The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec

4.05 AVERAGE

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jiimjam's review

5.0
adventurous dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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jfields62's review against another edition

3.0
dark emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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gotcelloskills's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous dark emotional funny slow-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
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rebekah27's review against another edition

3.75
dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
Likes: 
  • The voice/writing style and tone 
  • She’s definitely a very talented writer
  • I like her portrayal of Loki and how he’s not romanticized
  • I also like the exploration of the toxicity of their relationship 
  • Her relationship with Skadi

Dislikes: 
  • No chapters, it’s separated into 3 parts, that’s it
  • Don’t get me wrong I am enjoying my time with this story but I think I’m finding that I like books with higher stakes more 
  • The first part has good slower pacing but the second part has really weird pacing, like her writing just completely changes 

Random thoughts: 
  • I think if you liked Circe you’ll like this
  • I know it’s not accurate but I can only imagine him as  Tom Hiddleston (specifically how he looks in Thor: Ragnarok)
  • I know that Norse mythology is still really popular (especially because of marvel) but it’s nice to read more than just Greek mythology especially since Greek mythology—probably because of how popular it is—isn’t as interesting. 
  • Am I wrong for not liking Hel and thinking she’s a brat who treats her mother really poorly?
  • Skadi is definitely my favorite and honestly kinda the most relatable character in this story
  • There is an appendix at the end for all the characters and their mythical stories/context
  • It’s a medium paced story 
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floyd_jpg's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
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stacym's review against another edition

3.0
adventurous emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix

leandrof's review

5.0
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes

ncf24's review

3.5
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes

dahlreads's review

5.0
dark emotional funny 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

dylana22's review

5.0
adventurous emotional reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Loveable characters: Yes