0
Generic.
Mist is a valkyrie who survived what she thought was Ragnarok... only wasn't. Sounded interesting enough to me. However, the plot that developed was predictable and suffered from too much "telling not showing". Yes, I get that Dainn, the elf sent from Freya to help Mist defeat Loki, is not being honest with Mist - you don't need to tell me every time he talks. The third person voice also bothered me. It seemed like a bad fit because there was so much description of Mist and Dainn's mental states, and that often sounds more natural when done in first person. The book also opens with a scene during WWII clearly designed to explain what drives Mist, but it didn't really serve to humanize Mist effectively - we simply didn't spend enough time with Geir and Rebekka to understand why they matter so much to Mist, which made it almost jarring when their names are mentioned later in the book.
Also, this book is clearly setting up sequel(s), so don't expect resolution of pretty much any of the conflicts set up.
Maybe I'm biased because I just read Richelle Mead's similarly themed and superior Gameboard of the Gods, but if you really want to read about a strong woman fighting for a better future in a world influenced by Norse mythology, read that instead.
(I received this book through Goodreads First Reads.)
Mist is a valkyrie who survived what she thought was Ragnarok... only wasn't. Sounded interesting enough to me. However, the plot that developed was predictable and suffered from too much "telling not showing". Yes, I get that Dainn, the elf sent from Freya to help Mist defeat Loki, is not being honest with Mist - you don't need to tell me every time he talks. The third person voice also bothered me. It seemed like a bad fit because there was so much description of Mist and Dainn's mental states, and that often sounds more natural when done in first person. The book also opens with a scene during WWII clearly designed to explain what drives Mist, but it didn't really serve to humanize Mist effectively - we simply didn't spend enough time with Geir and Rebekka to understand why they matter so much to Mist, which made it almost jarring when their names are mentioned later in the book.
Also, this book is clearly setting up sequel(s), so don't expect resolution of pretty much any of the conflicts set up.
Maybe I'm biased because I just read Richelle Mead's similarly themed and superior Gameboard of the Gods, but if you really want to read about a strong woman fighting for a better future in a world influenced by Norse mythology, read that instead.
(I received this book through Goodreads First Reads.)