Reviews

The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec

hiitsmecassie's review against another edition

5.0

i thought it was very cool i don’t know a lot about norse mythology so it was nice to read about

aruraa's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

avgreads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad

4.0

shellyb's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

rika_5599's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing 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? No

5.0

whimsicalmeerkat's review against another edition

5.0

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https://www.nowherebookshop.com/fantastic-strangelings-book-club

, and like absolutely every other pick I have read to date, it did not disappoint. It was an extremely long time, think decades instead of years, since I read any Norse mythology that has not been greatly changed for mass contemporary viewing/reading, (I’m looking at you, Marvel). This is not the MCU story. This is definitely not that Loki, but this story isn’t about him so much as it is about Angrboda and her heart. Literally. The story opens with Loki finding her in the woods missing her heart, thanks to Odin having a problem with not getting his own way. They killed her a few times too. Charming folx.

Over the course of the book, we see Angrboda & Loki form a relationship, and have three unusual children. We see Angrboda having to deal with Loki’s regular absences. We see his betrayal. We see her heartbreak, but we also see her strength. This is the story of a singular woman set against the sweeping backdrop of an entire mythology, but the story remains firmly about her. Whether her life was about her or about others could be debated. Ultimately, for me, it was about her.

pupcake's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.5

 Great book. Very well fleshed out characters 

melonana's review against another edition

adventurous sad medium-paced

4.5

alyxandrathegr8's review against another edition

dark emotional relaxing sad fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Miscarriage

Trigger * includes themes of parents being separated from children

kaylamck's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

3.5