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sarahsbooklife's review
adventurous
dark
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
I think that this book definitely had it strong points. Like how Norse mythology was woven and built into the world so effortlessly. It was a well thought out apocalyptic fantasy world, I really liked it when the two main characters went to different realms and we got to see more than just Midgard or Earth.
I liked the conflict between the High Elves and Night Elves, I thought that was really interesting. I would have liked to have known more about what happened to all the Humans though. Most have ended up as draugr but I would like to know if any of them survived (I think it was hinted at that some did but I'm not sure).
I liked Aly and Marroc and thought that they had good chemistry together. I liked that neither really trusted the other and that they both had hidden motives for working together.
For the most part I liked both of the characters but I did feel like Marroc had a sudden shift as soon as he regained his voice. It felt kind of weird that all of a sudden he could talk after not being able to because of his curse. Hopefully in the next book I'll be more used to it, it was just in this that it felt a bit weird. Especially as it was near to the end that he could talk again so I was so used to him not talking and just writing stuff down to talk to Aly.
I am a big lover of Norse mythology and I always love reading books about Vikings and books that have Norse mythology in them. So I really enjoyed it for that aspect alone. Also I felt like you could really tell that the authors researched a lot for this book about the different myths, gods and creatures in Norse mythology.
Overall, I really enjoyed this book and I'm looking forward to reading the sequel and seeing where the story goes and what the characters will do next.
I liked the conflict between the High Elves and Night Elves, I thought that was really interesting. I would have liked to have known more about what happened to all the Humans though. Most have ended up as draugr but I would like to know if any of them survived (I think it was hinted at that some did but I'm not sure).
I liked Aly and Marroc and thought that they had good chemistry together. I liked that neither really trusted the other and that they both had hidden motives for working together.
For the most part I liked both of the characters but I did feel like Marroc had a sudden shift as soon as he regained his voice. It felt kind of weird that all of a sudden he could talk after not being able to because of his curse. Hopefully in the next book I'll be more used to it, it was just in this that it felt a bit weird. Especially as it was near to the end that he could talk again so I was so used to him not talking and just writing stuff down to talk to Aly.
I am a big lover of Norse mythology and I always love reading books about Vikings and books that have Norse mythology in them. So I really enjoyed it for that aspect alone. Also I felt like you could really tell that the authors researched a lot for this book about the different myths, gods and creatures in Norse mythology.
Overall, I really enjoyed this book and I'm looking forward to reading the sequel and seeing where the story goes and what the characters will do next.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexism, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Cursing, Death, and Violence
Minor: Kidnapping, Medical content, and Self harm
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