marirene 's review for:

The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec

4.0

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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This reminded me of Madeline Miller’s Circe, but make it Norse mythology. TBH I’m not terribly well-versed in most mythology, but slightly moreso in Greek than in Norse. This book was described to me as the story of Loki’s wife and that was enough to pique my interest. Full disclosure, my gateway to Norse mythology was Hiddleston’s portrayal of Loki in the Marvel universe so make of that what you will. I really liked how fleshed out Angrboda was in this retelling as opposed to the other stories I’d read that mentioned her. I also really liked how multi-faceted Loki’s character and the kids were in this. I disliked that the main pantheon of Norse gods still felt flat and ominous and generic bad with not enough motivations fleshed out for their various actions/interferences for my tastes. I also disliked that some of the later romance in this book felt very forced and not well foreshadowed or fleshed out when compared to earlier relationships. Ultimately this was close to a five star for me, but I actually wanted more insight into the characters thoughts and motivations. I’d recommend it to anyone who liked Circe or is interested in Norse mythology. I plan to read other books by this author.