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A review by booksofjades
Snowblooded by Emma Sterner-Radley
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I absolutely adored this book.
Magical and full of mystery and Norse mythology this kept me intrigued from start to finish.
I loved the “six of crows” aspect this has previously been recieved as with the assassins of Axsten, and especially how deep it dives into Valour and Petrichor as people and through their life’s experiences having grown up together in assassin-hood.
Ingrid was an unexpected but beloved character and I fell for her and Valour so hard. Their sapphic love throughout the chaos of the city and its secrets was truly unbreakable no matter the costs and that dedication was truly something else.
The plot twists in this with Branderquist and the ‘ness trade were truly unpredictable and the intrigue the darkness behind it all was extremely engaging.
I was fortunate enough to recieve this as an ARC from Solaris and am so glad I did. Their advertising this as a Scandi romantasy with such chaotic dynamics was successful and I can only hope it woos others just as much.
The whole thing was incredibly well written, descriptive and engaging with great world building that helped you truly feel in that historical Scandinavian setting amongst the religious, mythological, political and general chaos.
I have never read Emma’s books before but after this I certainly will be keeping an eye on her in future for more wonderful addictive tales.
Magical and full of mystery and Norse mythology this kept me intrigued from start to finish.
I loved the “six of crows” aspect this has previously been recieved as with the assassins of Axsten, and especially how deep it dives into Valour and Petrichor as people and through their life’s experiences having grown up together in assassin-hood.
Ingrid was an unexpected but beloved character and I fell for her and Valour so hard. Their sapphic love throughout the chaos of the city and its secrets was truly unbreakable no matter the costs and that dedication was truly something else.
The plot twists in this with Branderquist and the ‘ness trade were truly unpredictable and the intrigue the darkness behind it all was extremely engaging.
I was fortunate enough to recieve this as an ARC from Solaris and am so glad I did. Their advertising this as a Scandi romantasy with such chaotic dynamics was successful and I can only hope it woos others just as much.
The whole thing was incredibly well written, descriptive and engaging with great world building that helped you truly feel in that historical Scandinavian setting amongst the religious, mythological, political and general chaos.
I have never read Emma’s books before but after this I certainly will be keeping an eye on her in future for more wonderful addictive tales.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism