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A review by scoutfinch75
The Twisted Tree by Rachel Burge
5.0
I absolutely adore The Twisted Tree. Norse mythology combined with a ghost story and I was hooked from the opening sentence:
It started the day I fell from the tree at Mormor's cabin in Norway. The day I became blind in one eye.
Martha arrives in Norway to find out the truth about her ability, she can read people just by touching their clothing. The only person she believes can help her is her grandmother, but Mormor is dead, and hiding in her house is a strange boy called Stig. The mythology weaves perfectly in and out of the story, building the anticipation as evil draws ever closer.
Martha has to decide whether she is going to embrace the fantastical truth or ignore her grandmother's final wish and forget the stories, the tree and the destiny her Mormor believes to be hers. I love how the relationship between Martha and her mother plays out in the last few chapters, as they uncover their family heritage.
A dark and thrilling story with a brave and vulnerable protagonist. The Twisted tree is a must read!
It started the day I fell from the tree at Mormor's cabin in Norway. The day I became blind in one eye.
Martha arrives in Norway to find out the truth about her ability, she can read people just by touching their clothing. The only person she believes can help her is her grandmother, but Mormor is dead, and hiding in her house is a strange boy called Stig. The mythology weaves perfectly in and out of the story, building the anticipation as evil draws ever closer.
Martha has to decide whether she is going to embrace the fantastical truth or ignore her grandmother's final wish and forget the stories, the tree and the destiny her Mormor believes to be hers. I love how the relationship between Martha and her mother plays out in the last few chapters, as they uncover their family heritage.
A dark and thrilling story with a brave and vulnerable protagonist. The Twisted tree is a must read!